Mini Monitor interferes with ClipCursor

[Sentenza]

A quick search didn't yield any results, so I'm posting this here.

CleanMem Mini Monitor Free v2.1.1 (and v2.2.0) interfere with ClipCursor...

more info about ClipCursor:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa931941.aspx

More specifically, that small graphical display, in any form or configuration (as far as I can tell).

To get you started more quickly, here are the steps to make your own ClipCursor-utility:

1) Download Autoit: http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/ or direct link
2) Install
3) Make sure you exit the Mini Monitor, should you have it open.
4) Create a file in your favourite editor, and make it contain:

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#include <misc.au3>
_MouseTrap(0,0,100,100)save it as anything.au3, and run it.

What will happen is your mouse cursor will jump to the top left of your main monitor, and it will remain there, no matter how much or fast you move your mouse.

If you however alt-tab, (or click on a different window from where you launched that script) the lock will end.

Now repeat, with the Mini Monitor open, and it should pop up into the same area, but not be locked.

I hope all of that made sense, and that you can find a solution to my problem

Kind regards,
Sentenza

[Shane]

Sorry I didn't see this post! I am suppose to be emailed when I get new posts and for some reason I didn't on this one.

The mini monitor window is just a border less window, nothing special about it.

_MouseTrap(0,0,100,100) and the 0,0,100,100 is the rectangle coordinates. the 100 is rather small. Is it in twips or pixels?

Shane

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Pixels, but the size of the rectangle doesn't matter.

Did you follow my steps and get the same result? (It might only be me, even though I did test it on 4 machines)

And clipcursor is interrupted by switching the active window, this can be done by either clicking on another window (if the rectangle allows if of course), or by alt+tabbing, or by a window that has focus closing, so I assume that somehow mini monitor grabs focus? Or well, I don't see it do that, so I actually don't have a clue as to why this happens

Oh, and no apologies necessary, thanks for your time at any rate.

[Shane]

I tried it and it gets stuck in the upper left (with mini monitor both closed and open), I changed the script to my screen size
#include <misc.au3>
_MouseTrap(0,0,1920,1080)

And it doesn't get stuck any more. Am I doing it the way you want me to?

Shane

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I'm afraid so.

The purpose of Clipcursor is to limit the mouse to an area on your screen, I personally use it to keep the cursor on my main monitor in fullscreen games which do not do that by themselves (so that you don't go into the second screen with the mouse, and minimize the game upon clicking out of the game window).

I've noticed that with the Mini monitor open it immediately unlocks (like as if I had activated it and then alt-tabbed).

Which means that if you lock your mouse successfully with the mini monitor open... I'm stumped.

Thanks for your very swift reply and time at any rate!

Edit: to clarify, for me, if the rectangle size is less than my desktop size (so my mouse is actually prevented from going somewhere), with mini monitor open, it is not prevented from going there, and with it closed it works.

That said, if it works for you, I'm not sure what to assume, but I guess it's only me, so nevermind

[Shane]

The mini monitor does call some API's on its window postion and such. I wonder if that might be the conflict.

Not sure how I could really make a fix for you though.

Have you tried hiding the monitor? On the monitor settings tab you can take the check off of "Show Monitor"

Shane

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I've got a question for you, when you run that _MouseTrap with a size smaller than your monitor, and your mouse is restrained, does alt-tabbing release your mouse aswell?

And, no, as long as Mini_Monitor.exe is running it will not lock permanently, disabling the mini monitor via unchecking show monitor doesn't help.

So yes, even exiting it via right-click isn't enough.

Oh, and don't fret it, really.

I've added a ProcessClose to my script that closes it so it can lock properly, and that works, I had only hoped you might have an idea, since I liked that little display a lot

Thanks for your time, and your work!

Kind regards,
Sentenza

[Shane]

Yeah it locked in position. It did it with the mini monitor running ot, BUT the mini monitor was set on my 2nd monitor

Shane

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Sorry, I meant once your mouse is locked, how do you get it unlocked, does alt-tab suffice?

I ask because perhaps there's something wrong on my end with the clipcursor itself, that it unlocks when it shouldn't...

[Shane]

Yeah alt tab unlocked it for me

Shane