The mouse does generate an interrupt! It refreshes the chart when you click, this executes your code.
Your interrupt routine would be of the form
if( mouseclick ) interrupt routine;
else your normal code.
herman
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 9:15:51 PM, you wrote:
> You're correct, of course, in that it doesn't generate an interrupt. But
> having programmed polling routines 40+ years ago and interrupt driven
> routines as well it can be done with both although, as you say, with a LOT
> less trouble via interrupts.
> d
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of scourt2000
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:51 PM
>> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Trading platform + AB
>> "This can be done now using GetCursorMouseButtons(),
>> GetCursorXPosition() and GetCursorYPosition() . HOWEVER there is no
>> function that returns the ChartID for the chartpane over which the
>> mouse is clicked"
>> Hi Herman,
>> All of that chartID stuff would not be necessary if you tied the
>> mouse button clicks to well-known event routines (like that ones I
>> mentioned as an example) which get called specifically from the AFL
>> code behind a chart pane.
>> You want this type of facility event-driven, not polled. Polling
>> puts more work on the user's side and brings up other unpleasant side-
>> effects like what you just described.
>> Which would you rather do?
>> 1) Code a rats nest of polling inline with your other AFL code
>> -or-
>> 2) Have a well-known function called on a mouse click with all of the
>> information you need provided as the function parameters directed to
>> the script already bound to a particular chart pane?
>> Anyone who chooses #1 last seriously programmed a computer more than
>> 20 years ago.
>> "That's available now - check the list of functions, duude."
>> No it's not...duude [sic]
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