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drhachmann · Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 4

I would like to know how I can get the position (x, y) of cursor keyboard.

For example the cursor a text editor

Wolfgang · Familiar Face Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 37

Mouse cursor or edit caret?
In case of GtkTextView caret it looks like:

Code: (C)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	void get_caret_coords(GtkTextView textview, gint x, gint y) { GtkTextBuffer buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(textview); GtkTextIter iter, iter_; gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bounds(buffer, &iter, &iter_); y=gtk_text_iter_get_line(&iter); x=gtk_text_iter_get_line_offset(&iter) }

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drhachmann · Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 4

This function see the edit caret outside your aplication?

For example the position of 'edit caret' of some aplication of OpenOffice?

Wolfgang · Familiar Face Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 37

No. It doesn't of course

drhachmann · Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 4

There is no possibility that I achieve that?

And for a level lower than the gtk?

drhachmann · Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 4

For me interact with the'OpenOffice', to know the position of 'caret cursor'... Is posible?

Is this to a software 'assistive'. With a position(x,y) of 'caret cursor' .
I can doing me 'Zoom Screen'. Monitor the events of keyboard

subaren · Familiar Face Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 8

GTK+ Tutorial

Look at this excellent tutorial for the answer for your question.
http://www.zetcode.com/tutorials/gtktutorial/gtktextview/

This is the link for the full version of that excellent GTK+ Tutorial (Better than some book)
http://www.zetcode.com/tutorials/gtktutorial/

Subair