mouseX

Returns the pointer's horizontal position in screen points.

Keyboard Maestro: MOUSEX

Details #

mouseX() takes no arguments and returns a number: how far the pointer is from the left edge of the main display, rounded to a whole number. Zero is the left edge of the main display; a screen to its left gives negative numbers.

Parameters #

Takes 0 arguments. {{ mouseX() }}

Examples #

mouseX()

→ 0

mouseX() + 10

→ 10

Gotchas #

Calling it with an argument is an error: mouseX() takes 0 arguments, got 1.
With nothing real to read, the answer is 0.