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How to get the mouse position without events (without moving the mouse)?

Is it possible to get the mouse position with JavaScript after page loads without any mouse movement event (without moving the mouse)?

Solution

  • Real answer: No, it's not possible.

    OK, I have just thought of a way. Overlay your page with a div that covers the whole document. Inside that, create (say) 2,000 x 2,000 <a> elements (so that the :hover pseudo-class will work in IE 6, see), each 1 pixel in size. Create a CSS :hover rule for those <a> elements that changes a property (let's say font-family). In your load handler, cycle through each of the 4 million <a> elements, checking currentStyle / getComputedStyle() until you find the one with the hover font. Extrapolate back from this element to get the co-ordinates within the document.

    N.B. DON'T DO THIS.