Pointer position is based on the location of the frame on the monitor?

[barren lance]

So I am making a little game and have come across this weird bug where the position of the mouse is based on the position of the window on my monitor. To get the X and Y of the mouse I just use MouseEvent.getXOnScreen() and MouseEvent.getYOnScreen(). I have attached a video to make this more clear. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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<@&987246399047479336> please have a look, thanks.

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[barren lance]

This is the code that I am referring to: ```@Override
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
mousePosition.setXY((int) e.getXOnScreen(), (int) e.getYOnScreen());
}

@Override
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
    mousePosition.setXY((int) e.getXOnScreen(), (int) e.getYOnScreen());
}```

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public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
  mousePosition.setXY((int ) e.getXOnScreen(), (int ) e.getYOnScreen());
}
@Override
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
  mousePosition.setXY((int ) e.getXOnScreen(), (int ) e.getYOnScreen());
}

[unkempt talon]

instead of getXOnScreen/getYOnScreen

there should be a method like getX

and getY

[barren lance]

I tried that aswell but I got the same result

[unkempt talon]

shouldnt be the case

getXOnScreen

gives you the x location on the whole screen

and getX will give you the x of the component I think

[barren lance]

Wait sorry, when I use getX and getY the position isn't based on the position of the window anymore but the pointer is still offsetted too much on the Y axis.

I think this is because of the window bar on the top but I'm not sure.

[unkempt talon]

yeah could be

but it seems like you want to replace the pointer when using the mouse over your window right?

[barren lance]

I just need to check if the mouse clicks on objects on the screen

I'm not trying to detect the cursor.

[unkempt talon]

you dont need to handle any mouseevent yourself for that

buttons etc got methods to add code that runs when you click on a component etc

[barren lance]

I use a Rectangle as a button and I'm trying to check when the mouse is clicked on the rectangle

[unkempt talon]

why though?
why not use button instead of rectangle

[barren lance]

I am aware of this but I thought it was a good idea to implement mouse clicks for things that aren't necessarily buttons.

[barren lance]

I was just testing it with a rectangle

[unkempt talon]

then you might want to look into this second answer:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26340553/how-do-i-know-if-a-mouse-click-is-done-on-a-custom-component-in-a-panel

or just use a Button

its literally created for smth like that