SetCursorPos API not allowing to draw over snipping tool with pen or highlight even if correct mouse coordinates are provided,

Question

I use SetCursorPos to set mouse coordinates over remote Desktop. and the use mouse_event API to provide appropriate flag and wheel info: ::SetCursorPos(x,y); ::mouse_event(flags, 0, 0, wheel_movement, 0); It is not allowing to draw over snipping tool with pen or highlight or Move the multiple monitor position from display settings or Move the scroll bar with left mouse click on Internet explorer.

Answer 1

Yes I need to send mouse coordinates to remote desktop.So doing like, setting the mouse coordinates that is sent from viewer to remote desktop via "SetCursorPos" and mouse related flag and other details via "mouse_events" or "SendInput".
But by doing this some application like "Drawing on snipping tool" by left click mouse move not able to accomplish.

Cannot send mouse coordinates via "mouse_events" or "SendInput" directly because it causes problem in case of more than one monitor is present.(need to calculate for each monitor, but can have n number of monitor).

Answer 2

Hi @SK_123 I cannot reproduce the problem you mentioned. I can directly use SendInput on the remote desktop to draw points or lines on the snipping tool.

#include <windows.h>  
#include <iostream>  
using namespace std;  
  
void clickFromTo(int x, int y,int w,int h) {  
    INPUT click[3] = {};  
  
    click[0].type = INPUT_MOUSE;  
    click[0].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE| MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN| MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE;// Release the mouse before moving it  
  
  
    DWORD fScreenWidth = ::GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);  
    DWORD fScreenHeight = ::GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);  
    click[1].type = INPUT_MOUSE;  
    click[0].mi.dx = click[1].mi.dx = MulDiv(x, 65535, fScreenWidth);  
    click[0].mi.dy = click[1].mi.dy = MulDiv(y, 65535, fScreenHeight);  
    click[2].mi.dx = MulDiv(x + w, 65535, fScreenWidth);  
    click[2].mi.dy = MulDiv(y + h, 65535, fScreenHeight);  
    click[1].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE | MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE;  
  
    click[2].type = INPUT_MOUSE;  
    click[2].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP | MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE | MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE;  
  
    SendInput(3, click, sizeof(INPUT));  
}  
void mouseClick() {  
    INPUT click[2] = {};  
  
    click[0].type = INPUT_MOUSE;  
    click[0].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN;  
      
    click[1].type = INPUT_MOUSE;  
    click[1].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP;  
    SendInput(2, click, sizeof(INPUT));  
}  
int main()  
{  
    clickFromTo(2200, 500, 50, 50);  
    //SetCursorPos(2200, 500);  
    //mouseClick();  
}  

Are the coordinates you use only relative to the remote desktop coordinates or based on this virtual screen? If it is relative For remote desktop coordinates, the corresponding virtual screen coordinates should be calculated first.

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