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Asked: 2026-05-19T04:56:35+00:00

function aim() { var mousex = ? } <div class=gameArea onmousemove=aim();> </div> I can’t

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function aim() {
    var mousex = ?
}

<div class="gameArea" onmousemove="aim();"> </div>

I can’t find how to get the mouse coordinates for an onmousemove event in javascript.

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    var guide = null;

function aim(event) {
    if(window.event)
        event = window.event; //grrr IE
    var mousex = event.clientX - guide.offsetLeft;
    alert('mouse x' + mousex)
}
function init() {
    guide = document.getElementById("guide")
    guide.onmousemove = aim;
}

<body onload="init();">

    This appears to work on both browsers. I cant do onmousemove=”aim();” in html because it doesn’t pass the mousemove event object.

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