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Asked: 2026-05-19T17:29:32+00:00

I have written an application (wpf – will Mono translate this for a Mac?)

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I have written an application (wpf – will Mono translate this for a Mac?) that I wish to somehow port across to Mac OS X. This application involves using user32.dll to perform a mouse click (something like this):

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
    static extern void mouse_event(int dwFlags, int dx, int dy, int dwData, int dwExtraInfo);
 mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP, 0, 0, 0, 0);

I have heard Mono is useful for making applications for multiple platforms – is there a way that I can use this to make my code compatible with a Mac?

If not, is there a way that I can invoke a mouse click using the Mac equivalent of user32.dll? And a way to detect whether the program is running in Windows or Mac OS to choose which bit of code to run?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Mono does not support WPF and currently has no future plans to support it. I looked into this on the weekend myself.

    If you are going to use mono with GUI applications, I advise you use WinForms instead as this is implemented in Mono.

    Here is the full list of Mono implemented features – http://mono-project.com/Compatibility

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