topic Re: MouseMove Events without Tool in ArcGIS Pro SDK Questions

MouseMove Events without Tool

JensBuchta — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 05:56:02 GMT

While exploring the SDK, I tried to display the current Map Coordinates in a DockPane, similar to the stock display at the bottom of the map. The idea was to have the pane updated always, regardless of the activated tool (e.g. Select Tool or Editing Tool).

The problem is, I haven't found the corrects events, two different approaches failed:

1. Subscribe for Application.Window.MouseMove --> The events aren't raised while the mouse pointer is over the map

2. Override OnToolMouseMove --> Only one tool can be active at a given time

I'm not sure, if I have either overseen any existing functionality, if it's a missing API in the SDK or if this kind of functionality is not available on purpose. The latter one could make sense to keep the application responsive, whatever the SDK user implements...

Can anybody comment on this, please?

Kind Regards

Jens

Re: MouseMove Events without Tool

FreddieGibson — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:41:07 GMT

Did you try using the MapView.MouseMove event?

Re: MouseMove Events without Tool

JensBuchta — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 05:53:21 GMT

Can you provide a link to MapView.MouseMove in the API documentation, please?

I can't find it and I believe, it's just not there. The MapView itself doesn't provide any events at all (which makes sense because of the subscription model) and the ArcGIS.Desktop.Mapping.Events namespace doesn't provide a MouseMove like event neither.

Have I missed anything?

Regards

Jens

Re: MouseMove Events without Tool

CharlesMacleod — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:36:16 GMT

There is no such API method.

Re: MouseMove Events without Tool

FreddieGibson — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:53:10 GMT

Hi Jens,

I apologize for the confusion. I was thinking this was a Runtime for .NET question and it appears that you needed the answer for the ArcGIS Pro SDK.