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<legacy_id>2246</legacy_id>

<name>globalLoc</name>

<type>function</type>

<syntax>

<example>the globalLoc of <i>point</i></example>

<example>globalLoc(<i>point</i>)</example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>

</classification>

<references>

<command tag="revSetVideoGrabberRect">revSetVideoGrabberRect Command</command>

<keyword tag="relative">relative Keyword</keyword>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary><glossary tag="return">Returns</glossary> the equivalent, in <href tag="glossary/Appearance/288.xml">global coordinates</href>, of a <keyword tag="point">point</keyword> given in <glossary tag="relative coordinates">local coordinates</glossary>.</summary>

<examples>

<example>globalLoc("22,173")</example>

<example>put globalLoc(the mouseLoc) into screenLoc</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>globalLoc</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to translate between <href tag="glossary/Appearance/288.xml">screen coordinates</href> and <glossary tag="relative coordinates">window coordinates</glossary>.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>point</i> is any <glossary tag="expression">expression</glossary> that evaluates to a <keyword tag="point">point</keyword>--a vertical and horizontal distance from the top left of the <glossary tag="current stack">current stack</glossary>, separated by a comma.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>globalLoc</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> two <glossary tag="integer">integers</glossary> separated by a comma.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>In window coordinates, the point<code> 0,0 </code>is at the top left of the stack window. In screen coordinates, the point<code> 0,0 </code>is at the top left of the screen.</p><p/><p>The point returned by the <b>globalLoc</b> function is relative to the top left of the screen. If the system has more than one monitor, the <b>globalLoc</b> function <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> a <keyword tag="point">point</keyword> relative to the top left of the main screen.</p><p/><p>The first item of the return value is the horizontal distance in pixels from the left edge of the screen to the location given by <i>point</i>. The second <keyword tag="item">item</keyword> of the <glossary tag="return value">return value</glossary> is the vertical distance from the top edge of the screen to the location given by <i>point</i>.</p>

</description>

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