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Created October 31, 2013 15:15
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How to get mouse position in Javascript
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mouse-position.js
window.onmousemove = logMouseMove;
function logMouseMove(event) {
e = e || window.event;
mousePos = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
console.log(mousePos);
}
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@kingname, I think your error lies in executing regardless. His code is e = event || window.event so, even if the window.event is undefined, the code still works.

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