Getting the Exact Mouse Position
Explore how to obtain the exact mouse position on an HTML5 Canvas by compensating for element offsets, scrolling, and resizing. Understand why clientX and clientY alone are insufficient, and learn how to combine them with element position calculations to ensure precise interaction within your canvas applications.
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Following up on a thread we left unexplored a few moments ago, the clientX and clientY properties don’t give you the exact mouse position in many situations. Understanding the details of why is something that I cover in this article, but the gist of it is that the clientX and clientY ...