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Is it possible to set/move the mouse pointer's location directly from Mathematica without using external tools like Run["xdotool mousemove x y"]?

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If an interactive application like Mathematica did that, I would consider it a bug... Anyway, I don't think it's possible from within Mathematica. – Jens Aug 12 '12 at 2:50
You don't mean setting the current insertion point or selection? – Sjoerd C. de Vries Aug 12 '12 at 6:55
not the selection inside Mathematica. Just moving the mouse pointer anywhere inside the screen – my account_ram Aug 15 '12 at 6:34

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Needs["JLink`"]
ReinstallJava[]
robotclass=JavaNew["java.awt.Robot"]
robotclass@mouseMove[#,300]&/@Range@900;
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Impressive .. :) – belisarius Aug 21 '12 at 0:50
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Second that, impressive indeed, +1. – Leonid Shifrin Aug 21 '12 at 0:53
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+1 Great ;-) Table[robotclass@mouseMove[Round[300 (Cos[x] + 1)], Round[100 (Sin[2 x] + 1)]], {x, 0, 2 Pi, .001}]; – Vitaliy Kaurov Aug 21 '12 at 1:25
Excellent - that seems like a prime candidate for causing some desktop mischief ;-) – Yves Klett Aug 21 '12 at 7:00
Very nice Andreas. +1. Java rules! – Rolf Mertig Aug 21 '12 at 9:55
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