[news.eclipse.tools.gef] Re: scrolling - how do i get the right position

["Randy Hudson" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Try calling getConstraintFor(addRequest)

"Philipp Seßner" <philipp_sessner@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> in my editor i need to get the mouseposition within an figure - so i use 
> ((CreateRequest)request).getLocation() in my createAddCommand() method of 
> my layoutPolicy. Everythig is fine till i have to scroll because my 
> figure, i`m adding to, is getting to big. i do not need the position for 
> placing the figure in it's parent. i need it to find the closest point out 
> of a bunch of points in the figure.
>
> i don`t know how i have to translate my mouse coordinates to get the right 
> position in the figure, because i don`t know how much i scrolled and where 
> to get that information.
>
> can someone help me?
>
> thanks