myPoint
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General Coordinates Crosshair Grille

1. Hotkeys

Hotkeys drive main Coordinates features. Some of these hotkeys are for speed and convenience. Others are the only way to do things. So open the preferences panel and select the Coords view.
Toggle mouse coordinates
Hotkey combination to show and hide coordinates.
It doubles the related checkboxes in the app menu and prefs panel.
Default value is ⌃⌥⌘ C.
Move mouse to...
Hotkey combination to open input panel to set precisely mouse position.
It doubles the related row in the app menu.
Default value is ⌃⌥⌘ X.
Move mouse to origin point
Hotkey combination to move the mouse cursor to the origin point.
It doubles the related row in the app menu.
Default value is ⇧⌃⌥⌘ X.
Set mouse location as custom origin
Hotkey combination to set current mouse position as a custom origin point.
The hotkey is the only way to do it.
Default value is ⌃⌥⌘ M.
Copy mouse location to clipboard
Hotkey combination to copy current mouse coordinates into the clipboard.
The hotkey is the only way to do it.
Default value is ⇧⌃⌥⌘ M.
Toggle follow mouse mode
Hotkey combination to switch the Flying panel in Follow mouse or Stand aside mode.
It doubles the related checkboxes in the app menu and prefs panel.
Default value is ⌃⌥⌘ F.
Note: There are small buttons on the right side of the hotkey editors. Click on them to simulate the related hotkey.

2. Measure objects with Custom origin

  • Move the mouse at the beginning of the object.
  • Press the hotkey to set a Custom Origin point (default: ⌃⌥⌘ M).
  • Move the mouse at the end of the object.
  • Coordinates will show the size of the object.

3. The Flying panel

v1.3 & next
The flying panel is shown above (in front of) all other windows and applications, even the menu bar and Dock. It doesn't depend on the currently active application and will stay visible in all spaces.
The Flying panel works in two modes (a hotkey switches the modes):
  • Follow mouse:
    The panel will follow the mouse pointer.
    There is a preferred panel position set in myPoint panel. However, the actual panel position will respect the preferred one and the mouse's position according to the screen borders.
    Examples:
    • If the panel position (relative to mouse) is right top and the mouse moves close to the right screen border, the panel will jump to the left top position.
    • If the mouse moves close to the right top screen corner, the panel will jump to the left bottom position.
    The offset from the mouse is customizable too.
  • Stand aside:
    The panel will stay at its position regardless of mouse movement.
    The panel can be positioned anywhere on the screen. There are two ways to achieve this:
    • Toggle off the Follow mouse.
      Drag the panel to the preferred location.
    • If mouse click and mouse drag are not applicable (according to the current workflow), then:
      Toggle on the Follow mouse via a hotkey.
      Move the mouse until the panel reaches its right position.
      Toggle off the Follow mouse via a hotkey.
      Note: the "Keep current position" has to be selected in myPoint panel.
    When restoring the previous panel position is essential, first select the "Restore last position" checkbox in myPoint panel.

4. Precision

v1.21 & next
The mouse position is not an integer number, but a pretty real one. So the mouse can be moved even inside one-pixel space. The real mouse position may be equal to or a bit bigger than the shown data. For example, the displayed data of "1" means the real mouse position is in the interval [1, 2). The displayed data is not rounded but cut to the specified precision.
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