Love Mouse

When to use this skill

{{SKILL_DESCRIPTION}} Use this skill when working with mouse operations, cursor management, mouse events, or any mouse-related operations in LÖVE games.

Common use cases

• Handling mouse clicks and movements
• Managing mouse cursor visibility and appearance
• Implementing drag-and-drop functionality
• Working with mouse wheel events
• Handling touch input that emulates mouse events

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Examples

Handling mouse click

function love.mousepressed(x, y, button, istouch)
  if button == 1 then  -- Left mouse button
    print("Clicked at: " .. x .. ", " .. y)
    -- Handle left click logic
  end
end

Custom cursor

function love.load()
  -- Hide default cursor
  love.mouse.setVisible(false)

  -- Load custom cursor image
  cursorImage = love.graphics.newImage("cursor.png")
end

function love.draw()
  -- Draw custom cursor at mouse position
  local x, y = love.mouse.getPosition()
  love.graphics.draw(cursorImage, x, y)
end

Best practices

• Handle both mouse and touch input for cross-platform compatibility
• Use appropriate cursor visibility for different game states
• Consider mouse acceleration and sensitivity on different platforms
• Handle mouse events efficiently to avoid performance issues
• Test mouse input on target platforms as behavior may vary

Platform compatibility

• Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux): Full mouse support
• Mobile (iOS, Android): Mouse events emulated from touch input
• Web: Full mouse support in browser environment