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The Assign Action dialog lists all of
the available Events. To assign a
macro to an event:
1. Select the event
2. Click Macro...
3. Browse to and select the macro
you want to assign
4. Click OK
Parameters
The occurrence of a particular event
is not always enough for an
The Assign Action dialog
appropriate response. Additional information may be required. For example, to process a
mouse click, you may need the screen position where the mouse button was pressed.
In OpenOffice.org Basic, you can use object parameters to provide more information about
an event to a procedure, for example:
Sub ProcessEvent(Event As Object)
End Sub
The structure and properties of the Event object depend on the type of event that triggers
the procedure call.
Regardless of the type of event, all objects provide access to the relevant control element
and its model. The control element can be reached using Event.Source and its model using
Event.Source.Model.
You can use these properties to trigger an event within an event handler.
Mouse Events
OpenOffice.org Basic recognizes the following mouse events:
Mouse moved
user moves mouse
Mouse moved while key pressed
user drags mouse while holding down a key
Mouse button pressed
user presses a mouse button
Mouse button released
user releases a mouse button
Mouse outside
user moves mouse outside of the current window
The structure of the associated event objects is defined in the