# GetMouse and 8-bit-window

**URL:** <https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/getmouse-and-8-bit-window/871>\
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**Created:** [June 12, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/getmouse-and-8-bit-window/871 "2003-06-12T07:23:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![cord\_westhoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e7dd6/32.png) [@cord\_westhoff](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/cord_westhoff)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/getmouse-and-8-bit-window/871/1 "2003-06-12T07:23:15Z")

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I encountered another problem with GetMouse:  
As long as I use it in a normal window ('OpenWindow',0), it works  
fine, but when I open an 8-bit-window ('OpenWindow',0,[],8), it does  
not get the button-value, although the x- and y-position is still  
given. Any suggestions?  
  
Greetings,  
CW