Pixel position tool

The way to get the pixel position is by using OSX screenshot functions.
Press shift-ctrl-cmd-4 (not on the keypad) and your cursor will turn into a crosshair displaying the x/y coordinates of the entire screen. To get the position on a window, click the upper right corner of the window and drag to where you want to get the coordinates. It may be a a bit hard to see the coordinates so once you've dragged to the spot you're looking for, drag straight down or up from that point until you can read the x coordinate, go back to the desired position , then drag to the right or left to get the y coordinate.

Once you've got the coordinates hit esc. If you let go of the mouse the mac will take a screenshot of the area you selected and copy it to the clipboard.

Thanks Chris. That is very helpful. DIdn't know that utility. However, there are many X/Y coordinates that are "relative" to a floating window. How does one gather those? Floating windows can appear anywhere on the screen depending on where the user last left them.

Hey Mark,

I've posted a script to the store to help with this. It's a tool to determine X/Y coordinates relative to any focused window in PT. It's very easy to use.

Go to the store and search for "Get X/Y Coordinates" or look for the scripts published under my name.

Hope this helps

//CS//

Thanks Chris. I'm still having a problem using Mouse Click Relative to UI Element. When I choose PICK to select the area in the app to click in, I press PICK in SoundFlow then I switch to the application (CMND/TAB) but the red area stays stuck in the Finder rather than giving me options in the application I switched to. So I can't select the UI element I desire. What is going on here?