Mouse position help

When using MouseListener and MouseMotionListener in an applet, I can not record events that happen outside the applet. Is there a way to record the x and y position of the mouse along with button presses when they occur outside the applet window? Thank you for your time.

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I want to make a program to repeats a bunch of steps on my computer. However, while making it, I found it too hard to hardcode in the co-ordinates. Therefore, I want to record my actions so that I can repeat them.
My plan is to have it record where I click into a text file, then the robot program will read from the text file and move the mouse to those positions and perform the same action everyday at a specific time, like when I wake up or come home. >It would be safer and more reliable to open a File object pointing to the text file, then do the edits using standard Java classes (such as a RandomAccessFile).
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It doesn't need to be an applet, it can be an application too.>That is good, since the applet would need to be digitally signed in order to access the file system or the Robot.
If this is a 'one off' app. for yourself, it is best launched as a plain application (JFrame without JWS).
So to sum up. I do not think the Robot and related classes can provide the functionality you require, which is far easier/more reliable to program as I stated above.

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here's my situation, hope someone can help..
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like in windows photo gallery in windows vista
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mao
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Hi Frank.
Thanks for the response.
Agreed, the pertinent question is why can't my colleague edit the JPG exported by Aperture. It's probably also worth pointing out, the same problem occurs with JPGs exported from iPhoto.
The Windows software usually plays nicely with JPGs by all acounts, just not the ones I send - which I do via eMail or my public space on Mobile Me incidently.
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Unfortunately, he and I are not in the same place, and he's not particularly au-fait with this type of problem solving. Hence, before involving him, I'd like to know:
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i rewrite the code, but still cannot get it work
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Regards.
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