Getting “global” mouse position in Mac OS X

Question

How can I get in Mac OS X \"global\" mouse position - I mean how can I in cocoa/cf/whatever find out cursor position even if it\'s outside the window, and even if my window

Answer 1

If you're not in cocoa land and an event tap is not appropriate for the situation,

CGEventRef event = CGEventCreate(nil);
CGPoint loc = CGEventGetLocation(event);
CFRelease(event);

works.