Name: yHot

Type: property

Syntax: set the yHot of <image> to <pixels> 

Summary: Specifies the vertical position of the hot spot when an <image> is being used as a <cursor>.

Associations: image

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,web

Example:
set the yHot of image ID 245 to 7

Value:
The <yHot> of an <image(keyword)> is an <integer> between 1 and the height of the <image(keyword)>.
By default, the <yHot> <property> of newly created <image(object)|images> is set to 1.

Description:
Use the <yHot> <property> to specify the vertical position of the hot spot of an <image(keyword)> you want to use as a <cursor>.

A mouse cursor, regardless of its shape, always has a single active point or hot spot. For example, the arrow cursor's hot spot is at its tip, and to select an object, you must click it with the arrow tip.

The <yHot> <property> is the vertical distance in <pixels> from the top of the <image(keyword)> to the hot spot <point>.

The <yHot> of an <image(keyword)> is equal to <item> 2 of the <image(object)|image's> <hotSpot> <property>.

References: hotSpot (property), cursor (property), pixels (property), xHot (property), item (keyword), image (keyword), integer (keyword), point (keyword), image (object), property (glossary)

Tags: ui
