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While writing a script, I have to go through a lot of trial and error to simply get a text frame to appear where I want it to be.
The main hurdle is that I can't tell in advance where a [200, 200] coordinate will be on the artboard.
Is it possible to, say, hover my mouse on the artboard and get the coordinates of where my mouse is at? Similarly, can I get the distance between two points in the same interactive way? Once I get these values I can use them in my script.
You need to open the Info panel.
Go Window > Info. You'll find the X and Y coordinates for your cursor are shown when nothing is selected. If you select an anchor point, the X and Y coordinates for it are shown instead.
