code: private int getSeqPos(MouseEvent e) {
  
  		int x = e.getX();
  		//int y = e.getY();
  		//float scale = seqScale.getScale();
  		//int DEFAULT_X_START = SequenceScalePanel.DEFAULT_X_START;
  
  		float scale = parent.getScale();
  
  		coordManager.setScale(scale);
  		int seqpos = coordManager.getSeqPos(x-2);
  
  
  		return seqpos  ;
  	}
docs: get the sequence position of the current mouse event