Finding the mapTable[#] from a touch

function placeNote() -- Select a Square !!!


    -- This removes previous sparkler effects on where you touched.
    for i= 1, # mapNotes do
            sparkler[i]:removeEventListener( "touch", readNote )
    end

    --atrace (mapNotes)

    mapIsDrawn = false -- probably ignore
    mapNoteNumber = mapNoteNumber + 1 -- ingore

    -- This where they go when
        -- someone touches the invisible overlay group.maps.elements.mapTouchArea

    touched = function( event )

        local cancelMapNote = false
        local t = event.target
        local phase = event.phase
        local tempX = eventX
        local tempY = eventY

        if ("began" == phase ) then

        t.isFocus = true
        t.x0 = event.x
        t.y0 = event.y

        local effect = display.newRect(1,1,16,16)
        effect:setFillColor(tonumber("27", 16), tonumber("207", 16), tonumber("147", 16))

        -- BELOW:
        -- find the middle X,Y for the place on
        -- the screen to draw the nifty effect

        tempX =  (((math.floor ( (t.x0-33)  / 16 ) )  )  ) +1
        tempY = ((math.floor ( (t.y0-97)  / 16 ) )  ) + 1

        --print ("tempx,y" .. tempX, tempY) -- always print stuff

        -- below, converts XY based on
        -- the touched screen's X(thetempX),Y(the tempY) of where they touched
        -- The reason I do this is because I use XY to find a place in a table map.
        -- ie. if you are in the very top left hand corner XY=1. if your map is 20x20 and
        -- you want to go down one, then XY=XY + 20. Up the mapTable is XY=XY-20.

        mapNotes[mapNoteNumber].MessageXY = (( (tempY-1) * currentMap.mapWidth ) + tempX )
--      io.write ("->" .. (( (tempY-1) * currentMap.mapWidth ) + tempX ) )
--      io.write ("\n\n**************************")
--      io.write ("\nEventX,Y:" .. " X" .. event.x .. " / Y" .. event.y)  -- 33 , 97
--      io.write ("\nMath Check: X " .. math.floor ( (event.x-33)  / 16 )+1 )
--      io.write ("\nMath Check: Y " .. math.floor ( (event.y-97)  / 16 )+1 )
        --print ("mapNote#:" .. mapNoteNumber)
        --print ("tempX" .. tempX )
        --print ("tempY" .. tempY )

        if mapNotes[1] ~= nil then

            local compare

            for i= 1, #mapNotes do

                --print (" THIS MANY MAP NOTES! ")

                if mapNotes[i].MessageXY == (( (tempY-1) * currentMap.mapWidth ) + tempX ) then
                --print (" Found a match")
                cancelMapNote = true
                mapNoteNumber = i
                end


            end


        end



        effect.x =  ( ( math.floor ( (event.x-33)  / 16 ) ) *16 ) + 32 + 8
        effect.y =  ( ( math.floor ( (event.y-97)  / 16 ) ) *16 ) + 96 + 8

        group.maps.groups['ScrollMap']:insert( effect )
        effect.alpha = .5

        local function effectAnimate(e)

            local finishedEffect = function()
            effect:removeSelf()

            if cancelMapNote then

            else
            table.insert ( mapNotes, { Message = "new Map Note", MessageXY = 0 } )
            mapNotes[mapNoteNumber].MessageXY = (( (tempY-1) * currentMap.mapWidth ) + tempX )

            end
            typeNote(mapNotes[mapNoteNumber].Message)


            end

            local fadeDown = function()
            transition.to ( e, { time = 200, alpha=1 , xScale= 1, yScale=1, onComplete = finishedEffect} )
            end
            effect.alpha = 0
            transition.to ( e, { time = 200, alpha=.6 , xScale= 8, yScale=8, onComplete = fadeDown } )
        end

        effectAnimate (effect)

        end

        local function EffectOver()


        end

        if ("ended" ==phase) then

        end

        t.x0 = nil
        t.y0 = nil
    end

    group.maps.elements.btnSpellbook.isVisible = false
    group.maps.elements.btnSpellbook:setEnabled(false, 'up')

    group.maps.elements.btnLeft.onTap = returnToGameFromList

    -- group.maps.elements.Text_Header.text = ( rosetta:getString("Quests") )

    group.maps.elements.Text_Header.text = rosetta:getString( "PLACE A NOTE" )
    group.maps.elements.Text_Sub1.text = ( " " )

    group.maps.elements.mapTouchArea.isVisible = true
    group.maps.elements.mapTouchArea.alpha = .3

    group.maps.elements.mapTouchArea:addEventListener("touch" , touched)

end