>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Peery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jeff> hello, I'm using matplotlib and the wxAgg as a backend with Jeff> wxpython for a statistical process control application. I Jeff> would like to be able to pick points on an xy line and get Jeff> the index of the point. I looked at the picker_demo demo and You could do something like the following (you'll probably want to add some epsilon condition for closeness) from pylab import figure, show, nx class PickVert: def __init__(self, axes, line, callback): 'call callback with the nearest vert picked' self.line = line self.axes = axes self.axes.figure.canvas.mpl_connect('button_press_event', self.pick) self.callback = callback def pick(self, event): if event.button!=1 or event.inaxes!=self.axes: return x = line.get_xdata() y = line.get_ydata() d = nx.sqrt((event.xdata - x)**2 + (event.ydata-y)**2) ind = nx.nonzero(d==nx.amin(d)) self.callback(ind) def callback(ind): print 'the index is', ind fig = figure() ax = fig.add_subplot(111) x = nx.arange(20) y = nx.mlab.rand(20) line, = ax.plot(x, y, 'o') picker = PickVert(ax, line, callback) show() Jeff> I am also a bit confused as to how pylab is related to Jeff> matplotlib. I was informed not to use pylab if using a Jeff> backend and wxpython application, so I am only using Jeff> matplotlib. Is there a similar bind function to use for Jeff> binding the pick event to the callback function? thanks. pylab is a procedural wrapper of the matplotlib API that does things for you like manage the creation and destruction of GUI windows and it works across multiple GUIs. If you are writing a GUI app, you do not want pylab to manage that for you. JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users