On 2014/06/07, 4:12 PM, C M wrote: > I had been using a custom function (written originally by Jae-Joon and > modified a little by me...quite a long time back now) that was working > to allow point picking of markers, but *not* the line connecting them. > However, I've now discovered with the help of this list that the > function I am using has the disadvantage that if there are more than 100 > data points, I can't get the correct index for the picked marker (turned > out not to be a mpl bug: > https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/3124). > > So I can just use the default pick event, but then the user can pick > anywhere on the connecting line, which is meaningless in this use--so I > don't want them to be able to pick on the connecting line.
Why not just execute plot twice, once with the markers, with picking activated, and a second time with the line, with picking inactive (the default). Eric > > My goal is to have a custom function that will serve *both* purposes: > allow picking the markers only, not the line, of a set of data of any > length while returning the correct index of that marker/data point. But > the code in the custom function is mostly above my head, was written for > mpl 0.99 or so, and I don't know how to modify it to get both purposes > achieved. > > I attach the current sample again, with the problematic custom picker > function, "contains_points()". Thanks for any suggestions or help. > > Che > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book > "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their > applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, > this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech > > > > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
