On Mar 5, 5:11 pm, Michael Galloy <mgal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> sjwelch wrote:
> > I'm using iplot to construct a 2D scatter plot. What I want to do is
> > register a listener of some sort for mouse events such that when the
> > user clicks on a point in the plot, the coordinates of that point are
> > returned.
>
> > I've just spent an hour or so pouring through theitoolscode, looking
> > at the messaging system and I just can't (quickly at least) figure out
> > where to start. To which component do I add the observer (tool,
> > dataspace, view, plot)? Do I need to register my observer class
> > somewhere? I know there are a few readers withitoolscoding
> > experience, any ideas?
>
> > My experience is that it's very easy to get new stuff intoitools
> > (inserting visualisations, etc) I hoped it would be as easy to get
> > stuff out, and it probably is if you know how.
>
> You want to write manipulator. Check out the "Creating a Manipulator"
> section in the Contents > Programmer's Guides >iToolsProgramming in
> the IDL help.
>
> http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/idl_html_help/Creating_a_Manipulator.html
>
> I would recommend trying the example manipulator in the manual, the
> color table manipulator. I would say this is one of the trickier parts
> of the do***entediToolsinterface (and let's hope you can do what you
> want with the do***ented interface).
>
> Mike
> --www.michaelgalloy.com
> Tech-X Cor****ation
> Software Developer II
Thanks Mike,
That was exactly what I needed! Got it doing what I wanted, much
appreciated.
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