Re: [Matplotlib-users] can't picker once pan or zoom chosen

[Kjell M. F. <kj...@gm...>]

marc desmarais-2 wrote:
> 
> I created a simple scatter plot and a service routine to print out the
> coordinates of the points I pick with the cursor (based on the demo). It
> works until I select the pan or zoom cursor. After I zoom or pan,  I can
> no longer get back to the normal cursor which allows me to "pick" a
> circle. Even clicking "home" doesn't help.
> 
> The code is shown below
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> from matplotlib import figure,pyplot
> from numpy import linspace,sin,take
> 
> fig=pyplot.figure()
> 
> ax1=fig.add_subplot(1,1,1) # (numRows, numCols, plotNum)
> 
> t=linspace(0,10,100)
> y1=sin(5*t)
> y2=y1+sin(10*t)
> 
> line1=ax1.scatter(y1,y2,picker=True)
> 
> def onpick1(event):
>     ind = event.ind
>     print 'onpick1 scatter:', ind, take(y1, ind), take(y2, ind)
>     
> fig.canvas.mpl_connect('pick_event', onpick1)
> pyplot.show()   
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 

I ran into the same problem today. Does someone know of a workaround? I use
a recent version of matplotlib and the default tk backend. It seems like the
tool bar overrides any user defined events. Is there a way to deactivate the
zoom and pan cursors?

- Kjell Magne Fauske
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