Re: [Matplotlib-users] matplotlib user interface issues

[Gregory L. <gre...@ff...>]

On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 04:49, Darren Dale wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 December 2004 07:34 pm, Stephen Walton wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-11-30 at 17:06 -0500, Perry Greenfield wrote:
> > > Yesterday I brought up some user interface issues with John.
> >
> > A minor point:  it would be nice if in toolbar2 the currently active
> > zoom or pan tool was highlighted in some way.

depending on the backend, it already is...(see fltk for example). I
think it is not too difficult to add this for other backends...but only
the other backends developers can tell :-)
It is also available in the message area (nothing, or "pan/zoom mode",
or "zoom to rect mode" is written before the cursor coordinates). 

> Also a minor point on toolbar2, I have a suggestion for the zoom tool. If one 
> wanted to zoom in on the a region near the corner or edge of a plot, I think 
> it would be helpful if the zoom tool would remember the lower limits of the 
> axis where the pointer exits the axis. The way it works now, you have to be 
> sure to have the pointer on that last pixel inside the axis boundary when you 
> release the mouse button.

Good point, the behavior was intentional (as a way to cancel a zoom when
you started it and though afterward is was not such a good idea), but I
have also found this to be more annoying than useful, and anyway the
back button is already there ready to help you cancel any action...
I will have a look at this to change the behavior (it should check the
coordinates of the zoom rect, and adjust it to clip to current axes
limits)