Re: mouse rotation for fltk backend

[Ben Abbott]

On Jul 18, 2010, at 7:01 PM, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:

> On 18 July 2010 13:49, Kai Habel <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I have prepared a changeset which enables rotation of 3D(2D)-plots for
>> the fltk backend. To switch between pan and rotation respectively I have
>> added two buttons (P and R). It works very similar to the analog matlab
>> function.
> 
> Wow, thanks. I've been wanting this for a long time.
> 
> Hm, the default seems to be panning, not rotating. Is this the Matlab
> behaviour? If so, can we break compatibility here? This isn't
> something that needs to be compatible. Also, there seems to be some
> weirdness when rotating towards the z axis (top or bottom). I'll see
> if I can figure out why...

My Matlab doesn't allow for panning or rotating by default. I must tell it how 
to handle mouse actions first.

Ben