Re: mouse rotation for fltk backend

[Kai Habel]

Am 19.07.2010 16:18, schrieb bpabbott:
> On 19 Jul, 2010,at 09:05 AM, Kai Habel <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Am 19.07.2010 13:42, schrieb Ben Abbott:
>>> On Jul 19, 2010, at 6:54 AM, Kai Habel wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>> Am 19.07.2010 03:58, schrieb Ben Abbott:
>>>>     
>>>>> On Jul 18, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Kai Habel wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To make it fully usable I have removed the zooming and panning limits in
>>>>>> axes::properties::zoom_about_point and axes::properties::translate_view.
>>>>>> Was there a specific reason to introduce them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kai
>>>>>> <mouse_rot.diff>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         
>>>>> I applied the patch, and am now able to pan (by default), but I don't see 
>>>>> the two buttons.
>>>>>
>>>>> Where should be buttons be located?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ben
>>>>>
>>>>> p.s. I'm running MacOS X 10.6.4 with fltk-aqua 1.1.10.
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>> The buttons should appear after the A|G buttons. The new layout should
>>>> be A|G|P|R|? .
>>>>
>>>> Kai
>>>>     
>>> I don't see any buttons. I ask where they are so that I try clicking in 
>>> that vicinity .... maybe they're not visible, but active?
>>>
>>> Ben
>>>   
>> Ben,
>>
>> I have attached a figure using the fltk-backend to give you a visual
>> impression of the layout. Hope that helps.
>>
>> Kai
>>
>> <moz-screenshotpng>
>  
> Thanks!
>
> When I plot I don't get the bar along the bottom of the plot, on which
> the buttons are place. In FLTK lingo what is the bar called?
>
> Ben
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I don't think the bar has a special name. It consists of five
Fl_Button(s) and Fl_Output area. But I am not an expert in FLTK
programming. Maybe the online doc can help.

http://www.fltk.org/doc-1.3/classFl__Output.html
http://www.fltk.org/doc-1.3/classFl__Button.html

Kai