matplotlib doesn't support double clicks, and I was wondering if that was a design decision, or something that had been relegated to the "to do" box for someday. Hoping that it was still in the "todo" box, I think I can put most of it in without too much trouble, and supply you with a patch.
The changes would be: 1) an extra flag MouseEvent, so that in a button_press_event handler, you can can tell if the press was a result of a double click or not, and 2) code in the backends to catch and set the double click flag properly I looked through the backends, and it was clear what to do in order to support double clicks for all but backend_macosx.py. I might be able to deduce what to do there, but will likely need some support from someone in order to get that one done. To support the double clicks, I would rather not create a new event like 'button_doubleclick_event', for backwards compatibility. I believe that if we just stick with 'button_press_event' and set an extra flag within the MouseEvent, any existing mpl code will still work properly, because the normal sequence of events on a double click are; DOWN, UP, DBLCLICK, UP. In current versions of matplotlib, the DBLCLICK event is treated as a DOWN, and the strategy of just adding a extra flag in MouseEvent would mean that existing mpl code would still see the double click event as a DOWN. Anyway, I want to "throw a feeler" out there, and ask if the patch would be accepted were I to go ahead and do it. I didn't want to spend the time working on it if a decision had already been made a while back to not ever support double clicks. -- Daniel Hyams dhy...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
