Re: [matplotlib-devel] picker inpoerative on scatter markers x, + (those with zero area)

On 04/02/2011 02:48 PM, bdb112 wrote:
>
> Cannot pick markers '+','x' or others with zero area in plots made by
> pyplot.scatter
>
> The example below
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p31305303/picker_example_scatter.py
> picker_example_scatter.py  is from the matplotlib docs, but modified to use
> scatter instead of plot (which works fine).
> http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/event_handling.html#picking-exercise
>
> run picker_example_scatter.py
> <will not respond to any picks>
> edit code replace 'x' with 'o'
> <Works, but only if click is inside marker - i.e. ignores picker value.>
>
> See also
> http://old.nabble.com/Can't-pick-on-various-scatter-markers-tp19140977p19140977.html
> which describes the same problem.
>
> Ububtu 10.04 LTS
> matplotlib 0.99.1.1
> Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Apr 16 2010, 13:09:56)
>
>

See https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/72 for a possible 
solution.

Eric