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Re: forming continuous "trail" with Locator

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  • Subject: [mg79863] Re: forming continuous "trail" with Locator
  • From: markholtuk at googlemail.com
  • Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 01:30:51 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <f96jsd$qh3$1@smc.vnet.net>

Hi Murray,
Does this do what you want?:

list = {};
Manipulate[{AppendTo[list, pnt];
  LocatorPane[
   Dynamic[pnt], {Graphics[{{Gray, Disk[{32, 32}, 32]},
      Dynamic[{Hue[0], Point /@ DeleteCases[list, Null]}]}]}],
  FinishDynamic[]}, {pnt}]

- sorry about the Null next to the graphic - not sure why it's there!

To plot the trace afterwards:

ListPlot[DeleteCases[list, Null], Joined -> True, PlotRange -> All,
 AspectRatio -> Automatic]

On Aug 6, 8:50 am, Murray Eisenberg <mur... at math.umass.edu> wrote:
> Is there some way in Mathematica 6 to use a Locator so as to create a
> continuous-appearing "trail" after you click and then drag the cursor
> around?
>
> Of course one could write code allowing addition of points through
> successive clicks, and then one could try to click repeatedly on
> successive points very near one another, but that could get very tedious.
>
> I mean the sort of thing one gets in drawing programs (and with the
> Mathematica 6 2D Drawing Tools).
>
> --
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Best wishes,

Mark
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