Re: Graphics > Drawing Tools > Get Coordinates Snow Leopard
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- Subject: [mg103225] Re: Graphics > Drawing Tools > Get Coordinates Snow Leopard
- From: fd <fdimer at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:24:46 -0400 (EDT)
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On Sep 10, 9:18 pm, Fred Klingener <gigabitbuc... at BrockEng.com> wrote: > Refs: > > - Mathematica 7.0.1 > - Mac OSX 10.6 "Snow Leopard" > - MacBook Pro Trackpad > > When I select a graphic and engage the Get Coordinates tool - from the > 2D Drawing palette or the keyboard (.) - clicking to measure the > cursor position blanks the graphic with opaque orange of the shade > Mathematica uses to highlight selections. > > I can Cmd-C to save the single set of point coordinates, then clear > the orange by clicking outside the graphic. > > Mouse down&drag clears the graphic and loads the string of points in > the way I think it's supposed to work. > > - The tool worked fine last week > - Then I installed OSX 10.6 > > It's bad analysis to conclude there's a causal link, but still... > > - I've tried the sorts of Graphics[..., CoordinatesToolOptions-> ...] > that I can dope out of the docs and I think might be related, but > nothing changes the blanking behavior. > > I've cruised the Mac's System Preferences > TrackPad for settings that > might affect mouse down. Nothing found that changes the behavior. > > I tried a USB mouse as a replacement for the Trackpad. No change. > > This behavior isn't a show stopper, but it certainly makes picking > points tedious. It's a good thing I'm old enough to be good at > tedious. > > I would welcome any hints or suggestions. > > Fred Klingener Hi there. I tested on my machine with the same behaviour as you report. I'm using v. 7.0.1 Best