Another option (which should work on all platforms) is to use tcltk and bind a function to the "Motion" event. The playSudoku function in the sudoku package has an example of this (as well as using getGraphicsEvent).
(wow, could that package actually be useful?) -- Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D. Statistical Data Center Intermountain Healthcare [EMAIL PROTECTED] (801) 408-8111 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duncan Murdoch > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:49 AM > To: Samuel Kemp > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [R] Mouse Location on Plots > > On 08/10/2007 8:42 AM, Samuel Kemp wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know of a function that dynamically updates a variable > > with the > > (x,y) co-ordinates of the mouse pointer on a plot? > > > > locator and identify only return the values when you click > 'stop' on > > the graphics device. > > > > Any help would be gratefully appeciated. > > See getGraphicsEvent, if you're using the windows() device, > or rgl.setMouseCallbacks if you're using rgl. > > Duncan Murdoch > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
