[IDV #MUF-395707]: IDV - Right click on Mac

Hi Craig-

> Thank you for the new user support, Don!

That's what we're here for! ;-)

> You guys gotta purchase a new dual-core Intel MacBook Pro laptop to
> test on. With virtualization software, you can run Mac OS X, Windows
> and Linux all at the same time and cut-and-paste between the OSes.

That would be nice!

> Regarding the right-click issue, below is a message that was posted to
> Apple's java-dev mailing list a few years ago.

Thanks for the info.  Actually, an even easier solution is to 
get a 2 button mouse. ;-)  Especially if you are going to run the
system described above!

> Thanks again!
> Craig
> 
> Control-clicking
> 
> This could be a bug or a feature depending on one's philosophy. Since the
> Mac mouse only has one button, the concept of initiating dragging via a
> non-existent second button is muddy at best. Control-clicking is a
> semi-substitute for Right-clicking on Windows, but really it's just a
> trigger for a context-sensitive menu, it's not *actually* a "Right-click."
> 
> Has anyone else run into this problem?
> 
> Yes, today. I have verified the behavior you describe.
> 
> Have you found a workaround?
> 
> I think so...maybe. Give this a try and see. Keep in mind it's still a
> work-around...I'm just consuming mouseMoved events and re-dispatching them
> as mouseDragged events if certain conditions are met. The code below
> demonstrates the problem, but if you un-comment the call to
> addAWTEventListener() in main(), you should start getting mouseDragged
> events for control-drag operations without having to change any of your
> existing code.
> 
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> 
> import javax.swing.JFrame;
> import java.awt.*;
> import java.awt.event.*;
> 
> /**
> * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
> * User: Rob Ross
> * Date: Sep 16, 2003
> * Time: 5:17:15 PM
> *
> * JFrame Template
> */
> 
> public class TestFrame extends JFrame implements MouseMotionListener
> {
> public TestFrame()
> {
> init();
> }
> 
> private void init()
> {
> getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
> setSize(400, 300);
> setTitle("TestFrame");
> addMouseMotionListener(this);
> this.setLocation(100, 100);
> setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
> this.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
> public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
> super.windowClosing(e);
> dispose();
> }
> 
> public void windowClosed(WindowEvent e) {
> super.windowClosed(e);
> System.exit(0);
> }
> });
> }
> 
> public static void main(String[] args) {
> JFrame myFrame = new TestFrame();
> 
> //install AWTEventListener
> /*
> Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().addAWTEventListener(
> new ControlDragFixer(),AWTEvent.MOUSE_EVENT_MASK |
> AWTEvent.MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK);
> */
> myFrame.setVisible(true);
> }
> 
> public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e){
> 
> long t = System.currentTimeMillis();
> System.out.println("mouseDragged "+t);
> }
> 
> 
> public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
> long t = System.currentTimeMillis();
> System.out.println("mouseMoved "+t);
> 
> }
> }
> 
> class ControlDragFixer  implements AWTEventListener
> {
> boolean buttonDown = false;
> 
> 
> public void eventDispatched(AWTEvent event) {
> 
> if (event instanceof MouseEvent)
> {
> MouseEvent e = (MouseEvent)event;
> int eventID = e.getID();
> switch (eventID)
> {
> case  MouseEvent.MOUSE_RELEASED:
> buttonDown = false;
> break;
> case  MouseEvent.MOUSE_PRESSED:
> if  (e.isControlDown())
> {
> buttonDown = true;
> //capture the state of the mouse button at this
> time since
> //subsequent MouseMoved events don't provide
> this information
> }
> break;
> case  MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVED:
> if (e.isControlDown() && buttonDown  )
> {
> //post a mouse dragged instead of mouse moved
> MouseEvent me = new
> MouseEvent((Component)e.getSource(),
> MouseEvent.MOUSE_DRAGGED, //this is
> where the magic happens!
> e.getWhen(),
> e.getModifiers(),
> e.getX(),
> e.getY(), e.getClickCount(),false,
> e.getButton()); //you might want to
> change this to "fake" a 2nd button on Mac
> e.consume(); //so no further processing of this
> Move event happens
> 
> Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemEventQueue().postEvent(me);
> }
> break;
> }
> }
> }
> 
> }
> 
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> 
> Quoting Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden>:
> 
> > Hi Craig-
> >
> >> Institution: UNC-CEP
> >> Package Version: 1.3b2
> >> Operating System: os.name:Mac OS X; os.arch:ppc; os.version:10.4.6;
> >> Hardware Information: java.vendor:Apple Computer, Inc.;
> >> java.version:1.5.0_06;
> >> java.home:/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home;
> >> j3d.version:1.3.1; j3d.vendor:Apple Computer, Inc.;
> >> j3d.renderer:OpenGL;
> >> Inquiry: Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm having trouble using the new grid subsetting feature in IDV 1.3b2 and
> >> I'm guessing either operator error (new user big dummy me) or the
> >> implementation
> >> of right-clicking for Mac OS X using a single-button mouse, which should be
> >> the <control> click key combination.
> >
> > Actually, the Apple logo key-click combo that simulates the right
> > click.  The docs say the Option-click, but that doesn't seem
> > to work.  Also, you can double click on the datasource and it
> > will bring up the properties dialog (something I just learned!).
> > Once you have the properties dialog up, you can do the geo-subsetting.
> >
> > Unfortunately, we don't have a Mac development platform in house
> > at the moment so we rely on the community to verify our docs.
> > I'll make the change to the docs.
> >
> >> One other suggestion:  a new blue --> light blue --> white --> pink --> red
> >> palette for temperature, just the colors blue and red, but
> >> decreasing/increasing
> >> in intensity/opacity.
> >
> > You could create one of these using the Color Table Editor.  See the
> > workshop docs on this subject at:
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/IDV/docs/workshop/resources/colortable/index.html
> >
> > You could also set this as the default color table for your system by
> > editing the Parameter Defaults if you want.  Instructions are in the
> > user's guide:
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/IDV/docs/userguide/tools/ParameterDefaultsEditor.html
> >
> > and the workshop docs:
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/IDV/docs/workshop/resources/parameters/ParameterDefaultsEditor.html
> >
> > If you have questions about using these resource editors, let us know.
> >
> >> Thank you and Muchas Gracias for correcting the nVIDIA GeForce video card
> >> problem so I can finally run IDV on my Mac -- wonderful!!!
> >
> > Glad it worked.
> >
> > Don Murray
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: MUF-395707
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: MUF-395707
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open