[vtkusers] need text attached to actors

[Malcolm Drummond]

Hi Patrick

You can use the actors pick method (SetPickMethod(void(*f),void *arg)). For
every actor create a pick method that writes a unique string.

Malcolm
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Neumann <neumann at medizin.fu-berlin.de>
To: <vtkusers at public.kitware.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [vtkusers] need text attached to actors


> Thanks,
>
> but this is not what I want :-(
> I mean just a simple string which can be written to the console. If I pick
> an actor in the renderer it would be great to know what I have picked.
> What I need is a method like vtkProp->SetName(const char*) or more general
> vtkObject->SetUserData(void *) and the corresponding get methods.
>
> Yves Starreveld schrieb:
>
> > Hi, Patrick,
> >
> > Have a look at graphics/examplesPython/textOrigin.py
> >
> > Yves
> > On Wednesday, April 25, 2001, at 09:42  AM, Patrick Neumann wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > is there a way to attach some text to an actor? I need this for giving
> > > my actors a name.
> > >
> > > Thanks for help
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