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[Enhancement ] Keep graph coordinate system constant after graph element changes in size

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Issue type
Feature
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Tech stack
python
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desktop

Research direction

Run the supplied Python reproduction and inspect the Graph element's TopRight property together with the window event handling. Confirm how resizing changes the graph coordinate mapping, then verify that resetting TopRight to (200, 200) keeps cursor coordinates at that range after horizontal resizing.

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Description

enhancement Port - TK Question
Question

Operating System

Windows 11

PySimpleGUI Port (tkinter, Qt, Wx, Web)

tkinter


Versions

Python version (sg.sys.version)

3.10.11

PySimpleGUI Version (sg.__version__)

4.60.4

GUI Version (tkinter (sg.tclversion_detailed), PySide2, WxPython, Remi)

8.6.12


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Detailed Description

I have a graph element with expand_x=True and expand_y=True and want to keep a constant coordinate system 0 <= x,y <= 200 even after the graph size changes. I set the TopRight attribute to (200, 200) every time the window size changes (configure event). Unfortunately the coordinate system does not respect the new TopRight value and instead scales proportionally with the graph element size.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Run code below
  2. Confirm graph size is 200x200 in console output
  3. Move mouse cursor to top right corner: Cursor coordinates will say roughly 200x200
  4. Resize window to twice the width so that the console output says roughly 400x200
  5. Move mouse cursor to top right corner: Cursor coordinates will say roughly 400x200

Expected results:

After resizing and explicitly setting TopRight = (200, 200) I would expect the top right cursor coordinates to be 200x200. Instead the top right cursor coordinates are 400x200.

Code To Duplicate

import PySimpleGUI as sg


def main():
    layout = [
        [sg.Graph(canvas_size=(200, 200),
                  graph_bottom_left=(0, 0),
                  graph_top_right=(200, 200),
                  key="-GRAPH-",
                  motion_events=True,
                  enable_events=True,
                  background_color="white",
                  expand_x=True,
                  expand_y=True,
                  drag_submits=True)],
    ]

    window = sg.Window("Window", layout, finalize=True, resizable=True)
    window.bind("<Configure>", "-CONFIGURE-")

    while True:
        event, values = window.read()
        if event == sg.WIN_CLOSED:
            break

        graph = window["-GRAPH-"]

        if event == "-CONFIGURE-":
            print("New graph size:", graph.get_size())
            graph.TopRight = (200, 200)
        elif event == "-GRAPH-+MOVE":
            print("Mouse position:", values["-GRAPH-"])

    window.close()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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