equinor/ert

The Ert plotter does not have any tool selected default

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#12,775 opened on Feb 3, 2026

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Description

When opening the plotter after running the poly-example, no tool is selected by default. It would make sense that the zoom (magnifying glass) would be selected by default.

Like so;

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Research direction
Find where the plotter tool is initialized and set the zoom tool as the default.
Tech stack
python
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Fresh
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Clear
Prerequisites
python
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85