[Tutor] Following the Mouse in a Graphics Area

[Kent Johnson]

Wayne Watson wrote:
> Win XP.
> Is there a way to read out the pixel position in a graphics area, and 
> display it so the user knows the x-y values? I want the user to specify 
> the center of a circle he wants drawn on an image. When he specifies the 
> center, then I want to use it as a reference point.

Presuming you are still using Tkinter, when the user clicks, the Event 
object includes the x, y coordinates of the click relative to the 
top-left of the widget that was clicked. If you want to track mouse 
motion in a widget, register a <Motion> handler for the widget.

Kent