get coordinates in grapher

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get coordinates in grapher

Hello everone,

I did already post this, but long time ago, and I forgot...

So when I use grapher and use the funktion y=x+4 for example, and I want to get coordinates of the graph, my intuitiv behaviour is to click on it. But no matter where I click, I always see at the bottom of the window "x=,4f y=,4f". Even if I change the equation of the function.

Michael

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on May 27, 2009 11:30 PM

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May 28, 2009 1:38 AM in response to motmotmot

Hi mot

You're doing this intuitively correct. I'd try the following.
Quit Grapher.app
Go to /Users/yourhomefolder/Library/Preferences
Move the file com.apple.grapher.plist to you Desktop

Launch Grapher.app
If it works now as expected, you thrash the plist from your Desktop.
If not, please post back.

Kind regards
--greg

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motmotmot Author

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May 28, 2009 2:30 AM in response to madconqueror

Hi greg,

I did as you said. But same problem as before. But it doesn't work. I trashed the plist, but that didn't changed anything. I can restore the plist via Time Machine, if it is neccessary.

thx
mot

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Answer 3

May 28, 2009 3:15 AM in response to motmotmot

Hi mot

Hmmm, I see in your signature you're using 10.5.2... Have you considered updating to 10.5.6 (or 10.5.7 although it is not recommended by many users here - I personally wouldn't recommend against it, but I have to admit I experienced some issues with the Finder and Mouse/Keyboard behaviour).

Also try repairing disk permissions using /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app

Regards
--greg

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motmotmot Author

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May 28, 2009 4:10 AM in response to madconqueror

I am using .7 already. My signature was not uptodate. Sorry. I used the Disk Utility, but that did not change grapher's behaviour.

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YB24

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Jun 9, 2009 2:38 PM in response to motmotmot

Hello Michael,
I tried y=x+4, selected the black arrow in the tool bar, clicked a point on the line in the graph and got both coordinates.
Could you send me your .gcx file ? may be it is the problem.
Regards, YB24

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motmotmot Author

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Jun 10, 2009 12:30 AM in response to YB24

Hello YB24,
I did the same, but still get the same error. Where do I find this .gcx file?
Michael

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motmotmot Author

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Jun 11, 2009 11:04 AM in response to motmotmot

Hello everyone,

with the help of YB24 i found out, that the error lies in the localizable.strings file of the german version. In this file is the line:

"COORDINATES FORMAT_FORMATSTRING" = "%@=%%,%df %@%%,%df";

In this line I changed the "," to a "." in both cases. Now I see the coordinates of any graph in grapher, but with an dot a delimiter instead of the commata which is the correct form in German. So it works, but not yet perfectly.
So my last question on this topic: In the German language it is common to write 4,567 instead of 4.567, as in English. Does anyone know, how to write this special line in the translation file, so that I see the German form?

Best wishes
motmotmot

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YB24

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Jun 12, 2009 7:38 AM in response to motmotmot

Hi motmotmot !
It's also decimal points in this place on the French Localizable.strings file ; and coordinates show point and not coma even with Grapher used in French.
I'm afraid you should tolerate it as well as I do with my scientific small calculator TI-81...
There is a good text about international numbers format at BIPM
< <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/chapter5/5-3-2.html > article 5 34 "Formatting numbers, and the decimal marker".
Cordialement, YB24

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