"triangular" sliders when plotting with @interact ?

asked 4 years ago

TheHiggsBozo gravatar image

Hello! I am interested in plotting a function fu(x) (or fu(x,y)) using @interact. The subscript u=(u1,u2,u3) is a vector in the 2-dimensional simplex, so u is a real-valued vector with nonnegative entries summing to 1.

I am aware of single-variable sliders. For the plot of this function fu, it seems natural to me to adjust by clicking a point in this simplex, where the simplex is drawn off to the side as an equilateral triangle with corners labeled (1,0,0),(0,1,0),(0,0,1).

Are features like this built-in? I am okay to use either notebook!

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I don't think a feature like this exist, you would have to code the widget yourself.
You could try something like this, but it hasn't been updated in 6 years...

The simpler option is to use 2 sliders to control the coordinates of your point, linked to a dynamic plot to visualize the position in real time.

Florentin Jaffredo gravatar imageFlorentin Jaffredo ( 4 years ago )

Thanks for your comment. I'm months late, but I appreciate your effort. Seems like it's too much trouble to assemble in sage :(

TheHiggsBozo gravatar imageTheHiggsBozo ( 4 years ago )