display info while ginput() waits

How can I display and update the current mouse position while ginput() is waiting for the user to click? I have tried using textarea=uitextarea('Value',str1); but it only displays something once, after the user clicks. Thank you.

[John BG]

look in the file exchange, there are already available solutions for this question

[William Rose]

Thank you John BG. I have read the ginputc() help and downloaded the routine. It does not do what I am seeking, since it does not allow me to display something (namely the scaled cursor position), and change what I am displaying as the cursor moves, while waiting for the user to click. I will keep looking in the file exchange.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/undocumented-cursorbar-object

Information thanks to Han Oostdijk at https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/296770

[Ahmad Gad]

It looks like this function doesn't work for most recent MATLAB versions. Do you have any alternatives in mind? Thank you!

Answer 2

[Vishal Neelagiri]

You might want to have a look at this custom ginput function submitted via MATLAB File Exchange:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/38703-custom-ginput

[William Rose]

Thank you Vishal N. I have looked at ginputc(). It is very nice but does not do what I am hoping to do.