From 4a3d27f78de88e01332a859bb58f337cab56790e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:20:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] Prototype for qt

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
index 0b0240c90310..280feb0ff57e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
@@ -328,10 +328,31 @@ def leaveEvent(self, event):
     def mousePressEvent(self, event):
         button = self.buttond.get(event.button())
         if button is not None and self.figure is not None:
-            MouseEvent("button_press_event", self,
-                       *self.mouseEventCoords(event), button,
-                       modifiers=self._mpl_modifiers(),
-                       guiEvent=event)._process()
+            mpl_event = MouseEvent("button_press_event", self,
+                                        *self.mouseEventCoords(event), button,
+                                        modifiers=self._mpl_modifiers(),
+                                        guiEvent=event)
+            if button == MouseButton.RIGHT:
+                for ax in self.figure.get_axes():
+                    if ax.contains(mpl_event)[0] and ax.name == '3d':
+                        self.showContextMenu(event, ax)
+                        return
+
+            mpl_event._process()
+
+    def showContextMenu(self, event, ax):
+        menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self)
+        menu.setTitle("3D View Options")
+
+        def set_view(elev, azim):
+            ax.view_init(elev=elev, azim=azim, roll=0)
+            self.draw_idle()
+
+        menu.addAction("Top View (XY)").triggered.connect(lambda: set_view(90, -90))
+        menu.addAction("Side View (YZ)").triggered.connect(lambda: set_view(0, 0))
+        menu.addAction("Front View (XZ)").triggered.connect(lambda: set_view(0, -90))
+
+        menu.exec(QtGui.QCursor.pos())
 
     def mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event):
         button = self.buttond.get(event.button())

From 2086384287bfbeb6566a95dd815f796cecef394e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:25:29 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] check for mouse movement

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py | 37 +++++++++------------------
 lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py    | 18 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
index 280feb0ff57e..5add60a30b47 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
@@ -328,31 +328,10 @@ def leaveEvent(self, event):
     def mousePressEvent(self, event):
         button = self.buttond.get(event.button())
         if button is not None and self.figure is not None:
-            mpl_event = MouseEvent("button_press_event", self,
-                                        *self.mouseEventCoords(event), button,
-                                        modifiers=self._mpl_modifiers(),
-                                        guiEvent=event)
-            if button == MouseButton.RIGHT:
-                for ax in self.figure.get_axes():
-                    if ax.contains(mpl_event)[0] and ax.name == '3d':
-                        self.showContextMenu(event, ax)
-                        return
-
-            mpl_event._process()
-
-    def showContextMenu(self, event, ax):
-        menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self)
-        menu.setTitle("3D View Options")
-
-        def set_view(elev, azim):
-            ax.view_init(elev=elev, azim=azim, roll=0)
-            self.draw_idle()
-
-        menu.addAction("Top View (XY)").triggered.connect(lambda: set_view(90, -90))
-        menu.addAction("Side View (YZ)").triggered.connect(lambda: set_view(0, 0))
-        menu.addAction("Front View (XZ)").triggered.connect(lambda: set_view(0, -90))
-
-        menu.exec(QtGui.QCursor.pos())
+            MouseEvent("button_press_event", self,
+                       *self.mouseEventCoords(event), button,
+                       modifiers=self._mpl_modifiers(),
+                       guiEvent=event)._process()
 
     def mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event):
         button = self.buttond.get(event.button())
@@ -648,6 +627,14 @@ def full_screen_toggle(self):
         else:
             self.window.showFullScreen()
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if labels is None or actions is None:
+            return
+        menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self.window)
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            menu.addAction(label).triggered.connect(action)
+        menu.exec(QtGui.QCursor.pos())
+
     def _widgetclosed(self):
         CloseEvent("close_event", self.canvas)._process()
         if self.window._destroying:
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
index 32da8dfde7aa..36007b4b9e0c 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import textwrap
 import warnings
 
+import functools
 import numpy as np
 
 import matplotlib as mpl
@@ -187,6 +188,8 @@ def __init__(
         pseudo_bbox = self.transLimits.inverted().transform([(0, 0), (1, 1)])
         self._pseudo_w, self._pseudo_h = pseudo_bbox[1] - pseudo_bbox[0]
 
+        self._right_click_moved = False
+
         # mplot3d currently manages its own spines and needs these turned off
         # for bounding box calculations
         self.spines[:].set_visible(False)
@@ -1357,6 +1360,7 @@ def clear(self):
 
     def _button_press(self, event):
         if event.inaxes == self:
+            self._right_click_moved = False
             self.button_pressed = event.button
             self._sx, self._sy = event.xdata, event.ydata
             toolbar = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas.toolbar
@@ -1367,6 +1371,19 @@ def _button_press(self, event):
 
     def _button_release(self, event):
         self.button_pressed = None
+
+        if event.button in self._zoom_btn and event.inaxes == self \
+            and not self._right_click_moved:
+            canvas = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas
+            canvas.manager.context_menu(
+                event,
+                labels=["XY", "YZ", "XZ"],
+                actions=[functools.partial(self.view_init, elev=90, azim=-90),
+                         functools.partial(self.view_init, elev=0, azim=0),
+                         functools.partial(self.view_init, elev=0, azim=-90)],
+            )
+            canvas.draw_idle()
+
         toolbar = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas.toolbar
         # backend_bases.release_zoom and backend_bases.release_pan call
         # push_current, so check the navigation mode so we don't call it twice
@@ -1621,6 +1638,7 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         # Zoom
         elif self.button_pressed in self._zoom_btn:
             # zoom view (dragging down zooms in)
+            self._right_click_moved = True
             scale = h/(h - dy)
             self._scale_axis_limits(scale, scale, scale)
 

From 2fea63e66eec690b318ac49851b62e81483fd066 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anton <138380708+r3kste@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:21:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] Add context menu in FigureManagerTk

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
index 42782b2f00e1..a9a2b3a5d7a0 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
@@ -646,6 +646,14 @@ def full_screen_toggle(self):
         is_fullscreen = bool(self.window.attributes('-fullscreen'))
         self.window.attributes('-fullscreen', not is_fullscreen)
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if labels is None or actions is None:
+            return
+        menu = tk.Menu(self.window, tearoff=0)
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            menu.add_command(label=label, command=action)
+        menu.tk_popup(event.guiEvent.x_root, event.guiEvent.y_root)
+
 
 class NavigationToolbar2Tk(NavigationToolbar2, tk.Frame):
     def __init__(self, canvas, window=None, *, pack_toolbar=True):

From 90e40a1642117d95fffdc33a85cd3645efae2587 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:34:05 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] gtk3&4

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py | 14 +++++++++++++
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py      |  8 +++----
 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
index 20a1a3c8f0a9..2fea6f2ca7a7 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
@@ -591,6 +591,20 @@ class FigureManagerGTK3(_FigureManagerGTK):
     _toolbar2_class = NavigationToolbar2GTK3
     _toolmanager_toolbar_class = ToolbarGTK3
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if labels is None or actions is None:
+            return
+        menu = Gtk.Menu()
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            item = Gtk.MenuItem(label=label)
+            menu.append(item)
+            def draw_lambda(_w, a=action):
+                a()
+                self.canvas.draw()
+            item.connect('activate', draw_lambda)
+            item.show()
+        menu.popup_at_pointer(event.guiEvent)
+
 
 @_BackendGTK.export
 class _BackendGTK3(_BackendGTK):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
index 95b116e9a6ba..ae154634df02 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
@@ -637,6 +637,34 @@ class FigureManagerGTK4(_FigureManagerGTK):
     _toolbar2_class = NavigationToolbar2GTK4
     _toolmanager_toolbar_class = ToolbarGTK4
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if labels is None or actions is None:
+            return
+        popover = Gtk.Popover()
+        popover.set_parent(self.window)
+        popover.set_has_arrow(False)
+        box = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0)
+        popover.set_child(box)
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            btn = Gtk.Button(label=label)
+            def draw_lambda(_btn, a=action, p=popover):
+                a()
+                self.canvas.draw()
+                p.popdown()
+            btn.connect('clicked', draw_lambda)
+            box.append(btn)
+        scale = self.canvas.get_scale_factor()
+        x_canvas = (event.x / scale)
+        y_canvas = ((self.canvas.get_height() * scale - event.y) / scale)
+        x_win,y_win = self.canvas.translate_coordinates(self.window, x_canvas, y_canvas)
+        rect = Gdk.Rectangle()
+        rect.x = x_win
+        rect.y = y_win
+        rect.width = 1
+        rect.height = 1
+        popover.set_pointing_to(rect)
+        popover.popup()
+
 
 @_BackendGTK.export
 class _BackendGTK4(_BackendGTK):
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
index 36007b4b9e0c..489ad4392dc6 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def __init__(
         pseudo_bbox = self.transLimits.inverted().transform([(0, 0), (1, 1)])
         self._pseudo_w, self._pseudo_h = pseudo_bbox[1] - pseudo_bbox[0]
 
-        self._right_click_moved = False
+        self._mouse_moved = False
 
         # mplot3d currently manages its own spines and needs these turned off
         # for bounding box calculations
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ def clear(self):
 
     def _button_press(self, event):
         if event.inaxes == self:
-            self._right_click_moved = False
+            self._mouse_moved = False
             self.button_pressed = event.button
             self._sx, self._sy = event.xdata, event.ydata
             toolbar = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas.toolbar
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ def _button_release(self, event):
         self.button_pressed = None
 
         if event.button in self._zoom_btn and event.inaxes == self \
-            and not self._right_click_moved:
+            and not self._mouse_moved:
             canvas = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas
             canvas.manager.context_menu(
                 event,
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         # Zoom
         elif self.button_pressed in self._zoom_btn:
             # zoom view (dragging down zooms in)
-            self._right_click_moved = True
+            self._mouse_moved = True
             scale = h/(h - dy)
             self._scale_axis_limits(scale, scale, scale)
 

From bb18c3223899146bb1325b0530286d97211175e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 11:38:36 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] macosx&wx backends and edit in axes3d.py due to gtk4

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py     | 10 ++++++++
 lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py        |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py
index 6ea437a90ca1..c7cb206d2089 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 from matplotlib.backend_bases import (
     _Backend, FigureCanvasBase, FigureManagerBase, NavigationToolbar2,
     ResizeEvent, TimerBase, _allow_interrupt)
+from Foundation import NSObject
+import AppKit
+import objc
 
 
 class TimerMac(_macosx.Timer, TimerBase):
@@ -161,6 +164,22 @@ def __init__(self, canvas, num):
             self.show()
             self.canvas.draw_idle()
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if labels is None or actions is None:
+            return
+        menu = AppKit.NSMenu.alloc().init()
+        self._menu_callbacks = []
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            target = MenuCallback.alloc().initWithCallback_(action)
+            self._menu_callbacks.append(target)
+            item = AppKit.NSMenuItem.alloc().initWithTitle_action_keyEquivalent_(
+                label, "action:", ""
+            )
+            item.setTarget_(target)
+            menu.addItem_(item)
+        mouse_loc = AppKit.NSEvent.mouseLocation()
+        menu.popUpMenuPositioningItem_atLocation_inView_(None, mouse_loc, None)
+
     def _close_button_pressed(self):
         Gcf.destroy(self)
         self.canvas.flush_events()
@@ -189,6 +208,16 @@ def show(self):
             self._raise()
 
 
+class MenuCallback(NSObject):
+    def initWithCallback_(self, callback):
+        self = objc.super(MenuCallback, self).init()
+        self.callback = callback
+        return self
+    def action_(self, sender):
+        if hasattr(self, 'callback') and self.callback:
+            self.callback()
+
+
 @_Backend.export
 class _BackendMac(_Backend):
     FigureCanvas = FigureCanvasMac
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
index 0acb4499ed87..5990c69be146 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
@@ -1018,6 +1018,16 @@ def full_screen_toggle(self):
         # docstring inherited
         self.frame.ShowFullScreen(not self.frame.IsFullScreen())
 
+    def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
+        if labels is None or actions is None:
+            return
+        menu = wx.Menu()
+        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
+            item = menu.Append(wx.NewIdRef(), label)
+            menu.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, lambda _, a=action: a(), item)
+        self.canvas.PopupMenu(menu)
+        menu.Destroy()
+
     def get_window_title(self):
         # docstring inherited
         return self.window.GetTitle()
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
index 489ad4392dc6..210adb2c9691 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -1638,7 +1638,8 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         # Zoom
         elif self.button_pressed in self._zoom_btn:
             # zoom view (dragging down zooms in)
-            self._mouse_moved = True
+            if (dx**2 + dy**2) > 5:
+                self._mouse_moved = True
             scale = h/(h - dy)
             self._scale_axis_limits(scale, scale, scale)
 

From 87fdb0a65d2516dbd32da49b0b1216bb862607d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 17:38:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] simplified Gtk4 and minor change to position of setting
 _mouse_moved to true

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py | 14 ++++++--------
 lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py      |  5 +++--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
index ae154634df02..50506d4d315d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
@@ -638,12 +638,12 @@ class FigureManagerGTK4(_FigureManagerGTK):
     _toolmanager_toolbar_class = ToolbarGTK4
 
     def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
-        if labels is None or actions is None:
+        if not labels or not actions:
             return
         popover = Gtk.Popover()
-        popover.set_parent(self.window)
+        popover.set_parent(self.canvas)
         popover.set_has_arrow(False)
-        box = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=0)
+        box = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
         popover.set_child(box)
         for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
             btn = Gtk.Button(label=label)
@@ -654,12 +654,10 @@ def draw_lambda(_btn, a=action, p=popover):
             btn.connect('clicked', draw_lambda)
             box.append(btn)
         scale = self.canvas.get_scale_factor()
-        x_canvas = (event.x / scale)
-        y_canvas = ((self.canvas.get_height() * scale - event.y) / scale)
-        x_win,y_win = self.canvas.translate_coordinates(self.window, x_canvas, y_canvas)
+        height = self.canvas.get_height()
         rect = Gdk.Rectangle()
-        rect.x = x_win
-        rect.y = y_win
+        rect.x = int(event.x / scale)
+        rect.y = int(height - (event.y / scale))
         rect.width = 1
         rect.height = 1
         popover.set_pointing_to(rect)
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
index 210adb2c9691..36c01ce60ba6 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -1580,6 +1580,9 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         w = self._pseudo_w
         h = self._pseudo_h
 
+        if (dx**2 + dy**2) > 5:
+            self._mouse_moved = True
+
         # Rotation
         if self.button_pressed in self._rotate_btn:
             # rotate viewing point
@@ -1638,8 +1641,6 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         # Zoom
         elif self.button_pressed in self._zoom_btn:
             # zoom view (dragging down zooms in)
-            if (dx**2 + dy**2) > 5:
-                self._mouse_moved = True
             scale = h/(h - dy)
             self._scale_axis_limits(scale, scale, scale)
 

From 84f7111d46ccc185bc4c7b207a84294fb2e0c6ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 09:24:07 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] minor fix

---
 lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
index 36c01ce60ba6..4e5991933e23 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         w = self._pseudo_w
         h = self._pseudo_h
 
-        if (dx**2 + dy**2) > 5:
+        if (dx**2 + dy**2) > 1e-5:
             self._mouse_moved = True
 
         # Rotation

From 0a8d87a50123fb1da2215a78ee47bcaf464a167a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 10:11:41 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] simplified context_menu in backend_macosx.py

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py | 20 ++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py
index c7cb206d2089..5d1609aaf48a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_macosx.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     ResizeEvent, TimerBase, _allow_interrupt)
 from Foundation import NSObject
 import AppKit
-import objc
 
 
 class TimerMac(_macosx.Timer, TimerBase):
@@ -148,6 +147,12 @@ def save_figure(self, *args):
         return filename
 
 
+class MenuCallback(NSObject):
+    def action_(self, sender):
+        if hasattr(self, 'callback'):
+            self.callback()
+
+
 class FigureManagerMac(_macosx.FigureManager, FigureManagerBase):
     _toolbar2_class = NavigationToolbar2Mac
 
@@ -170,7 +175,8 @@ def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
         menu = AppKit.NSMenu.alloc().init()
         self._menu_callbacks = []
         for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
-            target = MenuCallback.alloc().initWithCallback_(action)
+            target = MenuCallback.alloc().init()
+            target.callback = action
             self._menu_callbacks.append(target)
             item = AppKit.NSMenuItem.alloc().initWithTitle_action_keyEquivalent_(
                 label, "action:", ""
@@ -208,16 +214,6 @@ def show(self):
             self._raise()
 
 
-class MenuCallback(NSObject):
-    def initWithCallback_(self, callback):
-        self = objc.super(MenuCallback, self).init()
-        self.callback = callback
-        return self
-    def action_(self, sender):
-        if hasattr(self, 'callback') and self.callback:
-            self.callback()
-
-
 @_Backend.export
 class _BackendMac(_Backend):
     FigureCanvas = FigureCanvasMac

From 4a60e5921b93eb4986c1b8dcfad6ec5b88fd0f4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 11:24:54 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] changed gtk4 implementation

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py |  5 +----
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py      | 11 ++++++++---
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
index 2fea6f2ca7a7..4270fec91b92 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
@@ -598,10 +598,7 @@ def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
         for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
             item = Gtk.MenuItem(label=label)
             menu.append(item)
-            def draw_lambda(_w, a=action):
-                a()
-                self.canvas.draw()
-            item.connect('activate', draw_lambda)
+            item.connect('activate', lambda w, a=action: a())
             item.show()
         menu.popup_at_pointer(event.guiEvent)
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
index 50506d4d315d..dadf92478b91 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
@@ -640,19 +640,19 @@ class FigureManagerGTK4(_FigureManagerGTK):
     def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
         if not labels or not actions:
             return
-        popover = Gtk.Popover()
+        menu = Gio.Menu()
+        action_group = Gio.SimpleActionGroup()
+        for i, (label, action) in enumerate(zip(labels, actions)):
+            action_name = f"ctx_{i}"
+            g_action = Gio.SimpleAction.new(action_name, None)
+            g_action.connect("activate", lambda a, b, act=action: act())
+            action_group.add_action(g_action)
+            menu.append(label, f"win.{action_name}")
+        self.canvas.insert_action_group("win", action_group)
+        popover = Gtk.PopoverMenu.new_from_model(menu)
         popover.set_parent(self.canvas)
         popover.set_has_arrow(False)
-        box = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
-        popover.set_child(box)
-        for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
-            btn = Gtk.Button(label=label)
-            def draw_lambda(_btn, a=action, p=popover):
-                a()
-                self.canvas.draw()
-                p.popdown()
-            btn.connect('clicked', draw_lambda)
-            box.append(btn)
+        popover.set_halign(Gtk.Align.START)
         scale = self.canvas.get_scale_factor()
         height = self.canvas.get_height()
         rect = Gdk.Rectangle()
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
index 4e5991933e23..4abb8671e110 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -1375,12 +1375,17 @@ def _button_release(self, event):
         if event.button in self._zoom_btn and event.inaxes == self \
             and not self._mouse_moved:
             canvas = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas
+
+            def draw_lambda(elev, azim):
+                self.view_init(elev=elev, azim=azim)
+                canvas.draw_idle()
+
             canvas.manager.context_menu(
                 event,
                 labels=["XY", "YZ", "XZ"],
-                actions=[functools.partial(self.view_init, elev=90, azim=-90),
-                         functools.partial(self.view_init, elev=0, azim=0),
-                         functools.partial(self.view_init, elev=0, azim=-90)],
+                actions=[functools.partial(draw_lambda, elev=90, azim=-90),
+                         functools.partial(draw_lambda, elev=0, azim=0),
+                         functools.partial(draw_lambda, elev=0, azim=-90)],
             )
             canvas.draw_idle()
 

From 45b30efef861aa62973fb826bd60c00c2f3addf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 08:59:29 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] minor changes

---
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py | 2 +-
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py | 4 ++--
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py   | 2 +-
 lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py   | 2 +-
 lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py      | 1 -
 5 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
index 4270fec91b92..156234f888c6 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk3.py
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
         for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
             item = Gtk.MenuItem(label=label)
             menu.append(item)
-            item.connect('activate', lambda w, a=action: a())
+            item.connect('activate', lambda _, a=action: a())
             item.show()
         menu.popup_at_pointer(event.guiEvent)
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
index dadf92478b91..13c2cfdfb71b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk4.py
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
         menu = Gio.Menu()
         action_group = Gio.SimpleActionGroup()
         for i, (label, action) in enumerate(zip(labels, actions)):
-            action_name = f"ctx_{i}"
+            action_name = f"{label}"
             g_action = Gio.SimpleAction.new(action_name, None)
-            g_action.connect("activate", lambda a, b, act=action: act())
+            g_action.connect("activate", lambda *_, a=action: a())
             action_group.add_action(g_action)
             menu.append(label, f"win.{action_name}")
         self.canvas.insert_action_group("win", action_group)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
index 5add60a30b47..d8738fc5ad15 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt.py
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
         menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self.window)
         for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
             menu.addAction(label).triggered.connect(action)
-        menu.exec(QtGui.QCursor.pos())
+        menu.exec(event.guiEvent.globalPosition().toPoint())
 
     def _widgetclosed(self):
         CloseEvent("close_event", self.canvas)._process()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
index 5990c69be146..631e82090539 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ def context_menu(self, event, labels=None, actions=None):
         for label, action in zip(labels, actions):
             item = menu.Append(wx.NewIdRef(), label)
             menu.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, lambda _, a=action: a(), item)
-        self.canvas.PopupMenu(menu)
+        self.canvas.PopupMenu(menu, event.guiEvent.GetPosition())
         menu.Destroy()
 
     def get_window_title(self):
diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
index 4abb8671e110..7add5f0e01fb 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -1387,7 +1387,6 @@ def draw_lambda(elev, azim):
                          functools.partial(draw_lambda, elev=0, azim=0),
                          functools.partial(draw_lambda, elev=0, azim=-90)],
             )
-            canvas.draw_idle()
 
         toolbar = self.get_figure(root=True).canvas.toolbar
         # backend_bases.release_zoom and backend_bases.release_pan call

From 5ed834ca2ea61bb003d1483330039b0078f65030 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AdwaithBatchu <adwaithbatchu@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:10:12 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] changed threshold value

---
 lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
index 7add5f0e01fb..fb9f0113ed08 100644
--- a/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
+++ b/lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/axes3d.py
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ def _on_move(self, event):
         w = self._pseudo_w
         h = self._pseudo_h
 
-        if (dx**2 + dy**2) > 1e-5:
+        if (dx**2 + dy**2) > 1e-6:
             self._mouse_moved = True
 
         # Rotation