Feb 11, 2019
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/2017-11-24_figurecanvas_inaxes.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/2017-11-24_figurecanvas_inaxes.rst
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
            self._update_enter_leave()
            return

        # Find all axes containing the mouse
        if self.canvas.mouse_grabber is None:
            self.inaxes = self.canvas.inaxes((x, y))
            axes_list = [a for a in self.canvas.figure.get_axes()
                         if a.in_axes(self)]
        else:
 self.inaxes = self.canvas.mouse_grabber
 axes_list =[self.canvas.mouse_grabber]

        if self.inaxes is not None:
        if axes_list:
            self.inaxes = cbook._topmost_artist(axes_list)
            try:
                trans = self.inaxes.transData.inverted()
                xdata, ydata = trans.transform_point((x, y))
        event = LocationEvent('figure_enter_event', self, x, y, guiEvent)
        self.callbacks.process('figure_enter_event', event)

    @cbook.deprecated("2.1")
    def idle_event(self, guiEvent=None):
        """Called when GUI is idle."""
        s = 'idle_event'
        event = IdleEvent(s, self, guiEvent=guiEvent)
        self.callbacks.process(s, event)

    def inaxes(self, xy):
        """
        Check if a point is in an axes.

        Parameters
        ----------
        xy : tuple or list
            (x,y) coordinates.
            x position - pixels from left of canvas.
            y position - pixels from bottom of canvas.

        Returns
        -------
        axes: topmost axes containing the point, or None if no axes.

        """
        axes_list = [a for a in self.figure.get_axes()
                     if a.patch.contains_point(xy)]

        if axes_list:
            axes = cbook._topmost_artist(axes_list)
        else:
            axes = None

        return axes

    def grab_mouse(self, ax):
        """
        Set the child axes which are currently grabbing the mouse events.
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Expand Up		@@ -1319,12 +1319,15 @@ def __init__(self, name, canvas, x, y, guiEvent=None):
		self._update_enter_leave()
		return

		# Find all axes containing the mouse
		if self.canvas.mouse_grabber is None:
		self.inaxes = self.canvas.inaxes((x, y))
		axes_list = [a for a in self.canvas.figure.get_axes()
		if a.in_axes(self)]
		else:
		self.inaxes = self.canvas.mouse_grabber
		axes_list =[self.canvas.mouse_grabber]

		if self.inaxes is not None:
		if axes_list:
		self.inaxes = cbook._topmost_artist(axes_list)
		try:
		trans = self.inaxes.transData.inverted()
		xdata, ydata = trans.transform_point((x, y))
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		event = LocationEvent('figure_enter_event', self, x, y, guiEvent)
		self.callbacks.process('figure_enter_event', event)

		@cbook.deprecated("2.1")
		def idle_event(self, guiEvent=None):
		"""Called when GUI is idle."""
		s = 'idle_event'
		event = IdleEvent(s, self, guiEvent=guiEvent)
		self.callbacks.process(s, event)

		def inaxes(self, xy):
		"""
		Check if a point is in an axes.

		Parameters
		----------
		xy : tuple or list
		(x,y) coordinates.
		x position - pixels from left of canvas.
		y position - pixels from bottom of canvas.

		Returns
		-------
		axes: topmost axes containing the point, or None if no axes.

		"""
		axes_list = [a for a in self.figure.get_axes()
		if a.patch.contains_point(xy)]

		if axes_list:
		axes = cbook._topmost_artist(axes_list)
		else:
		axes = None

		return axes

		def grab_mouse(self, ax):
		"""
		Set the child axes which are currently grabbing the mouse events.
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