Array of Clusters with Graph - Y Scale Change Event

Hello everyone
I have a Array of Clusters with a Graph inside each cluster. I need to trigger a event when the user type a new value on the graphs' Y scale and hit "Enter" to apply the change. Any ideas how to trigger that?
I am not considering the "mouse enter" event because I have other events linked with that already.
Thanks
Dan07
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dan07 wrote:
I think that I was not clear. Sorry. Lets thing about two arrays of clusters with graphs: Array of clusters 1 and Array of clusters 2. Both of them have their own graphs insides the clusters.
I want to do the same thing that you told me to do, but with two arrays of clusters instead of one. Changing the scale range of any graph of array of cluster 1 will trigger case A of event structure (just an example), and changing the scale range of any graph of array of clusters 2 will trigger case B of event structure (just an example again).
Then try the following. Dynamic Event Registration nodes are expandable:
a.lia-user-name-link[href="/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/88938"] {color: black;} a.lia-user-name-link[href="/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/88938"]:after {content: '';} .jrd-sig {height: 80px; overflow: visible;} .jrd-sig-deploy {float:left; opacity:0.2;} .jrd-sig-img {float:right; opacity:0.2;} .jrd-sig-img:hover {opacity:0.8;} .jrd-sig-deploy:hover {opacity:0.8;}

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