highlight_object

Context: utilities

Synopsis

Blink the specified object in order to identify it in the plot.

Syntax

highlight_object([id,] object)

Description

id - an optional ChipsId structure. If the id is omitted, the current object is used.
object - what type of object to modify, such as chips_line or chips_curve; see the Object Type section of "ahelp chipsopt"

The highlight_object command blinks the specified object for approximately three seconds in order to identify it in the plot. The command does not change the currency of the object, and is not added to the undo/redo stack.

This command is part of the advanced ChIPS module; refer to "ahelp chips" for information. To load the module:

from pychips.advanced import *

Example

chips> highlight_object("hist3", chips_histogram)

Highlight the histogram with id="hist3".

Bugs

See the bugs pages on the ChIPS website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.