Synopsis
Blink the specified object in order to identify it in the plot.
Syntax
highlight_object(object) highlight_object(id, object)
Description
The function arguments.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| object | Thetype of object to modify, such as chips_line or chips_curve; see the Object Type section of "ahelp chipsopt". |
| id | A ChipsId structure identifying the item, or a string containing the name of the object. |
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 an id of "hist3".
Bugs
See the bugs pages on the ChIPS website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.
See Also
- axes
- info_bound_axes
- chips
- chips, chipsgui, chipsrc, show_gui
- concepts
- aspectratio, attributes, chipsid, chipsopt, colors, coordsys, currency, depthcontrol, entitycreation, preferences, setget
- coordinates
- info_coordinate
- depth
- info_depth
- utilities
- info, info_current