set_current

Context: py.chips

Synopsis

Set the specified object as current.

Syntax

set_current(object_type, object_id)

Description

object_type - what type of object to modify, such as chips_window or chips_curve; see the Object Type section of "ahelp chipsopt"
object_id - a ChipsId structure indicating which object should be modified

The set_current command sets the object indicated by the argument as the current window; see "ahelp currency" for general information on currency.

There is also a "set_current" command for each ChIPS object:

set_current_axis
set_current_contour
set_current_curve
set_current_frame
set_current_histogram
set_current_image
set_current_label
set_current_line
set_current_plot
set_current_point
set_current_region
set_current_window

Use the info_current command to retrieve a list of all the current items in the ChIPS session, as shown in Example 1.

Example 1

chips> add_plot()
chips> add_plot(.2, .2, .7, .7)
chips> set_current(chips_plot,"plot2")

Create two plots; the second one is current by default. Set plot1 to be current.

The output of info_current for this session is:

Window [win1]
  Frame [frm1]
    Plot [plot1]
    Coord Sys [Plot Normalized]

Example 2

chips> set_current(chips_window,"Fig3")

Set the window with the id "Fig3" to be current.

CHANGES IN CIAO 4.1

The ability to set border axes as the current axis has been removed, as it will cause problems with coordinate systems.

Bugs

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