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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 chips_auto_redraw Context: chips

Synopsis

Set the automatic redrawing mode.

Syntax

Integer_Type chips_auto_redraw(flag)

Description

This function sets (flag = 1) or unsets (flag = 0) the automatic redrawing mode of ChIPS. It returns the previous setting.

Use the "chips_redraw()" command to force the ChIPS display to be redrawn.

Arguments for chips_auto_redraw

Name Type Options Default Comment
flag Integer_Type 0 for off, 1 for on 1 (on)

Example 1

  chips> chips_auto_redraw(0)
  1
	

Here we have turned off the automatic redraw mode. The return value shows that the previous setting had been on (i.e. 1).

Example 2

  () = chips_auto_redraw(0);
	

As the first example, but done in a S-Lang script. Here the return value is ignored.

Bugs

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

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