hm_highlightlist
Control the highlighting of a list of entities.
Syntax
hm_highlightlist entity_type list_id highlight ?panel_sensitive?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl GUI
Description
Control the highlighting of a list of entities.
Inputs
- entity_type
- The type of entity to control the highlighting for.
- list_id
- The ID of the entity list. Valid values are 1 and 2.
- highlight
- The state of the highlighting. Valid values are:
- l, low or lowlight - set to low (gray) highlighting
- n, norm or normal - set to normal (no) highlighting
- h, high or highlight - set to high (white) highlighting
- panel_sensitive
- Can be used when multiple panel levels have been pushed,
either using the shortcut function keys, or the hm_pushpanel command.
This option determines whether to use the current panel or the
previous panel for the operation. This option is relevant only
when the list has been created from a panel entity selector under the above conditions.
Valid options are:
- 0 – Use the previous panel (default).
- 1 – Use the current panel.
Example
To display a list of elements in a low state:
*createlistpanel elems 1 "Select the element list"
hm_highlightlist elems 1 "low"Errors
Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To
detect errors, you can use the catch
command:
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}