geSubSelectBox

geSubSelectBox( 
[ w_windowId ] 
[ g_partial ] 
[ l_bBox ] 
) 
=> t / nil 

Description

Implements the sub mode of area selection.

With no arguments, it prompts you to enter the de-selection area in the current window. Partial de-selection is performed if the window environment variable partialSelect is set.

Arguments

w_windowId	Window ID of the window containing the objects.
g_partial	Whether partial selection should be performed. Valid Values: t, nil
l_bBox	The bounding box to be used for de-selection. When no bounding box is specified, this function operates interactively.

Value Returned

t	The de-selection is performed.
nil	The de-selection is not performed.

Examples

Deselects the objects in win1 enclosed in the bounding box described by the coordinates 0:0, 25:25. Partial selection is not performed.

geSubSelectBox( win1 nil list(0:0 25:25) )

Related Topics

partialSelect

Selection Functions

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