Allows the user to select the cgWindow application to be the "current" application. Selection can be made based on window index number, widget identifier, object reference, or window title.
Graphics
selection: in, optional, type=varies Normally, a window index number of an cgWindow application. But, the selection can be a widget identifier, an object reference, or a window title, depending on which keywords are set. The cgWindow matching the selection is made the "current" cgWindow and the application is moved forward on the display.
display: in, optional, type=boolean, default=0 If this keyword is set, the selection is made the "current" application, and then the graphics window of the application is made the current graphics window. If there is no selection, then the current cgWindow graphics window is made the current graphics window. object: in, optional, type=boolean If this keyword is set, the selection is assumed to be an object reference. title: in, optional, type=boolean If this keyword is set, the selection is assumed to be a window title. All matching is done in uppercase characters. widgetid: in, optional, type=boolean If this keyword is set, the selection is assumed to be a widget identifier.
Used with query routine:: IDL> wids = cgQuery(TITLE=titles, COUNT=count) IDL> index = Where(StrUpCase(titles) EQ 'PLOT WINDOW', tcnt) IDL> IF tcnt GT 0 THEN cgSet, wids[index] IDL> cgWindow, 'Oplot', thisData, /AddCmd IDL> cgSet ; Bring current window forwad on display
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Change History:: Written, 23 January 2011. DWF. If selection match isn't provided, as like WShow to bring the current window forward on display. 26 Jan 2011. DWF.
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