Chapter 19
Actions
Describes each G2 action and shows you how to use it.
- Introduction
- Executing Actions
- Executing Actions in Procedures
- Executing Actions in Other Contexts
- Executing Iterative Actions
- Further Information
- Dictionary of Actions
- abort
- Aborting a Procedure or Method
- Aborting a Procedure or Method Invocation
- activate
- change
- Changing List and Array Elements
- Changing the Color Attribute of an Item
- Changing the Icon Color Region of Instances
- Changing the Color of any Named Icon Region
- Changing the Name of an Item
- Minimizing the Size of a Workspace
- Changing the Text of an Attribute
- Changing the Text of Textual Items
- conclude
- Concluding Array and List Elements
- Concluding Attribute Values
- Concluding Values for Attributes
- Using an Indirect Reference to Conclude an Attribute Value
- Concluding Icon Variables
- Concluding Variable and Parameter Values
- Concluding Relations
- create
- Creating Transient Connections
- Creating an Item of a Particular Class
- Creating an Item by Cloning Another
- Creating an Item of a Class Using an Indirect Reference
- deactivate
- delete
- Deleting Items Without First Making Them Transient
- Removing Stubs While Deleting an Item
- Deleting Connections
- focus
- halt
- hide
- Hiding an Item
- Hiding the Workspace Containing an Item
- Hiding the Workspace of a Superior Item of a Subworkspace
- Hiding the Subworkspace of an Item
- Hiding the Workspace of an Action Button or User Menu Choice
- Hiding Workspaces on any G2 Window
- inform
- Using Inform to Post to the Message Board
- Informing a Destination Item
- insert
- invoke
- make
- Making Transient Items Permanent
- Making Permanent Items Transient
- Limitations to Transiency
- Making a Workspace the Subworkspace of an Item
- Creating a Subworkspace Programmatically
- Activation Status of Subworkspaces
- move
- pause
- print
- remove
- reset
- rotate
- Rotating an Icon
- Rotating an Icon From its Vertical Position
- set
- Setting the Value of a GSI (G2 Gateway) Variable
- Comparing Set with Conclude
- show
- Showing a Specific Workspace
- Showing the Workspace or Subworkspace of an Item
- Showing the Workspace of a Superior Item
- Showing a Workspace at a Fixed Scale
- Showing a Workspace at an Arbitrary Scale
- Showing a Workspace with Different Horizontal and Vertical Axes Scaling Factors
- Showing a Workspace at a Specific Screen Location
- Showing a Workspace by Positioning its Edges
- Showing a Workspace Using a Focal Point
- shut down g2
- start
- Starting a Procedure
- Starting a Procedure on a Remote G2 Process
- Starting a Procedure with a Priority
- Starting a Procedure after a Time Interval
- transfer
- Transferring Object Attributes
- Referencing Transferred Objects
- Transferring an Item to the Mouse
- Transferring More Than One Item to the Mouse
- Transferring an Item to a Workspace
- Removing an Item from a Workspace
- update
- Updating a Display Item
- Updating a Variable
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