ShowTools

ShowTools [/W=winName /A] [ toolName ]

The ShowTools operation puts a tool palette for drawing along the left hand side of the target or named graph or control panel, and optionally activates the named tool.

Flags

/A	Automatically size the window to make extra room for the tool palette. This preserves the proportion and size of the actual graph area.
/W=winName	Shows the tool palette in the named window. This must be the first flag specified when used in a Proc or Macro or on the command line.
	winName must be either the name of a top-level window or a path leading to an exterior panel subwindow (see Exterior Control Panels).

Parameters

If you specify a toolName (which can be one of: normal, guides, arrow, text, line, rect, rrect, oval, poly, or usershape) the named tool is activated. Specifying the "normal" tool has the same effect as issuing the GraphNormal command for a graph that has the drawing tools selected.

Details

The activated tool is not highlighted until the top graph or control panel becomes the topmost (activated) window. Use DoWindow/F to bring a window to the top (or "front").

See Also

DoWindow, GraphNormal, GraphWaveDraw, GraphWaveEdit, HideTools