Command: vane

Syntax

vane { <window> }

Description

Draw a direction vane, or turn the auto-vane feature on or off.

Parameters

• <window>
  A window identifier. The window must be a graphic window. If omitted, the current graphic window is used.

Switches

• -col=<color>
  The color of the vane. If omitted, a default foreground color (usually black) is used.

• -fo=<font>
  The font to be used for vane direction characters. This must be a scalable font. If omitted, a default scalable font is used.

• -off
  Turn the autovane off for the window. This also removes the vane layer from the window's layer array.

• -on
  Turn the autovane on for the window. This also ensures the presence of a vane layer in the window's layer array.

Notes

If the window is not currently in use, or is not a graphic window, no action is taken.

Examples

Draw a vane in window 1.

vane win1

Turn the autovane on with specific color and font.

vane my_win, -on, -col=blue, -fo=gothic

See Also