Name
Description
clear_away_lines
Blank out text lines on the screen
clear_window
Clear current window to its background setting
count_windows
Count the number of windows in the current screen
delta_worldx
Move the world cursor in an x direction
delta_worldy
Move the world cursor in a y direction
delta_worldz
Move the world cursor in a z direction
error_message
Display an error message and wait for a keystroke
error_text
Copy SilverScreen error text into a buffer
eval_expression
Evaluate SilverScreen expression
get_cspace
Retrieve current c-space settings
get_direct_pointer
Return a direct pointer to a system structure
get_group
Retrieve a group name
get_group_item
Retrieve an item name from a named group or the q-group
get_pgroup_item
Retrieve an item name from the q-group
get_version
Retrieve SilverScreen version information
get_view
Retrieve current view parameters
jump_menu
Invoke jump menu
mark_area
Mark an area in the current screen
path_drawing
Copy drawing directory name into a buffer
path_execution
Copy execution directory name into a buffer
path_home
Copy home directory name into a buffer
path_library
Copy library directory name into a buffer
path_silver
Copy SilverScreen directory name into a buffer
path_temp
Copy temporary directory name into a buffer
quick_menu
Invoke quick menu
ss_command
Execute a SilverScreen command
sys_ablock
Copy the path of the current annotation block into a buffer
sys_block
Copy the path of the current block into a buffer
sys_drawing
Copy the name of the current drawing into a buffer
sys_drawing_fullname
Copy the full name, including path, of the current drawing into a buffer
sys_object
Copy the path of the current object into a buffer
sys_screen
Copy the name of the current screen into a buffer
sys_title
Copy the title of the current drawing into a buffer
sys_window
Return the current window number
view_file
Display a text file in a scrollable window
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