Highlighting
- Last UpdatedFeb 14, 2025
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With the Highlighting tab selected, define the colour's used in the component list when selecting components from the list. Once a highlighting colour scheme has been defined this is restored upon re-entry into the discipline.

The Highlighting tab on the Modify Components window, displays:
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Component |
Defines the colour of the selected component in the list. |
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Tube |
Defines the colour of the selected tube in the list. |
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No Specification |
Defines the colour of the selected component in the list, when there is no specification. |
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Component in Limbospec |
Defines the colour of the selected component when its in limbospec. (If a SPEC or SPCOM is removed, the data held within it is transferred to a special archive Specification named /*LIMBOSPEC. The data still exists, so that references to it are still valid, but it no longer forms part of the original named SPEC). |
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Invalid pipng spec |
Defines the colour of selected component when its has an invalid pipe spec. |
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Successfully Selected New Specification |
Defines the colour of the selected component in the list, when a new specification has been found. |
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Failed to Select New Specification |
Defines the colour of the selected component in the list, when a new specification can be found. |
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Reset to Defaults |
Returns the highlight colours to the default settings. |
To change any of the highlighted colours, click the colour to be changed to display a colour selection window.
Note:
The name of this window changes depending on which of the colours is selected on the
Modify Components window. For example:

By default, the Highlighting Colour window is displayed with a limited selection of colours, to extend the colour selection, click More.

Select the required highlighting colour, then click Reset, once set the colour palette changes to that colour and the highlighting is changed in the component list.
Specific highlighting can also be turned On and Off using the radio buttons next to each highlighting colour palette.
Note:
The highlighting defaults are loaded if no highlighting scheme can be retrieved upon
entering the Piping discipline.