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authorJoseph Hunkeler <jhunkeler@gmail.com>2015-07-08 20:46:52 -0400
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+.help dispname Mar12 votools
+.ih
+NAME
+dispname -- Get the currently displayed image name
+.ih
+USAGE
+dispname frame
+
+.ih
+PARAMETERS
+.ls frame
+Frame number to query.
+.le
+
+.ih
+DESCRIPTION
+
+The \fIDISPNAME\fR task is used to get the name of the image displayed
+in the frame number specified by the \fIframe\fR parameter.
+
+.ih
+EXAMPLES
+
+1. Print the displayed image name to the STDOUT
+
+.nf
+ votools> display dev$pix 1
+ votools> dispname 1 verbose+
+ dev$pix
+.fi
+
+2. Get the name, but use it within as script as a parameter:
+
+.nf
+ int frame_num = 1
+ dispname (frame_num)
+ printf ("The displayed image is '%s'\n", dispname.name)
+.fi
+
+
+.ih
+SEE ALSO
+
+.endhelp