is an option to constructs such as Inset , Graphics , and GraphicsGroup that specifies whether and how content within them should be selectable.
ContentSelectable
is an option to constructs such as Inset , Graphics , and GraphicsGroup that specifies whether and how content within them should be selectable.
Details
- Possible settings are:
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True single clicks immediately select content objectsFalse content objects cannot be selectedAutomatic double‐click allows content selection (default)
- Even with the option ContentSelectable->False , a complete graphics object is itself selectable.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Allow the individual graphics objects to be selectable by a single click:
No individual object is selectable; the whole graphic appears as one object:
The first click selects the whole graphic, and subsequent clicks select individual objects:
Scope (2)
No individual object is selectable; the graphics complex appears as one object:
No individual object is selectable; the graphics group appears as one object:
See Also
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), ContentSelectable, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ContentSelectable.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "ContentSelectable." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ContentSelectable.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). ContentSelectable. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ContentSelectable.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_contentselectable, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ContentSelectable}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ContentSelectable.html}", note=[Accessed: 05-December-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_contentselectable, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ContentSelectable}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ContentSelectable.html}, note=[Accessed: 05-December-2025]}