SELECT

 Returns a marker for the current character position in the current buffer,
 and sets the video attribute for displaying the select region when it is
 visible on the screen.

 Syntax

    marker := SELECT (keyword)

 Parameters

    keyword    The video attribute for the character at the marked
               location:  NONE, BLINK, BOLD, REVERSE, and UNDERLINE.  This
               attribute applies to all the characters in the select range.

 Example

 The following procedure creates a bold marker for the beginning of a
 select region; as you move the cursor, characters that you select are
 bolded:

    PROCEDURE user_start_select
       begin_select := SELECT (BOLD);
       MESSAGE ("Selection started.");
       ! To turn off the selection, set the variable to 0
    ENDPROCEDURE;

 Related topics

    MARK   SELECT_RANGE