[Ipe-discuss] How to delete an object with an ipelet?

[Otfried Cheong]

On 11/29/2011 06:53 PM, elwood151 wrote:
> How can I delete an object with an ipelet?
>
> I'm parsing all objects with a loop like
> local p=model:page()
>    for i, obj, sel, layer in p:objects() do
> ...
>
> and then want to delete some of them.
>
> I tried p[i]:delete() but it does not work.

It's p:remove(i), see

http://ipe7.sourceforge.net/manual/luapage.html

But you MUST NOT do this directly.  You must do the actual work inside 
an undo item - see the example ipelets (or any of the methods in 
actions.lua).

Cheers,
  Otfried