# NodeBox

Create visual output with Python programming code
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# pixie.distraction()

## Syntax

    distraction(d=0.05)

## Description

Determine how many writing errors Pixie makes. Distraction d ranges between 0.0 and 1.0, setting how often mistake() is called from paragraph(). The more distracted Pixie gets, the more words will be scribbled through. Making mistakes is a recursive process: corrections of mistakes might become mistakes themselves, and so on. Setting a high distraction on a long paragraph may take a while to draw.

## Example

    pixie = ximport("pixie")
    txt  = "Pixie was originally a part of the Aunt Hillary code package,"
    txt += "a handwriting that looks different each time, contains mistakes,"
    txt += "has wobbly baselines and variable color pressure."
    pixie.keywords(["pixie", "aunt hillary"])
    pixie.distraction(0.8)
    pixie.paragraph(txt, 100, 100, 200, pt=15)