iwidgets::dialog - Create and manipulate a dialog widget
Contents
Description
The iwidgets::dialog command creates a dialog box providing standard buttons and a child site for use in
derived classes. The buttons include ok, apply, cancel, and help. Methods and Options exist to
configure the buttons and their containing box.
Example
package require Iwidgets 4.0
iwidgets::dialog .d -modality global
.d buttonconfigure OK -command {puts OK; .d deactivate 1}
.d buttonconfigure Apply -command {puts Apply}
.d buttonconfigure Cancel -command {puts Cancel; .d deactivate 0}
.d buttonconfigure Help -command {puts Help}
listbox [.d childsite].lb -relief sunken
pack [.d childsite].lb -expand yes -fill both
if {[.d activate]} {
puts "Exit via OK button"
} else {
puts "Exit via Cancel button"
}
Inheritance
itk::Toplevel <- iwidgets::Shell <- iwidgets::Dialogshell <- iwidgets::Dialog
Inherited Methods
addbuttonconfiguredefaulthideindexinsertinvokeshow
See the "buttonbox" manual entry for details on the above inherited methods.
childsite
See the "dialogshell" manual entry for details on the above inherited methods.
activatecenterdeactivate
See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited methods.
Inherited Options
buttonBoxPadXbuttonBoxPadYbuttonBoxPospadXpadYseparatorthickness
See the "dialogshell" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.
heightmastermodalitywidth
See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.
title
See the "Toplevel" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.
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Keywords
dialog, dialogshell, shell, widget
Tk iwidgets::dialog(1)
Methods
The iwidgets::dialog command creates a new Tcl command whose name is pathName. This command may be used
to invoke various operations on the widget. It has the following general form: pathNameoption ?argarg...? Option and the args determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are
possible for dialog widgets:
Name
iwidgets::dialog - Create and manipulate a dialog widget
Standard Options
backgroundcursorforeground
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
Synopsis
iwidgets::dialogpathName ?options?
Widget-Specific Methods
pathNamecgetoption
Returns the current value of the configuration option given by option. Option may have any of the
values accepted by the iwidgets::dialog command.
pathNameconfigure ?option? ?valueoptionvalue...?
Query or modify the configuration options of the widget. If no option is specified, returns a
list describing all of the available options for pathName (see Tk_ConfigureInfo for information on
the format of this list). If option is specified with no value, then the command returns a list
describing the one named option (this list will be identical to the corresponding sublist of the
value returned if no option is specified). If one or more option-value pairs are specified, then
the command modifies the given widget option(s) to have the given value(s); in this case the
command returns an empty string. Option may have any of the values accepted by the
iwidgets::dialog command.
