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iwidgets::watch - Create and manipulate time with a watch widgets
Contents
Associated Options
See the "Canvas" manual entry for details on the above associated options.
Components
Name: canvas
Class: Canvas
The canvas component is the where the clock is drawn. See the Canvas widget manual entry for
details.
Name: frame
Class: Frame
The frame component is the where the "AM" and "PM" radiobuttons are displayed. See the Frame
widget manual entry for details.
Name: am
Class: Radiobutton
The am component indicates whether on not the time is relative to "AM". See the Radiobutton
widget manual entry for details.
Name: pm
Class: Radiobutton
The pm component indicates whether on not the time is relative to "PM". See the Radiobutton
widget manual entry for details.
Description
The iwidgets::watch command creates a watch with hour, minute, and second hands modifying the time value.
Example
package require Iwidgets 4.0 iwidgets::watch .w -state disabled -showampm no -width 155 -height 155 pack
.w -padx 10 -pady 10 -fill both -expand yes
while {1} {
after 1000
.w show
update }
Inheritance
itk::Widget <- iwidgets::Watch
Keywords
watch, hand, ticks, pivot, widget
Tk iwidgets::watch(1)
Methods
The iwidgets::watch 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
watch widgets:
Name
iwidgets::watch - Create and manipulate time with a watch widgets
Standard Options
backgroundcursorforegroundrelief
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
Synopsis
iwidgets::watchpathName ?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::watch 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::watch command.
pathNameget ?format?
Returns the current time of the watch in a format of string or as an integer clock value using the
-string and -clicks format options respectively. The default is by string. Reference the clock
command for more information on obtaining time and its formats.
pathNameshowtime
Changes the currently displayed time to be that of the time argument. The time may be specified
either as a string, an integer clock value or the keyword "now". Reference the clock command for
more information on obtaining time and its format.
pathNamewatch ?args?
Evaluates the specifieds args against the canvas component.
Widget-Specific Options
Name: clockColor
Class: ColorfRCommand-LineSwitch:-clockcolor
Fill color for the main oval encapsulating the watch, in any of the forms acceptable to
Tk_GetColor. The default is "White".
Name: clockStipple
Class: BitmapfRCommand-LineSwitch:-clockstipple
Bitmap for the main oval encapsulating the watch, in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetBitmap.
The default is "".
Name: height
Class: Height
Command-Line Switch: -height
Specifies the height of the watch widget in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The
default height is 175 pixels.
Name: hourColor
Class: ColorfRCommand-LineSwitch:-hourcolor
Fill color for the hour hand, in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetColor. The default is
"Red".
Name: hourRadius
Class: Radius
Command-Line Switch: -hourradius
Specifies the radius of the hour hand as a percentage of the radius from the center to the out
perimeter of the clock. The value must be a fraction <= 1. The default is ".5".
Name: minuteColor
Class: ColorfRCommand-LineSwitch:-minutecolor
Fill color for the minute hand, in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetColor. The default is
"Yellow".
Name: minuteRadius
Class: Radius
Command-Line Switch: -minuteradius
Specifies the radius of the minute hand as a percentage of the radius from the center to the out
perimeter of the clock. The value must be a fraction <= 1. The default is ".8".
Name: pivotColor
Class: ColorfRCommand-LineSwitch:-pivotcolor
Fill color for the circle in which the watch hands rotate in any of the forms acceptable to
Tk_GetColor. The default is "White".
Name: pivotRadius
Class: Radius
Command-Line Switch: -pivotradius
Specifies the radius of the circle in which the watch hands rotate as a percentage of the radius.
The value must be a fraction <= 1. The default is ".1".
Name: secondColor
Class: ColorfRCommand-LineSwitch:-secondcolor
Fill color for the second hand, in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetColor. The default is
"Black".
Name: secondRadius
Class: Radius
Command-Line Switch: -secondradius
Specifies the radius of the second hand as a percentage of the radius from the center to the out
perimeter of the clock. The value must be a fraction <= 1. The default is ".9".
Name: showAmPm
Class: ShosAmPm
Command-Line Switch: -showampm
Specifies whether the AM/PM radiobuttons should be displayed, in any of the forms acceptable to
Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is yes.
Name: state
Class: State
Command-Line Switch: -state
Specifies the editable state for the hands on the watch. In a normal state, the user can select
and move the hands via mouse button 1. The valid values are normal, and disabled. The defult is
normal.
Name: tickColor
Class: ColorfRCommand-LineSwitch:-tickcolor
Fill color for the 60 ticks around the perimeter of the watch, in any of the forms acceptable to
Tk_GetColor. The default is "Black".
Name: width
Class: Width
Command-Line Switch: -width
Specifies the width of the watch widget in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The
default height is 155 pixels.
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