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NAME

       ctext - Ctext a text widget with highlighting support

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tk

       package require ctext  ?3.3?

       ctext pathName ?options?

       ::ctext::addHighlightClass pathName class color keywordlist

       ::ctext::addHighlightClassWithOnlyCharStart pathName class color char

       ::ctext::addHighlightClassForSpecialChars pathName class color charstring

       ::ctext::addHighlightClassForRegexp pathName class color pattern

       ::ctext::clearHighlightClasses pathName

       ::ctext::getHighlightClasses pathName

       ::ctext::deleteHighlightClass pathName class

       ::ctext::enableComments enable

       ::ctext::disableComments enable

       pathName highlight startIndex endIndex

       pathName fastdelete index1 ?index2?

       pathName fastinsert

       pathName copy

       pathName cut

       pathName paste

       pathName append

       pathName configure option value ?...?

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DESCRIPTION

       The  ctext package provides the ctext widget which is an enhanced text widget with support
       for configurable syntax highlighting and some extra commands.

       Ctext overloads the  text  widget  and  provides  new  commands,  named  highlight,  copy,
       paste,cut,  append,  and edit.  It also provides several commands that allow you to define
       classes.  Each class corresponds to a tag in the widget.

COMMANDS

       ctext pathName ?options?
              Creates and configures a ctext widget.

HIGHLIGHTING

       Highlighting is controlled with text widget tags, that are called highlight classes.   The
       class  is  a  tag  name  and  can  be  configured like any text widget tag.  Four types of
       highlight classes are supported. All highlight  classes  are  automatically  used  by  the
       highlight method of the widget.

       ::ctext::addHighlightClass pathName class color keywordlist
              Add a highlighting class class to the ctext widget pathName.  The highlighting will
              be done with the color color. All words in the keywordlist will be highlighted.

                # highlight some tcl keywords
                ::ctext::addHighlightClass .t tclkeywords red [list set info interp uplevel upvar]

       ::ctext::addHighlightClassWithOnlyCharStart pathName class color char
              Add a highlighting class class to the ctext widget pathName.  The highlighting will
              be done with the color color. All words starting with char will be highlighted.

                ::ctext::addHighlightClassWithOnlyCharStart .t vars blue \$

       ::ctext::addHighlightClassForSpecialChars pathName class color charstring
              Add a highlighting class class to the ctext widget pathName.  The highlighting will
              be done with the color color. All chars in charstring will be highlighted.

       ::ctext::addHighlightClassForRegexp pathName class color pattern
              Add a highlighting class class to the ctext widget pathName.  The highlighting will
              be  done  with  the color color. All text parts matching the regexp pattern will be
              highlighted.

       ::ctext::clearHighlightClasses pathName
              Remove all highlight classes from the widget pathName.

       ::ctext::getHighlightClasses pathName
              List all highlight classes for the widget pathName.

       ::ctext::deleteHighlightClass pathName class
              Delete the highlight class class from the widget pathName

       ::ctext::enableComments enable
              Enable C comment highlighting. The class for c-style comments is _cComment.  The  C
              comment highlighting is disabled by default.

       ::ctext::disableComments enable
              Disable C comment highlighting.

WIDGET COMMANDS

       Each  ctext  widget  created  with  the  above command supports the following commands and
       options in addition to the standard text widget commands and options.

       pathName highlight startIndex endIndex
              Highlight the text between startIndex and endIndex.

       pathName fastdelete index1 ?index2?
              Delete text range without updating the highlighting. Arguments are identical to the
              pathName delete command inherited from the standard text widget.

       pathName fastinsert
              Insert  text  without  updating  the  highlighting.  Arguments are identical to the
              pathName insert command inherited from the standard text widget.

       pathName copy
              Call tk_textCopy for the ctext instance.

       pathName cut
              Call tk_textCut for the ctext instance.

       pathName paste
              Call tk_textPaste for the ctext instance.

       pathName append
              Append the current selection to the clipboard.

       pathName configure option value ?...?
              Set the options for the ctext widget. Each option name must  be  followed  the  new
              value.

WIDGET OPTIONS

       Command-Line Switch:    -linemap
       Database Name:
       Database Class:

              Creates  (-linemap 1) or deletes (-linemap 0) a line number list on the left of the
              widget. The default is to have a linemap displayed.

       Command-Line Switch:    -linemapfg
       Database Name:
       Database Class:

              Changes the foreground of the linemap.  The default is the same color as  the  main
              text widget.

       Command-Line Switch:    -linemapbg
       Database Name:
       Database Class:

              Changes  the  background of the linemap.  The default is the same color as the main
              text widget.

       Command-Line Switch:    -linemap_select_fg
       Database Name:
       Database Class:

              Changes the selected line foreground.  The default is black.

       Command-Line Switch:    -linemap_select_bg
       Database Name:
       Database Class:

              Changes the selected line background.  The default is yellow.

       Command-Line Switch:    -linemap_mark_command
       Database Name:
       Database Class:

              Calls a procedure or command with the pathName of the ctext window, the type  which
              is  either  marked  or  unmarked,  and  finally the line number selected.  The proc
              prototype is:

              proc linemark_cmd {win type line}.

              See also ctext_test_interactive.tcl

       Command-Line Switch:    -highlight
       Database Name:
       Database Class:

              Takes a boolean value which defines whether or  not  to  highlight  text  which  is
              inserted or deleted.  The default is 1.

       Command-Line Switch:    -linemap_markable
       Database Name:
       Database Class:

              Takes  a  boolean  value  which  specifies  whether or not lines in the linemap are
              markable with the mouse.  The default is 1.

EXAMPLE

                package require Tk
                package require ctext

                proc main {} {
                pack [frame .f] -fill both -expand 1
                pack [scrollbar .f.s -command {.f.t yview}] -side right -fill y

                pack [ctext .f.t -bg black -fg white -insertbackground yellow  -yscrollcommand {.f.s set}] -fill both -expand 1

                ctext::addHighlightClass .f.t widgets purple  [list ctext button label text frame toplevel  scrollbar checkbutton canvas listbox menu menubar menubutton  radiobutton scale entry message tk_chooseDir tk_getSaveFile  tk_getOpenFile tk_chooseColor tk_optionMenu]

                ctext::addHighlightClass .f.t flags orange  [list -text -command -yscrollcommand  -xscrollcommand -background -foreground -fg -bg  -highlightbackground -y -x -highlightcolor -relief -width  -height -wrap -font -fill -side -outline -style -insertwidth  -textvariable -activebackground -activeforeground -insertbackground  -anchor -orient -troughcolor -nonewline -expand -type -message  -title -offset -in -after -yscroll -xscroll -forward -regexp -count  -exact -padx -ipadx -filetypes -all -from -to -label -value -variable  -regexp -backwards -forwards -bd -pady -ipady -state -row -column  -cursor -highlightcolors -linemap -menu -tearoff -displayof -cursor  -underline -tags -tag]

                ctext::addHighlightClass .f.t stackControl red  {proc uplevel namespace while for foreach if else}
                ctext::addHighlightClassWithOnlyCharStart .f.t vars mediumspringgreen "\$"
                ctext::addHighlightClass .f.t variable_funcs gold {set global variable unset}
                ctext::addHighlightClassForSpecialChars .f.t brackets green {[]{}}
                ctext::addHighlightClassForRegexp .f.t paths lightblue {\.[a-zA-Z0-9\_\-]+}
                ctext::addHighlightClassForRegexp .f.t comments khaki {#[^\n\r]*}
                .f.t fastinsert end [info body main]

                pack [frame .f1] -fill x

                .f.t highlight 1.0 end

                pack [button .f1.exit -text Exit -command exit] -side left

                pack [entry .e] -side bottom -fill x
                .e insert end "ctext::deleteHighlightClass .f.t "
                bind .e <Return> {eval [.e get]}
                }
                main

       Further examples are in the source package for ctext.

THANKS

       Kevin Kenny, Neil Madden, Jeffrey Hobbs, Richard Suchenwirth, Johan Bengtsson,  Mac  Cody,
       Günther, Andreas Sievers, and Michael Schlenker.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This  document,  and  the  package  it  describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other
       problems.   Please  report  such  in  the   category   ctext   of   the   Tklib   Trackers
       [http://core.tcl.tk/tklib/reportlist].   Please also report any ideas for enhancements you
       may have for either package and/or documentation.

SEE ALSO

       re_syntax, text

KEYWORDS

       syntax highlighting, text, widget

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) George Peter Staplin <GeorgePS@XMission.com>