Provided by: tklib_0.6-3_all 
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 highligthing 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 highligthing 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 highligthing 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 highligthing will be done with
the color color. All text parts matching the regexp pattern will be highligthed.
::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.
SEE ALSO
re_syntax, text
KEYWORDS
syntax highlighting, text, widget
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) George Peter Staplin <GeorgePS@XMission.com>