Provided by: iwidgets4-doc_4.1.0-1_all 
NAME
iwidgets::scrolledtext - Create and manipulate a scrolled text widget
SYNOPSIS
iwidgets::scrolledtext pathName ?options?
INHERITANCE
itk::Widget <- iwidgets::Labeledwidget <- iwidgets::Scrolledwidget <- iwidgets::Scrolledtext
STANDARD OPTIONS
activeBackground background borderWidthcursor
exportSelection foreground highlightColor
highlightThickness insertBackground
insertBorderWidth insertOffTime insertOnTime
insertWidth padX padY
relief selectBackground
selectBorderWidth selectForeground
setGrid
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
ASSOCIATED OPTIONS
activeRelief elementBorderWidth jumptroughColor
See the "scrollbar" widget manual entry for details on the above associated options.
spacing1 spacing2 spacing3 state
tabs wrap
See the "text" widget manual entry for details on the above associated options.
INHERITED OPTIONS
disabledForeground labelBitmap labelFontlabelImage
labelMargin labelPos labelText labelVariable
state sticky
See the "labeledwidget" class manual entry for details on the inherited options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Name: height
Class: Height
Command-Line Switch: -height
Specifies the height of the scrolled text as an entire unit. The value may be specified in any of
the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. Any additional space needed to display the other components
such as labels, margins, and scrollbars force the text to be compressed. A value of zero along
with the same value for the width causes the value given for the visibleitems option to be applied
which administers geometry constraints in a different manner. The default height is zero.
Name: hscrollMode
Class: ScrollMode
Command-Line Switch: -hscrollmode
Specifies the the display mode to be used for the horizontal scrollbar: static, dynamic, or none.
In static mode, the scroll bar is displayed at all times. Dynamic mode displays the scroll bar as
required, and none disables the scroll bar display. The default is static.
Name: sbWidth
Class: Width
Command-Line Switch: -sbwidth
Specifies the width of the scrollbar in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels.
Name: scrollMargin
Class: Margin
Command-Line Switch: -scrollmargin
Specifies the distance between the text area and scrollbar in any of the forms acceptable to
Tk_GetPixels. The default is 3 pixels.
Name: textBackground
Class: Background
Command-Line Switch: -textbackground
Specifies the background color for the text area in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetColor.
Name: textFont
Class: Font
Command-Line Switch: -textfont
Specifies the font to be used in the scrolled text area.
Name: visibleitems
Class: VisibleItems
Command-Line Switch: -visibleitems
Specifies the widthxheight in characters and lines for the text. This option is only administered
if the width and height options are both set to zero, otherwise they take precedence. The default
value is 80x24. With the visibleitems option engaged, geometry constraints are maintained only on
the text. The size of the other components such as labels, margins, and scroll bars, are additive
and independent, effecting the overall size of the scrolled text. In contrast, should the width
and height options have non zero values, they are applied to the scrolled text as a whole. The
text is compressed or expanded to maintain the geometry constraints.
Name: vscrollMode
Class: ScrollMode
Command-Line Switch: -vscrollmode
Specifies the the display mode to be used for the vertical scrollbar: static, dynamic, or none.
In static mode, the scroll bar is displayed at all times. Dynamic mode displays the scroll bar as
required, and none disables the scroll bar display. The default is static.
Name: width
Class: Width
Command-Line Switch: -width
Specifies the width of the scrolled text as an entire unit. The value may be specified in any of
the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. Any additional space needed to display the other components
such as labels, margins, and scrollbars force the text to be compressed. A value of zero along
with the same value for the height causes the value given for the visibleitems option to be
applied which administers geometry constraints in a different manner. The default width is zero.
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DESCRIPTION
The iwidgets::scrolledtext command creates a scrolled text widget with additional options to manage the
scrollbars. This includes options to control the method in which the scrollbars are displayed, i.e.
statically or dynamically. Options also exist for adding a label to the scrolled text area and
controlling its position. Import/export of methods are provided for file I/O.
METHODS
The iwidgets::scrolledtext 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: pathName option ?arg
arg ...? Option and the args determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are
possible for scrolledtext widgets:
ASSOCIATED METHODS
bbox compare debug delete
dlineinfo get image index
insert mark scan search
see tag window xview
yview
See the "text" manual entry for details on the standard methods.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS
pathName cget option
Returns the current value of the configuration option given by option. Option may have any of the
values accepted by the iwidgets::scrolledtext command.
pathName childsite
Returns the child site widget path name.
pathName clear
Clear the text area of all characters.
pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
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::scrolledtext command.
pathName import filename ?index?
Load the text from a file into the text area at the index. The filename must exist.
pathName export filename
Write text to a file. If filename exists then contents are replaced with text widget contents.
COMPONENTS
Name: text
Class: Text
The text component is the text widget. See the "text" widget manual entry for details on the text
component item.
Name: horizsb
Class: Scrollbar
The horizsb component is the horizontal scroll bar. See the "scrollbar" widget manual entry for
details on the horizsb component item.
Name: vertsb
Class: Scrollbar
The vertsb component is the vertical scroll bar. See the "scrollbar" widget manual entry for
details on the vertsb component item.
EXAMPLE
package require Iwidgets 4.0
option add *textBackground white
iwidgets::scrolledtext .st -hscrollmode dynamic -labeltext "Password File"
pack .st -padx 10 -pady 10 -fill both -expand yes
.st import /etc/passwd
AUTHOR
Mark L. Ulferts
KEYWORDS
scrolledtext, text, widget