NAME

       tk_dialog - Create modal dialog and wait for response

SYNOPSIS

       tk_dialog window title text bitmap default string string ...
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DESCRIPTION

       This  procedure  is  part  of  the  Tk  script  library.   It is largely deprecated by the
       tk_messageBox.  Its arguments describe a dialog box:

       window Name of top-level window to use for dialog.  Any existing window by  this  name  is
              destroyed.

       title  Text to appear in the window manager's title bar for the dialog.

       text   Message to appear in the top portion of the dialog box.

       bitmap If  non-empty,  specifies a bitmap (in a form suitable for Tk_GetBitmap) to display
              in the top portion of the dialog, to the left of the text.  If  this  is  an  empty
              string then no bitmap is displayed in the dialog.

       default
              If this is an integer greater than or equal to zero, then it gives the index of the
              button that is to be the default button for the dialog (0 for the leftmost  button,
              and  so  on).   If  less  than  zero  or an empty string then there will not be any
              default button.

       string There will be one button for each of these arguments.  Each string  specifies  text
              to display in a button, in order from left to right.

       After  creating  a  dialog  box, tk_dialog waits for the user to select one of the buttons
       either by clicking on the button with the mouse or by typing return to invoke the  default
       button  (if  any).   Then it returns the index of the selected button:  0 for the leftmost
       button, 1 for the button next to it, and so on.   If  the  dialog's  window  is  destroyed
       before the user selects one of the buttons, then -1 is returned.

       While  waiting  for  the  user to respond, tk_dialog sets a local grab.  This prevents the
       user from interacting with the application in any way except to invoke the dialog box.

EXAMPLE

              set reply [tk_dialog .foo "The Title" "Do you want to say yes?" \
                      questhead 0 Yes No "I'm not sure"]

SEE ALSO

       tk_messageBox(3tk)

KEYWORDS

       bitmap, dialog, modal