NAME

       iwidgets::dateentry - Create and manipulate a dateentry widget

SYNOPSIS

       iwidgets::dateentry pathName ?options?

INHERITANCE

       itk::Widget <- iwidgets::LabeledWidget <- iwidgets::Datefield <- iwidgets::Dateentry

STANDARD OPTIONS

       background   borderWidth      cursor              exportSelection
       foreground   highlightColor   highlightThickness  insertBackground
       justify      relief

       See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.

INHERITED OPTIONS

       disabledForeground  int          labelBitmap   labelFont
       labelImage          labelMargin  labelPos      labelText
       labelVariable       state        sticky

       See the "labeledwidget" class manual entry for details on these inherited options.

       command         iq             state           textBackground
       textFont

       See the "datefield" class manual entry for details on these inherited options.

ASSOCIATED OPTIONS

       backwardImage   buttonForeground               commandcurrentDateFont
       dateFont        dayFont        days            forwardImage
       outline         selectColor    selectThickness startDay
       titleFont       weekdayBackground              weekendBackground

       See the "calendar" manual entry for details on the associated options.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

       Name:           grab
       Class:          Grab
       Command-Line Switch:           -grab

              Specifies  the  grab  level, local or global, to be obtained before bringing up the
              popup calendar.  The default is  global.   For  more  information  concerning  grab
              levels, consult the documentation for Tk's grab command.

       Name:           icon
       Class:          Icon
       Command-Line Switch:           -icon

              Specifies  the  calendar  icon  image to be used in the dateentry.  This image must
              have been created previously with the image create  command.   Should  one  not  be
              provided, then one will be generated, pixmap if possible, bitmap otherwise.

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DESCRIPTION

       The  iwidgets::dateentry  command  creates  a  quicken style date entry field with a popup
       calendar by combining the datefield and calendar widgets together.  This allows a user  to
       enter  the  date  via  the  keyboard or by using the mouse and selecting the calendar icon
       which brings up a popup calendar.

METHODS

       The iwidgets::dateentry 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 dateentry widgets:

INHERITED METHODS

       get             isvalid        show

       See the "datefield" manual entry for details on the associated 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::dateentry command.

       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::dateentry command.

COMPONENTS

       Name:           label
       Class:          Label

              The label component provides a label component to used to identify the  date.   See
              the "label" widget manual entry for details on the label component item.

       Name:           iconbutton
       Class:          Label

              The  iconbutton  component provides a labelbutton component to act as a lightweight
              button displaying the calendar icon.  Upon pressing the labelbutton,  the  calendar
              appears.   See  the  "label"  widget  manual  entry  for details on the labelbutton
              component item.

       Name:           date
       Class:          Entry

              The date component provides the entry field for date input and  display.   See  the
              "entry" widget manual entry for details on the date component item.

EXAMPLE

        package require Iwidgets 4.0
        iwidgets::dateentry .de
        pack .de

AUTHOR

       Mark L. Ulferts

KEYWORDS

       dateentry, widget