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NAME
iwidgets::buttonbox - Create and manipulate a manager widget for buttons
SYNOPSIS
iwidgets::buttonbox pathName ?options?
INHERITANCE
itk::Widget <- iwidgets::buttonbox
STANDARD OPTIONS
background cursor
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Name: orient
Class: Orient
Command-Line Switch: -orient
Orientation of the button box: horizontal or vertical. The default is horizontal.
Name: padX
Class: PadX
Command-Line Switch: -padx
Specifies a non-negative padding distance to leave between the button group and the outer edge of
the button box in the x direction. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to
Tk_GetPixels. The default is 5 pixels.
Name: padY
Class: PadY
Command-Line Switch: -pady
Specifies a non-negative padding distance to leave between the button group and the outer edge of
the button box in the y direction. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to
Tk_GetPixels. The default is 5 pixels.
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DESCRIPTION
The iwidgets::buttonbox command creates a manager widget for controlling buttons. The button box also
supports the display and invocation of a default button. The button box can be configured either
horizontally or vertically.
METHODS
The iwidgets::buttonbox 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.
Many of the widget commands for the buttonbox take as one argument an indicator of which button of the
button box to operate on. These indicators are called indexes and allow reference and manipulation of
buttons regardless of their current map state. buttonbox indexes may be specified in any of the
following forms:
number Specifies the button numerically, where 0 corresponds to the left/top-most button of the
button box.
end Indicates the right/bottom-most button of the button box.
default Indicates the current default button of the button box. This is the button with the default
ring displayed.
pattern If the index doesn't satisfy one of the above forms then this form is used. Pattern is
pattern-matched against the tag of each button in the button box, in order from left/top to
right/left, until a matching entry is found. The rules of Tcl_StringMatch are used.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS
pathName add tag args
Add a button distinguished by tag to the end of the button box. If additional arguments are
present they specify options to be applied to the button. See PushButton for information on the
options available.
pathName buttonconfigure index ?options?
This command is similar to the configure command, except that it applies to the options for an
individual button, whereas configure applies to the options for the button box as a whole.
Options may have any of the values accepted by the PushButton command. If options are specified,
options are modified as indicated in the command and the command returns an empty string. If no
options are specified, returns a list describing the current options for entry index (see
Tk_ConfigureInfo for information on the format of this list).
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::buttonbox 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::buttonbox command.
pathName default index
Sets the default button to the button given by index. This causes the default ring to appear
arround the specified button.
pathName delete index
Deletes the button given by index from the button box.
pathName hide index
Hides the button denoted by index. This doesn't remove the button permanently, just inhibits its
display.
pathName index index
Returns the numerical index corresponding to index.
pathName insert index tag ?option value option value ...?
Same as the add command except that it inserts the new button just before the one given by index,
instead of appending to the end of the button box. The option, and value arguments have the same
interpretation as for the add widget command.
pathName invoke ?index?
Invoke the command associated with a button. If no arguments are given then the current default
button is invoked, otherwise the argument is expected to be a button index.
pathName show index
Display a previously hidden button denoted by index.
EXAMPLE
package require Iwidgets 4.0
iwidgets::buttonbox .bb
.bb add Yes -text Yes -command "puts Yes"
.bb add No -text No -command "puts No"
.bb add Maybe -text Maybe -command "puts Maybe"
.bb default Yes
pack .bb -expand yes -fill both
AUTHOR
Bret A. Schuhmacher Mark L. Ulferts
KEYWORDS
buttonbox, pushbutton, button, widget