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NAME
iwidgets::mainwindow - Create and manipulate a mainwindow widget
SYNOPSIS
iwidgets::mainwindow pathName ?options?
INHERITANCE
itk::Toplevel <- iwidgets::Shell <- iwidgets::Mainwindow
STANDARD OPTIONS
background cursor disabledForeground font
foreground highlightBackground highlightColor highlightThickness
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
ASSOCIATED OPTIONS
balloonBackground balloonDelay1 balloonDelay2ballonFont
balloonForeground
See the "toolbar" manual entry for details on the above associated options.
INHERITED OPTIONS
title
See the "Toplevel" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.
height master modality padX
padY width
See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Name: helpLine
Class: HelpLine
Command-Line Switch: -helpline
Specifies whether or not to display the help line. The value may be given in any of the forms
acceptable to Tk_GetBoolean. The default is yes.
Name: menuBarBackground
Class: Background
Command-Line Switch: -menubarbackground
Specifies the normal background color for the menubar.
Name: menuBarFont
Class: Font
Command-Line Switch: -menubarfont
Specifies the font to use when drawing text inside the menubar.
Name: menuBarForeround
Class: Foreground
Command-Line Switch: -menubarforeground
Specifies the normal foreground color for the menubar.
Name: statusLine
Class: StatusLine
Command-Line Switch: -statusline
Specifies whether or not to display the status line. The value may be given in any of the forms
acceptable to Tk_GetBoolean. The default is yes.
Name: toolBarBackground
Class: Background
Command-Line Switch: -toolbarbackground
Specifies the normal background color for the toolbar.
Name: toolBarFont
Class: Font
Command-Line Switch: -toolbarfont
Specifies the font to use when drawing text inside the toolbar.
Name: toolBarForeround
Class: Foreground
Command-Line Switch: -toolbarforeground
Specifies the normal foreground color for the toolbar.
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DESCRIPTION
The iwidgets::mainwindow command creates a mainwindow shell which contains a menubar, toolbar, mousebar,
childsite, status line, and help line. Each item may be filled and configured to suit individual needs.
METHODS
The iwidgets::mainwindow command create 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 mainwindow widgets:
INHERITED METHODS
activate center deactivate
See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited 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::mainwindow command.
pathName childsite
Returns the pathname of the child site widget.
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::mainwindow command.
pathName menubar ?args?
The menubar method provides access to the menubar. Invoked with no arguments it returns the
pathname of the menubar. With arguments, they are evaluated against the menubar which in effect
provides access to the entire API of the menubar. See the "menubar" manual entry for details on
the commands available in the menubar.
pathName mousebar ?args?
The mousebar method provides access to the mousebar which is a vertical toolbar. Invoked with no
arguments it returns the pathname of the mousebar. With arguments, they are evaluated against the
mousebar which in effect provides access to the entire API of the underlying toolbar. See the
"toolbar" manual entry for details on the commands available in the mousebar.
pathName msgd ?args?
The msgd method provides access to the messagedialog contained in the mainwindow. Invoked with no
arguments it returns the pathname of the messagedialog. With arguments, they are evaluated
against the messagedialog which in effect provides access to the entire API of the messagedialog.
See the "messagedialog" manual entry for details on the commands available in the messagedialog.
pathName toolbar ?args?
The toolbar method provides access to the toolbar. Invoked with no arguments it returns the
pathname of the toolbar. With arguments, they are evaluated against the toolbar which in effect
provides access to the entire API of the toolbar. See the "toolbar" manual entry for details on
the commands available in the toolbar.
COMPONENTS
Name: help
Class: Label
The help component provides a location for displaying any help strings provided in the menubar,
toolbar, or mousebar. See the "label" widget manual entry for details on the help component item.
Name: menubar
Class: Menubar
The menubar component is the menubar located at the top of the window. See the "menubar" widget
manual entry for details on the menubar component item.
Name: mousebar
Class: Toolbar
The mousebar component is the vertical toolbar located on the right side of the window. See the
"toolbar" widget manual entry for details on the mousebar component item.
Name: msgd
Class: Messagedialog
The msgd component is a messagedialog which may be reconfigured as needed and used repeatedly
throughout the application. See the "messagedialog" widget manual entry for details on the
messagedialog component item.
Name: status
Class: Label
The status component provides a location for displaying application status information. See the
"label" widget manual entry for details on the status component item.
Name: toolbar
Class: Toolbar
The toolbar component is the horizontal toolbar located on the top of the window. See the
"toolbar" widget manual entry for details on the toolbar component item.
EXAMPLE
package require Iwidgets 4.0
iwidgets::mainwindow .mw
#
# Add a File menubutton
#
.mw menubar add menubutton file -text "File" -underline 0 -padx 8 -pady 2 \
-menu {options -tearoff no command new -label "New" -underline 0 \
-helpstr "Create a new file" command open -label "Open ..."
-underline 0 \ -helpstr "Open an existing file" command save
-label "Save" -underline 0 \ -helpstr "Save the current file"
command saveas -label "Save As ..." -underline 5 \ -helpstr "Save the file as a
differnet name" command print -label "Print" -underline 0 \
-helpstr "Print the file"
separator sep1 command close -label "Close" -underline 0 \
-helpstr "Close the file" separator sep2 command exit -label "Exit"
-underline 1 \ -helpstr "Exit this application"
}
#
# Install a scrolledtext widget in the childsite.
#
iwidgets::scrolledtext [.mw childsite].st
pack [.mw childsite].st -fill both -expand yes
#
# Activate the main window.
#
.mw activate
AUTHOR
Mark L. Ulferts John A. Tucker
KEYWORDS
mainwindow, shell, widget