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.so man.macros .HS iwidgets::mainwindow iwid S Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
background cursor disabledForeground font
foreground highlightBackground highlightColor highlightThickness
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
balloonBackground balloonDelay1 balloonDelay2 ballonFont balloonForeground
See the "toolbar" manual entry for details on the above associated 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.
Name: helpLine Class: HelpLine Command-Line Switch: -helplineSpecifies 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: -menubarbackgroundSpecifies the normal background color for the menubar.
Name: menuBarFont Class: Font Command-Line Switch: -menubarfontSpecifies the font to use when drawing text inside the menubar.
Name: menuBarForeround Class: Foreground Command-Line Switch: -menubarforegroundSpecifies the normal foreground color for the menubar.
Name: statusLine Class: StatusLine Command-Line Switch: -statuslineSpecifies 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: -toolbarbackgroundSpecifies the normal background color for the toolbar.
Name: toolBarFont Class: Font Command-Line Switch: -toolbarfontSpecifies the font to use when drawing text inside the toolbar.
Name: toolBarForeround Class: Foreground Command-Line Switch: -toolbarforegroundSpecifies the normal foreground color for the toolbar. E
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.
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: C pathName option ?arg arg ...? Option and the args determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are possible for mainwindow widgets:
activate center deactivate
See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited 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.
Name: help Class: LabelThe 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: MenubarThe 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: ToolbarThe 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: MessagedialogThe 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: LabelThe 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: ToolbarThe 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.