iwidgets::mainwindow(1) [incr Widgets] iwidgets::mainwindow(1) 







iwidgets::mainwindow - Create and manipulate a mainwindow
  widget








iwidgets::mainwindow pathName
    ?options?








itk::Toplevel <- iwidgets::Shell <- iwidgets::Mainwindow









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:	-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.
    
    

    

  










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:




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.









  

  
Returns the current value of the configuration option given by
      option. Option may have any of the values accepted by the
      iwidgets::mainwindow command.

  

  
Returns the pathname of the child site widget.

  

  
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.

  

  
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.

  

  
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.

  

  
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.

  

  
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:	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.
    

    

  












 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












Mark L. Ulferts
  




John A. Tucker








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