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Widget(n) [incr Tk] Widget(n) 





NAME


Widget - base class for mega-widgets within a frame






INHERITANCE


itk::Archetype <- itk::Widget






STANDARD OPTIONS


background	cursor


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










DESCRIPTION


The Widget class inherits everything from the
    Archetype class, and adds a Tk frame called the "hull"
    component to represent the body of the mega-widget. The window class name
    for the hull is set to the most-specific class name for the mega-widget. The
    protected variable itk_interior contains the window path name for the
    "hull" component. Derived classes specialize this widget by
    packing other widget components into the hull.


Since the hull for the Widget class is implemented with a
    Tk frame, mega-widgets in the Widget class can be packed into other
    frames and toplevels.








COMPONENTS


Name:	hull
Class:	Frame



  

  
The "hull" component acts as the body for the entire
      mega-widget. Other components are packed into the hull to further
      specialize the widget.
    

  








EXAMPLE


The following example implements a simple TextDisplay
    mega-widget. It creates a read-only display of text with a text widget and a
    scrollbar.




option add *TextDisplay.wrap none widgetDefault
option add *TextDisplay.textBackground ivory widgetDefault
option add *TextDisplay.width 40 widgetDefault
option add *TextDisplay.height 10 widgetDefault
itcl::class TextDisplay {


    inherit itk::Widget


    constructor {args} {


        itk_component add text {


            text $itk_interior.info -state disabled                 -yscrollcommand [code $itk_interior.sbar set]


        } {


            usual


            keep -tabs -wrap -width -height


            rename -background -textbackground textBackground Background


        }


        pack $itk_component(text) -side left -expand yes -fill both


        itk_component add scrollbar {


            scrollbar $itk_interior.sbar                 -command [code $itk_interior.info yview]


        }


        pack $itk_component(scrollbar) -side right -fill y


        eval itk_initialize $args


    }


    public method display {info}


    public method append {info}
}
itcl::body TextDisplay::display {info} {


    $itk_component(text) configure -state normal


    $itk_component(text) delete 1.0 end


    $itk_component(text) insert 1.0 $info


    $itk_component(text) configure -state disabled
}
itcl::body TextDisplay::append {info} {


    $itk_component(text) configure -state normal


    $itk_component(text) insert end $info


    $itk_component(text) configure -state disabled
}
itk::usual TextDisplay {


    keep -background -cursor -foreground -font


    keep -activebackground -activerelief


    keep -highlightcolor -highlightthickness


    keep -insertbackground -insertborderwidth -insertwidth


    keep -insertontime -insertofftime


    keep -selectbackground -selectborderwidth -selectforeground


    keep -textbackground -troughcolor
}
#
# EXAMPLE:  Display the /etc/passwd file
#
TextDisplay .file -background red
pack .file
.file display [exec cat /etc/passwd]










KEYWORDS


itk, Archetype, Widget, mega-widget







  

    3.0
    itk