extfileselectionbox
extfileselectionbox(1) [incr Widgets] extfileselectionbox(1)
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NAME
extfileselectionbox - Create and manipulate a file selection box widget
SYNOPSIS
extfileselectionbox pathName ?options?
INHERITANCE
itk::Widget <- Extfileselectionbox
STANDARD OPTIONS
activeBackground background borderWidthcursor
foreground highlightColor highlightThicknessinsertBackground
insertBorderWidth insertOffTime insertOnTimeinsertWidth
selectBackground selectBorderWidthselectForeground
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
ASSOCIATED OPTIONS
popupCursor textBackground textFont
See the "combobox" widget manual entry for details on the above associ-
ated options.
labelFont
See the "labeledwidget" widget manual entry for details on the above
associated options.
sashCursor
See the "panedwindow" widget manual entry for details on the above
associated options.
activeRelief elementBorderWidth jumptroughColor
See the "scrollbar" widget class manual entry for details on the above
associated options.
textBackground textFont
See the "scrolledlistbox" widget manual entry for details on the above
associated options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Name: childSitePos
Class: Position
Command-Line Switch: -childsitepos
Specifies the position of the child site in the extended filese-
lection box: n, s, e, w, top, or bottom. The default is s.
Name: directory
Class: Directory
Command-Line Switch: -directory
Specifies the initial default directory. The default is the
present working directory.
Name: dirSearchCommand
Class: Command
Command-Line Switch: -dirsearchcommand
Specifies a Tcl command to be executed to perform a directory
search. The command will receive the current working directory
and filter mask as arguments. The command should return a list
of files which will be placed into the directory list.
Name: dirsLabel
Class: Text
Command-Line Switch: -dirslabel
Specifies the text of the label for the directory list. The
default is "Directories".
Name: dirsOn
Class: DirsOn
Command-Line Switch: -dirson
Specifies whether or not to display the directory list. The
value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_Get-
Boolean. The default is true.
Name: fileSearchCommand
Class: Command
Command-Line Switch: -filesearchcommand
Specifies a Tcl command to be executed to perform a file search.
The command will receive the current working directory and fil-
ter mask as arguments. The command should return a list of
files which will be placed into the file list.
Name: filesLabel
Class: Text
Command-Line Switch: -fileslabel
Specifies the text of the label for the files list. The default
is "Files".
Name: filesOn
Class: FilesOn
Command-Line Switch: -fileson
Specifies whether or not to display the files list. The value
may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean.
The default is true.
Name: fileType
Class: FileType
Command-Line Switch: -filetype
Specify the type of files which may appear in the file list:
regular, directory, or any. The default is regular.
Name: filterCommand
Class: Command
Command-Line Switch: -filtercommand
Specifies a Tcl command to be executed upon hitting the Return
key in the filter combobox widget.
Name: filterLabel
Class: Text
Command-Line Switch: -filterlabel
Specifies the text of the label for the filter combobox. The
default is "Filter".
Name: filterOn
Class: FilterOn
Command-Line Switch: -filteron
Specifies whether or not to display the filter combobox. The
value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_Get-
Boolean. The default is true.
Name: height
Class: Height
Command-Line Switch: -height
Specifies the height of the selection box. The value may be
specified in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The
default is 300 pixels.
Name: invalid
Class: Command
Command-Line Switch: -invalid
Command to be executed should the filter contents be proven
invalid. The default is {bell}.
Name: mask
Class: Mask
Command-Line Switch: -mask
Specifies the initial file mask string. The default is "*".
Name: noMatchString
Class: NoMatchString
Command-Line Switch: -nomatchstring
Specifies the string to be displayed in the files list should no
files match the mask. The default is "".
Name: selectDirCommand
Class: Command
Command-Line Switch: -selectdirommand
Specifies a Tcl command to be executed following selection of a
directory in the directory list.
Name: selectFileCommand
Class: Command
Command-Line Switch: -selectfileommand
Specifies a Tcl command to be executed following selection of a
file in the files list.
Name: selectionCommand
Class: Command
Command-Line Switch: -selectioncommand
Specifies a Tcl command to be executed upon hitting the Return
key in the selection combobox widget.
Name: selectionLabel
Class: Text
Command-Line Switch: -selectionlabel
Specifies the text of the label for the selection combobox. The
default is "Selection".
Name: selectionOn
Class: SelectionOn
Command-Line Switch: -selectionon
Specifies whether or not to display the selection combobox. The
value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_Get-
Boolean. The default is true.
Name: width
Class: Width
Command-Line Switch: -width
Specifies the width of the selection box. The value may be
specified in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The
default is 350 pixels.
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DESCRIPTION
The extfileselectionbox command creates an extended file selection box
which is slightly different than the fileselectionbox widget. The dif-
ferences are mostly cosmetic in that the listboxes are within a paned-
window and the entryfields for the filter and selection have been
replaced by comboboxes. Other than that the interface is practically
the same.
METHODS
The extfileselectionbox 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. The
following commands are possible for extfileselectionbox widgets:
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
extfileselectionbox command.
pathName childsite
Returns the child site widget path name.
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 avail-
able 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 extfileselectionbox command.
pathName filter
Update the current contents of the extended file selection box
based on the current filter combobox value.
pathName get
Returns the current value of the selection combobox widget.
COMPONENTS
Name: dirs
Class: Scrolledlistbox
The dirs component is the directory list box for the extended
fileselection box. See the "scrolledlistbox" widget manual entry
for details on the dirs component item.
Name: files
Class: Scrolledlistbox
The files component is the file list box for the extended files-
election box. See the "scrolledlistbox" widget manual entry for
details on the files component item.
Name: filter
Class: Combobox
The filter component is the field for user input of the filter
value. See the "combobox" widget manual entry for details on
the filter component item.
Name: selection
Class: Combobox
The selection component is the field for user input of the cur-
rently selected file value. See the "combobox" widget manual
entry for details on the selection component item.
EXAMPLE
extfileselectionbox .fsb
pack .fsb -padx 10 -pady 10 -fill both -expand yes
AUTHOR(S)
Mark L. Ulferts
Anthony Parent
KEYWORDS
extfileselectionbox, widget
Tk extfileselectionbox(1)
