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Tcl/Tk 8.5 Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Tcl/Tk 8.5 Programming Cookbook With over 100 recipes, this Cookbook is ideal for both beginners and advanced Tcl/Tk programmers. From the basics to creating applications, it‚Äôs full of indispensable tips and tricks to make the most of the language.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2011
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849512985
Length 236 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Tcl/Tk 8.5 Programming Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
1. Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
2. www.PacktPub.com
3. Preface
1. The Tcl Shell FREE CHAPTER 2. Using the Building Blocks Control Constructs 3. Error Handling 4. Handling String Expressions 5. Expanding String Functionality Using Lists 6. The Tcl Dictionary 7. File Operations 8. Tk GUI Programming with Tcl/Tk 9. Configuring and Controlling Tk Widgets 10. Geometry Management 11. Using Tcl Built-in Dialog Windows 12. Creating and Managing Menus 13. Creating the Address Book Application

Displaying a confirmation dialog


The tk_dialog command displays a modal message window and awaits the user's response. The value returned provides the index of the button selected: 0 for the leftmost; with the value increasing by 1 for each additional button. If the dialog is destroyed prior to the user making a selection, the return value is -1. All arguments must be provided.

The syntax is as follows:

tk_dialog window title text bitmap default string…

Option

Interpretation

window

Name to assign to the dialog (for example confirmDialog).

title

Sets the text to be displayed in the dialog title bar.

text

Sets the message to be displayed

bitmap

Sets the bitmap (icon) to be displayed in the top of the dialog to the left of the text. If an empty string is passed no bitmap will be displayed.

default

Designates which button is default. This may have an effect on the visual appearance of the buttons and can also be tied to the <return> key.

string

Sets the text to display...

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