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.SH NAME
widget_listentry \- widget::listentry widget
.SH SYNOPSIS
package require \fBTcl  8\&.5\fR
.sp
package require \fBTk  8\&.5\fR
.sp
package require \fBwidget::listentry  ?0\&.1\&.2?\fR
.sp
package require \fBwidget::validator  ?0\&.1?\fR
.sp
package require \fBwidget::scrolledwindow \fR
.sp
package require \fBsnit \fR
.sp
package require \fBtooltip \fR
.sp
package require \fBimg::png \fR
.sp
package require \fBmsgcat \fR
.sp
\fBwidget::listentry\fR \fIpathname\fR ?options?
.sp
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBdestroy\fR
.sp
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBconfigure\fR
.sp
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBconfigure\fR \fIoption\fR \fIvalue\fR \&.\&.\&.
.sp
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBconfigure\fR \fIoption\fR
.sp
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBcget\fR \fIoption\fR
.sp
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fBget\fR
.sp
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fBset\fR \fIvalues\fR
.sp
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fItext\fR \fIerrvar\fR
.sp
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fItext\fR
.sp
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fIcookievar\fR
.sp
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
This package provides a megawidget for the interactive entry of
ordered and unordered lists\&.
For a simpler and more restricted megawidget please see the
package \fBwidget::listsimple\fR\&.
.SH "CLASS API"
The widget class supports a single command, for the creation of widgets\&.
.TP
\fBwidget::listentry\fR \fIpathname\fR ?options?
This command creates and configures new instances of the widget\&.
.sp
For details on the available options please see section
\fBWidget Options\fR\&.
.sp
The result of the command is the pathname of the new widget\&.
.PP
.SH "INSTANCE API"
All widget instances supported the following methods\&.
.TP
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBdestroy\fR
This method destroys the widget\&.
Any further access to the widget will generate errors\&.
.sp
The result of the command is the empty string\&.
.TP
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBconfigure\fR
This method comes in three variants\&. This variant here returns a list
containing the current configuration of the widget, i\&.e\&. the values
for all options\&.
.sp
For details on the available options please see section
\fBWidget Options\fR\&.
.TP
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBconfigure\fR \fIoption\fR \fIvalue\fR \&.\&.\&.
This method comes in three variants\&. This variant here reconfigures
the widget, setting the specified options to the given values\&.
.sp
\fINote\fR that it is not possible to change the
construction-time only options\&.
.sp
For details on the available options please see section
\fBWidget General Options\fR\&.
.sp
The result of the command is the empty string\&.
.TP
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBconfigure\fR \fIoption\fR
This method comes in three variants\&. This variant here is an alias
for the method \fBcget\fR below and identical to it\&.
.TP
\fBwidgetCmd\fR \fBcget\fR \fIoption\fR
This method returns the current value of the specified \fIoption\fR\&.
.sp
For details on the available options please see section
\fBWidget Options\fR\&.
.PP
.SH "WIDGET OPTIONS"
This section explains all the options available to instances of
\fBwidget::listentry\fR\&. Please note that a few of the options
can be set only at instance construction time\&. The majority of the
options can however be set both during construction- and runtime\&.
.SS "WIDGET CONSTRUCTION-TIME ONLY OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB-ordered\fR boolean
This options tells the new widget instance whether the list it manages
is ordered or not\&. If it is ordered the widget will show buttons with
which the selected entries can be moved around, editing the order\&.
.sp
The default is \fBfalse\fR, indicating an unordered list\&.
.TP
\fB-allow-duplicates\fR boolean
This options tells the new widget instance whether we are allowed to
add a string to the list multiple times, or not\&.
.sp
The default is \fBfalse\fR, indicating that duplicates are not
allowed\&.
.TP
\fB-values\fR cmdprefix
This option specifies a callback for the management of a predefined
list of strings a user may enter\&.
.sp
If specified the widget will use a combobox instead of a plain
entry field and fill its list during widget construction using the data
delivered by this callback\&.
The callback will be further invoked whenever a new value is entered
into the main list, to save the extended list of predefined values\&.
.sp
The signature of this callback is
.RS
.TP
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fBget\fR
In this form the callback is expected to return a list of strings\&.
The strings are loaded into the list of the internal combobox for
quick access by the user\&.
.sp
It will be invoked once, during widget construction, to load the
list of predefined strings a user may enter\&.
.TP
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fBset\fR \fIvalues\fR
In this form the callback is given a list of new strings and
expected to save them somewhere for future use\&.
.sp
The return value of the callback is ignored\&.
.sp
This form is invoked whenever the user entered a new string
into the main list\&. The order of strings in \fIvalues\fR represents
the order used to show them in the combobox's list\&.
.RE
.TP
\fB-validate\fR cmdprefix
This option specifies a callback which is invoked after every change of
the contents of the internal entry field\&. The signature of this callback is
.RS
.TP
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fItext\fR \fIerrvar\fR
where \fItext\fR is the string to validate, and \fIerrvar\fR the name of
a variable the callback can store an error message into when it detects
invalid data\&.
.sp
The widget expects that the callback returns a boolean value, where
\fBtrue\fR indicates that \fItext\fR is valid\&.
.RE
.IP
The default validation, when no callback was specified, will treat the
empty string as invalid, and everything else as valid\&.
.sp
\fIPlease note\fR that the widget will prevent the entry of
duplicate values into the main list, regardless of the validity of the
input otherwise\&. This is in keeping with that this widget is meant for
the entry of unordered lists, essentially a set of strings\&.
.TP
\fB-transform\fR cmdprefix
This option specifies a callback which is invoked whenever a newly
entered element is moved from the entry field to the main list, or the
entry field is validated, as part of a check for duplicates, if such are
not allowed\&. The callback is given the text in the entry field and has
to return the text which is actually added to, or checked against the list\&.
.sp
The use case for this callback is essentially
\fIinput normalization\fR\&. The most simple case of such would be, for
example the use of
.CS

string tolower
.CE
.IP to impose a standard letter
case on the data\&. More complex example can be thought of, like rewriting
of multiple syntaxes of input to a canonical form\&.
The signature of this callback is
.RS
.TP
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fItext\fR
where \fItext\fR is the string to transform\&.
.sp
The widget expects that the callback returns the transformed string\&.
.RE
.sp
The default is to not transform the entered strings\&.
.TP
\fB-browse\fR cmdprefix
If this option is specified the widget will display a "Search" button
and invoke the callback provided by the option whenever the user clicks
on that button\&.
The signature of the callback is
.RS
.TP
\fI{*}cmdprefix\fR \fIcookievar\fR
where the cookie variable provides access to context information the
callback may wish to preserve between invokations\&. The initial value
stored in the variable is the empty string\&. After that it is whatever
the callback wishes to store\&.
.sp
The widget expects that the callback returns a list of strings,
which are then added to the list, modulo validity and duplicate checks\&.
.RE
.sp
By default there is no browse callback and no button shown\&.
.PP
.SS "WIDGET GENERAL OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB-listvariable\fR varname
This option specifies the variable holding the list to be manipulated by
the widget\&. Any changes to the list outside of the widget are automatically
imported into the widget\&. Similarly, all changes made to the list by the
widget are automatically exported to this variable\&.
.TP
\fB-state\fR normal|disabled
This option specifies the status of the widget, \fBnormal\fR (= active),
or \fBdisabled\fR\&. A disabled widget can not be edited\&.
.sp
The default is \fBnormal\fR\&.
.TP
\fB-height\fR integer
This option specifies the height of the internal listbox, in lines\&.
.sp
The default is \fB20\fR\&.
.TP
\fB-skin-add\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-remove\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-up\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-down\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-browse\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-add\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-remove\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-up\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-down\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-browse\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-main\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-entry\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-list\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-empty\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-duplicate\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-add-none\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-tip-remove-none\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-img-add\fR image
.TP
\fB-skin-img-remove\fR image
.TP
\fB-skin-img-up\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-img-down\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-img-browse\fR string
.TP
\fB-skin-invalid-color\fR color
These options all modify the appearance of the widget, i\&.e\&. its skin\&.
.sp
All options taking a string argument influence the various labels
shown, with the \fB-skin-tip-*\fR options influencing the tooltips
shown on hovering the over various parts in particular\&.
.sp
All the strings are run through \fBmsgcat\fR first, enabling
text localization through message catalogs\&. The default values are keys
into the message catalogs which are part of the package itself\&.
.sp
The options taking images modify the images shown on the buttons
for adding and removing elements of the list\&. They default to the PNG
images distributed with the package itself\&.
.sp
The single option taking a color value modifies the color used to
highlight invalid data entered into the internal entry field of the
widget\&. This option defaults to \fByellow\fR\&.
.PP
.SH EXAMPLE
.CS


.CE
.SH "BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK"
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems\&.
Please report such in the category \fIwidget::listentry\fR of the
\fITklib Trackers\fR [http://core\&.tcl\&.tk/tklib/reportlist]\&.
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation\&.
.SH KEYWORDS
data entry lists, data entry ordered list, data entry set of strings, data entry unordered list, list entry panel, set entry panel, widget