NAME¶
iwidgets::dateentry - Create and manipulate a dateentry widget
SYNOPSIS¶
iwidgets::dateentry pathName ?
options?
INHERITANCE¶
itk::Widget <- iwidgets::LabeledWidget <- iwidgets::Datefield <-
iwidgets::Dateentry
STANDARD OPTIONS¶
background borderWidth cursor exportSelection
foreground highlightColor highlightThickness insertBackground
justify relief
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
INHERITED OPTIONS¶
disabledForeground int labelBitmap labelFont
labelImage labelMargin labelPos labelText
labelVariable state sticky
See the "labeledwidget" class manual entry for details on these
inherited options.
command iq state textBackground
textFont
See the "datefield" class manual entry for details on these inherited
options.
ASSOCIATED OPTIONS¶
backwardImage buttonForeground command currentDateFont
dateFont dayFont days forwardImage
outline selectColor selectThickness startDay
titleFont weekdayBackground weekendBackground
See the "calendar" manual entry for details on the associated options.
Name: grab
Class: Grab
Command-Line Switch: -grab
- Specifies the grab level, local or global, to
be obtained before bringing up the popup calendar. The default is global.
For more information concerning grab levels, consult the documentation for
Tk's grab command.
Name: icon
Class: Icon
Command-Line Switch: -icon
- Specifies the calendar icon image to be used in the
dateentry. This image must have been created previously with the image
create command. Should one not be provided, then one will be
generated, pixmap if possible, bitmap otherwise.
DESCRIPTION¶
The
iwidgets::dateentry command creates a quicken style date entry field
with a popup calendar by combining the datefield and calendar widgets
together. This allows a user to enter the date via the keyboard or by using
the mouse and selecting the calendar icon which brings up a popup calendar.
METHODS¶
The
iwidgets::dateentry 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 dateentry widgets:
INHERITED METHODS¶
get isvalid show
See the "datefield" manual entry for details on the associated
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
iwidgets::dateentry command.
- 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
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::dateentry command.
COMPONENTS¶
Name: label
Class: Label
- The label component provides a label component to used to
identify the date. See the "label" widget manual entry for
details on the label component item.
Name: iconbutton
Class: Label
- The iconbutton component provides a labelbutton component
to act as a lightweight button displaying the calendar icon. Upon pressing
the labelbutton, the calendar appears. See the "label" widget
manual entry for details on the labelbutton component item.
Name: date
Class: Entry
- The date component provides the entry field for date input
and display. See the "entry" widget manual entry for details on
the date component item.
EXAMPLE¶
package require Iwidgets 4.0
iwidgets::dateentry .de
pack .de
AUTHOR¶
Mark L. Ulferts
KEYWORDS¶
dateentry, widget