Name: menuBarBackground Class: Background Command-Line Switch: -menubarbackground

Name: menuBarFont Class: Font Command-Line Switch: -menubarfont

Name: menuBarForeround Class: Foreground Command-Line Switch: -menubarforeground

Name: statusLine Class: StatusLine Command-Line Switch: -statusline

Name: toolBarBackground Class: Background Command-Line Switch: -toolbarbackground

Name: toolBarFont Class: Font Command-Line Switch: -toolbarfont

Name: toolBarForeround Class: Foreground Command-Line Switch: -toolbarforeground

DESCRIPTION

The iwidgets::mainwindow command creates a mainwindow shell which contains a menubar, toolbar, mousebar, childsite, status line, and help line. Each item may be filled and configured to suit individual needs.

METHODS

The iwidgets::mainwindow command create 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 ...?

INHERITED METHODS

activate center deactivate

See the shell manual entry for details on the above inherited methods.

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 iwidgets::mainwindow command.

pathName childsite

Returns the pathname of the child site widget.

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::mainwindow command.

pathName menubar ?args?

The menubar method provides access to the menubar. Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname of the menubar. With arguments, they are evaluated against the menubar which in effect provides access to the entire API of the menubar. See the "menubar" manual entry for details on the commands available in the menubar.

pathName mousebar ?args?

The mousebar method provides access to the mousebar which is a vertical toolbar. Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname of the mousebar. With arguments, they are evaluated against the mousebar which in effect provides access to the entire API of the underlying toolbar. See the toolbar manual entry for details on the commands available in the mousebar.

pathName msgd ?args?

The msgd method provides access to the messagedialog contained in the mainwindow. Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname of the messagedialog. With arguments, they are evaluated against the messagedialog which in effect provides access to the entire API of the messagedialog. See the "messagedialog" manual entry for details on the commands available in the messagedialog.

pathName toolbar ?args?

The toolbar method provides access to the toolbar. Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname of the toolbar. With arguments, they are evaluated against the toolbar which in effect provides access to the entire API of the toolbar. See the "toolbar" manual entry for details on the commands available in the toolbar.

COMPONENTS

Name: help Class: Label

Name: menubar Class: Menubar

Name: mousebar Class: Toolbar

Name: msgd Class: Messagedialog

Name: status Class: Label

Name: toolbar Class: Toolbar

EXAMPLE

 package require Iwidgets 4.0
 iwidgets::mainwindow .mw

 #
 # Add a File menubutton
 #
 .mw menubar add menubutton file -text "File" -underline 0 -padx 8 -pady 2 \
    -menu {options -tearoff no
	   command new -label "New" -underline 0 \
	       -helpstr "Create a new file"
	   command open -label "Open ..." -underline 0 \
	       -helpstr "Open an existing file"
	   command save -label "Save" -underline 0 \
	       -helpstr "Save the current file"
	   command saveas -label "Save As ..." -underline 5 \
	       -helpstr "Save the file as a differnet name"
	   command print -label "Print" -underline 0 \
	       -helpstr "Print the file"
           separator sep1
	   command close -label "Close" -underline 0 \
	       -helpstr "Close the file"
	   separator sep2
	   command exit -label "Exit" -underline 1 \
	       -helpstr "Exit this application" 
    }

 #
 # Install a scrolledtext widget in the childsite.
 #
 iwidgets::scrolledtext [.mw childsite].st
 pack [.mw childsite].st -fill both -expand yes

 #
 # Activate the main window.
 #
 .mw activate

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