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<TITLE>mainwindow - Create and manipulate a mainwindow widget</TITLE>
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<H1>mainwindow - Create and manipulate a mainwindow widget</H1>
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</pre><H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>mainwindow<I> <I>pathName </I>?<I>options</I>?
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</pre><H2>INHERITANCE</H2>
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itk::Toplevel <- shell <- mainwindow
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</pre><H2>STANDARD OPTIONS</H2>
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<P>
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<table cellpadding=5>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>background</B><br>
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<B>foreground</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>cursor</B><br>
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<B>highlightBackground</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>disabledForeground</B><br>
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<B>highlightColor</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>font</B><br>
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<B>highlightThickness</B><br>
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</td>
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</table>
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<P>
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See the <A HREF="http://www.sco.com/Technology/tcl/man/tk_man/options.n.html"> "options" </A> manual entry for details on the standard options.
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</pre><H2>ASSOCIATED OPTIONS</H2>
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<P>
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<table cellpadding=5>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>balloonBackground</B><br>
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<B>balloonForeground</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>balloonDelay1</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>balloonDelay2</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>ballonFont</B><br>
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</td>
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</table>
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<P>
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See the "toolbar" manual entry for details on the above associated options.
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</pre><H2>INHERITED OPTIONS</H2>
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<P>
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<table cellpadding=5>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>title</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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</td>
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</table>
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<P>
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See the "Toplevel" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.
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<P>
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<table cellpadding=5>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>height</B><br>
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<B>padY</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>master</B><br>
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<B>width</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>modality</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>padX</B><br>
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</td>
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</table>
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<P>
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See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.
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</pre><H2>WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS</H2>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>helpLine</B>
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Class: <B>HelpLine</B>
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Command-Line Switch: <B>-helpline</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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Specifies whether or not to display the help line. The value
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may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetBoolean.
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The default is yes.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>menuBarBackground</B>
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Class: <B>Background</B>
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Command-Line Switch: <B>-menubarbackground</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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Specifies the normal background color for the menubar.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>menuBarFont</B>
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Class: <B>Font</B>
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Command-Line Switch: <B>-menubarfont</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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Specifies the font to use when drawing text inside the menubar.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>menuBarForeround</B>
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Class: <B>Foreground</B>
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Command-Line Switch: <B>-menubarforeground</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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Specifies the normal foreground color for the menubar.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>statusLine</B>
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Class: <B>StatusLine</B>
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Command-Line Switch: <B>-statusline</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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Specifies whether or not to display the status line. The value
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may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetBoolean.
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The default is yes.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>toolBarBackground</B>
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Class: <B>Background</B>
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Command-Line Switch: <B>-toolbarbackground</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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Specifies the normal background color for the toolbar.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>toolBarFont</B>
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Class: <B>Font</B>
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Command-Line Switch: <B>-toolbarfont</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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Specifies the font to use when drawing text inside the toolbar.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>toolBarForeround</B>
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Class: <B>Foreground</B>
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Command-Line Switch: <B>-toolbarforeground</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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Specifies the normal foreground color for the toolbar.
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</UL>
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</pre><HR>
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</pre><H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<P>
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The <B>mainwindow</B> command creates a mainwindow shell which contains
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a menubar, toolbar, mousebar, childsite, status line, and help line.
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Each item may be filled and configured to suit individual needs.
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</pre><H2>METHODS</H2>
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<P>
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The <B>mainwindow</B> command create a new Tcl command whose
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name is <I>pathName</I>. This command may be used to invoke various
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operations on the widget. It has the following general form:
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<pre>
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<I>pathName option </I>?<I>arg arg ...</I>?
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</pre>
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<I>Option</I> and the <I>arg</I>s
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determine the exact behavior of the command. The following
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commands are possible for mainwindow widgets:
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</pre><H2>INHERITED METHODS</H2>
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<P>
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<table cellpadding=5>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>activate</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>center</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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<B>deactivate</B><br>
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</td>
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<td valign=top>
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</td>
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</table>
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<P>
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See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited methods.
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</pre><H2>WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT> <I>pathName <B>cget</B> <I>option</I>
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</I></B>
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<DD> Returns the current value of the configuration option given
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by <I>option</I>.
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<I>Option</I> may have any of the values accepted by the <B>mainwindow</B>
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command.
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</DL>
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<DL>
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<DT> <I>pathName <B>childsite</B>
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</I></B>
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<DD> Returns the pathname of the child site widget.
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</DL>
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<DL>
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<DT> <I>pathName</I> <B>configure</B> ?<I>option</I>? ?<I>value option value ...</I>?
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</I></B>
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<DD> Query or modify the configuration options of the widget.
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If no <I>option</I> is specified, returns a list describing all of
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the available options for <I>pathName</I> (see <B>Tk_ConfigureInfo</B> for
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information on the format of this list). If <I>option</I> is specified
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with no <I>value</I>, then the command returns a list describing the
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one named option (this list will be identical to the corresponding
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sublist of the value returned if no <I>option</I> is specified). If
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one or more <I>option-value</I> pairs are specified, then the command
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modifies the given widget option(s) to have the given value(s); in
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this case the command returns an empty string.
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<I>Option</I> may have any of the values accepted by the <B>mainwindow</B>
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command.
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</DL>
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<DL>
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<DT> <I>pathName <B>menubar</B> ?<I>args</I>?
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</I></B>
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<DD> The <B>menubar</B> method provides access to the menubar. Invoked with
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no arguments it returns the pathname of the menubar. With arguments,
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they are evaluated against the menubar which in effect provides
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access to the entire API of the menubar. See the "menubar" manual
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entry for details on the commands available in the menubar.
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</DL>
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<DL>
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<DT> <I>pathName <B>mousebar</B> ?<I>args</I>?
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</I></B>
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<DD> The <B>mousebar</B> method provides access to the mousebar which is a
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vertical toolbar. Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname
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of the mousebar. With arguments, they are evaluated against the mousebar
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which in effect provides access to the entire API of the underlying
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toolbar. See the "toolbar" manual entry for details on the commands
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available in the mousebar.
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</DL>
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<DL>
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<DT> <I>pathName <B>msgd</B> ?<I>args</I>?
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</I></B>
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<DD> The <B>msgd</B> method provides access to the messagedialog contained
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in the mainwindow. Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname
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of the messagedialog. With arguments, they are evaluated against the
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messagedialog which in effect provides access to the entire API of the
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messagedialog. See the "messagedialog" manual
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entry for details on the commands available in the messagedialog.
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</DL>
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<DL>
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<DT> <I>pathName <B>toolbar</B> ?<I>args</I>?
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</I></B>
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<DD> The <B>toolbar</B> method provides access to the toolbar. Invoked with
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no arguments it returns the pathname of the toolbar. With arguments,
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they are evaluated against the toolbar which in effect provides
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access to the entire API of the toolbar. See the "toolbar" manual
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entry for details on the commands available in the toolbar.
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</DL>
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</pre><H2>COMPONENTS</H2>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>help</B>
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Class: <B>Label</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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The help component provides a location for displaying any help
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strings provided in the menubar, toolbar, or mousebar. See the "label"
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widget manual entry for details on the help component item.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>menubar</B>
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Class: <B>Menubar</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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The menubar component is the menubar located at the top of the window.
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See the "menubar" widget manual entry for details on the menubar
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component item.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>mousebar</B>
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Class: <B>Toolbar</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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The mousebar component is the vertical toolbar located on the right side
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of the window. See the "toolbar" widget manual entry for details on
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the mousebar component item.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>msgd</B>
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Class: <B>Messagedialog</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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The msgd component is a messagedialog which may be reconfigured as needed
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and used repeatedly throughout the application. See the "messagedialog"
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widget manual entry for details on the messagedialog component item.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>status</B>
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Class: <B>Label</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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The status component provides a location for displaying application
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status information. See the "label" widget manual entry for details
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on the status component item.
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</UL>
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<P>
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<pre>
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Name: <B>toolbar</B>
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Class: <B>Toolbar</B>
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</pre>
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<UL>
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The toolbar component is the horizontal toolbar located on the top
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of the window. See the "toolbar" widget manual entry for details on
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the toolbar component item.
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</UL>
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</table>
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</pre><H2>EXAMPLE</H2>
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<pre>
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mainwindow .mw
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#
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# Add a File menubutton
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#
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.mw menubar add menubutton file -text "File" -underline 0 -padx 8 -pady 2 \\
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-menu {options -tearoff no
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command new -label "New" -underline 0 \\
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-helpstr "Create a new file"
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command open -label "Open ..." -underline 0 \\
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-helpstr "Open an existing file"
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command save -label "Save" -underline 0 \\
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-helpstr "Save the current file"
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command saveas -label "Save As ..." -underline 5 \\
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-helpstr "Save the file as a differnet name"
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command print -label "Print" -underline 0 \\
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-helpstr "Print the file"
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separator sep1
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command close -label "Close" -underline 0 \\
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-helpstr "Close the file"
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separator sep2
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command exit -label "Exit" -underline 1 \\
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-helpstr "Exit this application"
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}
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#
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# Install a scrolledtext widget in the childsite.
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#
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scrolledtext [.mw childsite].st
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pack [.mw childsite].st -fill both -expand yes
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#
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# Activate the main window.
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</pre><H2>AUTHORS</H2>
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Mark L. Ulferts
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<P>
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John A. Tucker
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<P>
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</pre><H2>KEYWORDS</H2>
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mainwindow, shell, widget
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