selectionbox - Create and manipulate a selection box widget

INHERITANCE

STANDARD OPTIONS

activeBackground exportSelection insertBackground insertWidth selectBackground

background foreground insertBorderWidth relief selectBorderWidth

borderWidth highlightColor insertOffTime repeatDelay selectForeground

cursor highlightThickness insertOnTime repeatInterval

See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.

ASSOCIATED OPTIONS

textBackground

textFont

See the "entryfield" widget class manual entry for details on the above associated options.

labelFont

labelMargin

See the "labeledwidget" class manual entry for details on the above associated options.

activeRelief

elementBorderWidth

jump

troughColor

See the "scrollbar" widget class manual entry for details on the above associated options.

dblClickCommand textBackground

hscrollMode textFont

sbWidth vscrollMode

scrollMargin

See the "scrolledlistbox" widget class manual entry for details on the above associated options.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

Name:                   childSitePos
Class:                  Position
Command-Line Switch:	-childsitepos

Specifies the position of the child site in the selection box: n, s, e, w, or . The default is center

Name:                   height
Class:                  Height
Command-Line Switch:	-height

Specifies the height of the selection box. The value may be specified in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The default is 320 pixels.

Name:                   itemsCommand
Class:                  Command
Command-Line Switch:	-itemscommand

Specifies a command to be evaluated following selection of an item.

Name:                   itemsLabel
Class:                  Text
Command-Line Switch:	-itemslabel

Specifies the text of the label for the items list. The default is "List".

Name:                   itemsLabelPos
Class:                  Position
Command-Line Switch:	-itemslabelpos

Specifies the position of the label along the side of the items list: n, ne, e, se, s, sw, w, or nw. The default is nw.

Name:                   itemsOn
Class:                  ItemsOn
Command-Line Switch:	-itemson

Specifies whether or not to display the items list in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

Name:                   margin
Class:                  Margin
Command-Line Switch:	-margin

Specifies distance between the items list and selection entry in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The default is 7 pixels.

Name:                   selectionCommand
Class:                  Command
Command-Line Switch:	-selectioncommand

Specifies a Tcl procedure to be associated with a return key press event in the selection entry field.

Name:                   selectionLabel
Class:                  Text
Command-Line Switch:	-selectionlabel

Specifies the text of the label for the selection entry field. The default is "Selection".

Name:                   selectionLabelPos
Class:                  Position
Command-Line Switch:	-selectionlabelpos

Specifies the position of the label along the side of the selection: n, ne, e, se, s, sw, w, or nw. The default is nw.

Name:                   selectionOn
Class:                  SelectionOn
Command-Line Switch:	-selectionon

Specifies whether or not to display the selection entry in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

Name:                   width
Class:                  Width
Command-Line Switch:	-width

Specifies the width of the selection box. The value may be specified in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The default is 260 pixels.

DESCRIPTION

The selectionbox command creates a scrolled list of items and a selection entry field. The user may choose any of the items displayed in the scrolled list of alternatives and the selection field will be filled with the choice. The user is also free to enter a new value in the selection entry field. Both the list and entry areas have labels. A child site is also provided in which the user may create other widgets to be used in conjunction with the selection box.

METHODS

The selectionbox 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 ...?

ASSOCIATED METHODS

curselection scan

delete selection

index size

nearest

See the "listbox" widget class manual entry for details on the associated methods.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS