fileselectionbox - Create and manipulate a file selection box widget

INHERITANCE

STANDARD OPTIONS

activeBackground foreground insertBorderWidth selectBackground

background highlightColor insertOffTime selectBorderWidth

borderWidth highlightThickness insertOnTime selectForeground

cursor insertBackground insertWidth

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

ASSOCIATED OPTIONS

textBackground

textFont

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

labelFont

See the "labeledwidget" widget 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.

textBackground

textFont

See the "scrolledlistbox" widget 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, top, bottom, or center. The default is s.

Specifies a Tcl command procedure which is called when an file list item is double clicked. Typically this occurs when mouse button 1 is double clicked over a file name.

Name:                   directory
Class:                  Directory
Command-Line Switch:	-directory

Specifies the initial default directory. The default is the present working directory.

Name:                   dirSearchCommand
Class:                  Command
Command-Line Switch:	-dirsearchcommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed to perform a directory search. The command will receive the current working directory and filter mask as arguments. The command should return a list of files which will be placed into the directory list.

Name:                   dirsLabel
Class:                  Text
Command-Line Switch:	-dirslabel

Specifies the text of the label for the directory list. The default is "Directories".

Name:                   dirsOn
Class:                  DirsOn
Command-Line Switch:	-dirson

Specifies whether or not to display the directory list. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

Name:                   fileSearchCommand
Class:                  Command
Command-Line Switch:	-filesearchcommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed to perform a file search. The command will receive the current working directory and filter mask as arguments. The command should return a list of files which will be placed into the file list.

Name:                   filesLabel
Class:                  Text
Command-Line Switch:	-fileslabel

Specifies the text of the label for the files list. The default is "Files".

Name:                   filesOn
Class:                  FilesOn
Command-Line Switch:	-fileson

Specifies whether or not to display the files list. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

Name:                   fileType
Class:                  FileType
Command-Line Switch:	-filetype

Specify the type of files which may appear in the file list: regular, directory, or any. The default is regular.

Name:                   filterCommand
Class:                  Command
Command-Line Switch:	-filtercommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed upon hitting the Return key in the filter entry widget.

Name:                   filterLabel
Class:                  Text
Command-Line Switch:	-filterlabel

Specifies the text of the label for the filter entry field. The default is "Filter".

Name:                   filterOn
Class:                  FilterOn
Command-Line Switch:	-filteron

Specifies whether or not to display the filter entry. The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.

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 360 pixels.

Name:                   invalid
Class:                  Command
Command-Line Switch:	-invalid

Command to be executed should the filter contents be proven invalid. The default is {bell}.

Name:                   mask
Class:                  Mask
Command-Line Switch:	-mask

Specifies the initial file mask string. The default is "*".

Name:                   noMatchString
Class:                  NoMatchString
Command-Line Switch:	-nomatchstring

Specifies the string to be displayed in the files list should no files match the mask. The default is "".

Name:                   selectDirCommand
Class:                  Command
Command-Line Switch:	-selectdirommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed following selection of a directory in the directory list.

Name:                   selectFileCommand
Class:                  Command
Command-Line Switch:	-selectfileommand

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed following selection of a file in the files list.

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

Specifies a Tcl command to be executed upon hitting the Return key in the selection entry widget.

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

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

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

Specifies whether or not to display the selection entry. The value may be given 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 470 pixels.

DESCRIPTION

The fileselectionbox command creates a file selection box similar to the OSF/Motif standard Xmfileselectionbox composite widget. The fileselectionbox is composed of directory and file scrolled lists as well as filter and selection entry fields. Bindings are in place such that selection of a directory list item loads the filter entry field and selection of a file list item loads the selection entry field. Options exist to control the appearance and actions of the widget.

METHODS

The fileselectionbox 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 ...?

WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS