# -*-mode: tcl; fill-column: 75; tab-width: 8; coding: iso-latin-1-unix -*- # # $Id: ComboBox.tcl,v 1.3 2001/12/09 05:31:07 idiscovery Exp $ # # Tix Demostration Program # # This sample program is structured in such a way so that it can be # executed from the Tix demo program "widget": it must have a # procedure called "RunSample". It should also have the "if" statment # at the end of this file so that it can be run as a standalone # program using tixwish. # This file demonstrates the use of the tixComboBox widget, which is close # to the MS Window Combo Box control. # proc RunSample {w} { # Create the comboboxes on the top of the dialog box # frame $w.top -border 1 -relief raised # $w.top.a is a drop-down combo box. It is not editable -- who wants # to invent new months? # # [Hint] The -options switch sets the options of the subwidgets. # [Hint] We set the label.width subwidget option of both comboboxes to # be 10 so that their labels appear to be aligned. # tixComboBox $w.top.a -label "Month: " -dropdown true \ -command cbx:select_month -editable false -variable demo_month \ -options { listbox.height 6 label.width 10 label.anchor e } # $w.top.b is a non-drop-down combo box. It is not editable: we provide # four choices for the user, but he can enter an alternative year if he # wants to. # # [Hint] Use the padY and anchor options of the label subwidget to # aligh the label with the entry subwidget. # [Hint] Notice that you should use padY (the NAME of the option) and not # pady (the SWITCH of the option). # tixComboBox $w.top.b -label "Year: " -dropdown false \ -command cbx:select_year -editable true -variable demo_year \ -options { listbox.height 4 label.padY 5 label.width 10 label.anchor ne } pack $w.top.a -side top -anchor w pack $w.top.b -side top -anchor w # Insert the choices into the combo boxes # $w.top.a insert end January $w.top.a insert end February $w.top.a insert end March $w.top.a insert end April $w.top.a insert end May $w.top.a insert end June $w.top.a insert end July $w.top.a insert end August $w.top.a insert end September $w.top.a insert end October $w.top.a insert end November $w.top.a insert end December $w.top.b insert end 1992 $w.top.b insert end 1993 $w.top.b insert end 1994 $w.top.b insert end 1995 # Use "tixSetSilent" to set the values of the combo box if you # don't want your -command procedures (cbx:select_month and # cbx:select_year) to be called. # tixSetSilent $w.top.a January tixSetSilent $w.top.b 1995 # Use a ButtonBox to hold the buttons. # tixButtonBox $w.box -orientation horizontal $w.box add ok -text Ok -underline 0 -command "cbx:okcmd $w" \ -width 6 $w.box add cancel -text Cancel -underline 0 -command "destroy $w" \ -width 6 pack $w.box -side bottom -fill x pack $w.top -side top -fill both -expand yes } proc cbx:select_year {args} { tixDemo:Status "you have selected \"$args\"" } proc cbx:select_month {s} { tixDemo:Status "you have selected \"$s\"" } proc cbx:okcmd {w} { global demo_month demo_year tixDemo:Status "The month selected is $demo_month of $demo_year" destroy $w } if {![info exists tix_demo_running]} { wm withdraw . set w .demo toplevel $w; wm transient $w "" RunSample $w bind $w exit }