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<Center><H2>tixFileEntry - Create and manipulate tixFileEntry widgets</H2></Center><hr>

</pre><H3>SYNOPSIS</H3>

<B>tixFileEntry<I> <I>pathName ?<I>options</I></B>?

<P>

</pre><H3>SUPER-CLASS</H3>

The <B>TixFileEntry</B></I> class is derived from the <B>TixLabelWidget</B></I>

class and inherits all the commands, options and

subwidgets of its super-class.

</pre><H3>STANDARD OPTIONS</H3>

The FileEntry widget supports all the standard options of a frame

widget. See the <B>options(n)</B></I> manual entry for details on the

standard options.

</pre><H3>WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS</H3>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>activateCmd</B></I>

Class:          <B>ActivateCmd</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-activatecmd</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies the command to be called when the user activates the

<B>button</B></I> subwidget. This command is called before the file dialog

is popped up and can be used to customize the file dialog (which may

be shared by several FileEnt widget).

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>command</B></I>

Class:          <B>Command</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-command</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies the command to be called when the <B>-value</B></I> option of

the FileEntry is changed. This usually happens when the user inputs a

filename into the entry subwidget and hits the <Return> key. The

command will be called with one arguments -- the new value of the

FileEntry widget.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>dialogType</B></I>

Class:          <B>DialogType</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-dialogtype</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies which type of file selection dialog should be popped up when

the user invokes the <B>button</B></I> subwidget. Current only two values

are valid: <B>tixFileSelectDialog</B></I> or <B>tixExFileSelectDialog</B></I>.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>disableCallback</B></I>

Class:          <B>DisableCallback</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-disablecallback</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

A boolean value indicating whether callbacks should be disabled. When

set to true, the TCL command specified by the <B>-command</B></I> option

is not executed when the <B>-value</B></I> of the FileEntry widget

changes.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>disableForeground</B></I>

Class:          <B>DisableForeground</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-disableforeground</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

The foreground color to use for of the entry subwidget when the

FileEntry widget is disabled.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>fileBitmap</B></I>

Class:          <B>FileBitmap</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-filebitmap</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies the bitmap to display in side the <B>button</B></I> subwidget.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>label</B></I>

Class:          <B>Label</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-label</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies the string to display as the label of this FileEntry widget.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>labelSide</B></I>

Class:          <B>LabelSide</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-labelside</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies where the label should be displayed relative to the entry

subwidget. Valid options are: <B>top</B></I>, <B>left</B></I>, <B>right</B></I>,

<B>bottom</B></I>, <B>none</B></I> or <B>acrosstop</B></I>.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>selectMode</B></I>

Class:          <B>SelectMode</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-selectmode</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies how the FileEntry widget should react to \fC&lt;KeyPress&gt;</B></I>

events. When set to "immediate", any user keyboard inputs will

immediately change the <B>-value</B></I> option. When set to "normal", the

user keyboard inputs will be copied to the <B>-value</B></I> option only

if the\fC &lt;Return&gt;</B></I> key is pressed or the keyboard focus is

changed. The use of the immediate mode is discouraged. For effective

use of the FileEntry widget, one should use the normal mode together

with the <B>update</B></I> widget command (see below).

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>state</B></I>

Class:          <B>State</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-state</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies the whether the FileEntry widget is normal or disabled. Only

the values "normal" and "disabled" are recognized.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>validateCmd</B></I>

Class:          <B>ValidateCmd</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-validatecmd</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies a TCL command to be called when the -value of the

FileEntry widget is about to change. This command is called

with one parameter -- the new <B>-value</B></I> entered by the user. This

command is to validate this new value by returning a value it deems

valid.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>value</B></I>

Class:          <B>Value</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-value</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies the value of the FileEntry.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>variable</B></I>

Class:          <B>Variable</B></I>

Switch:         <B>-variable</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

Specifies the global variable in which the value of the FileEntry

should be stored. The value of the FileEntry will be automatically

updated when this variable is changed.

</UL>

</pre><H3>SUBWIDGETS</H3>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>button</B></I>

Class:          <B>Button</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

The button subwidget next to the entry subwidget.

</UL>

<P>

<pre><code><code><code>

Name:           <B>entry</B></I>

Class:          <B>Entry</B></I>

</code></code></code></pre>

<UL>

The entry subwidget in which the user can type in a filename.

</UL>

</pre><HR>

</pre><H3>DESCRIPTION</H3>

<P>

The <B>tixFileEntry</B></I> command creates a new window (given by

the <I>pathName</I></B> argument) and makes it into a FileEntry

widget. Additional options, described above, may be specified on the

command line or in the option database to configure aspects of the

FileEntry such as its cursor and relief.

<P>

The FileEntry widget can be used to input a filename. The user can

type in the filename manually. Alternatively, the user can press the

button widget that sits next to the entry, which will bring up a file

selection dialog of the type specified by the <B>-dialogtype</B></I> option.

</pre><H3>WIDGET COMMANDS</H3>

<P>

The <B>tixFileEntry</B></I> command creates a new Tcl command whose

window. This command may be used to invoke various operations on the

widget. It has the following general form:

<pre>

<I>pathName option </I></B>?<I>arg arg ...</I></B>?

<P>

</pre>

<I>PathName</I></B> is the name of the command, which is the same as the

<I>arg</I></B>s determine the exact behavior of the command. The following

commands are possible for FileEntry widgets:

<DL>

<DT> <I>pathName <B>cget</B></I> <I>option</I></B>

</I></B>

<DD> Returns the current value of the configuration option given by

<I>option</I></B>. <I>Option</I></B> may have any of the values accepted by the

<B>tixFileEntry</B></I> command.

</DL>

<DL>

<DT> <I>pathName <B>configure</B></I> ?<I>option</I></B>? <I>?value option value ...</I></B>?

</I></B>

<DD> Query or modify the configuration options of the widget.  If no

<I>option</I></B> is specified, returns a list describing all of the

available options for <I>pathName</I></B> (see <B>Tk_ConfigureInfo</B></I> for

information on the format of this list).  If <I>option</I></B> is specified

with no <I>value</I></B>, 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 <I>option</I></B> is specified).  If

one or more <I>option-value</I></B> 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.  <I>Option</I></B> may have

any of the values accepted by the <B>tixFileEntry</B></I> command.

</DL>

<DL>

<DT> <I>pathName <B>invoke</B></I>

</I></B>

<DD> Forces the FileEntry widget to act as if the user has pressed the

<return> key inside the entry subwidget.

</DL>

<DL>

<DT> <I>pathName <B>filedialog</B></I> <I>?args?</I></B>

</I></B>

<DD> When no additional arguments are given, this command returns the

pathname of the file dialog box associated with this FileEnt

widget. When additional arguments are given, the widget command of the

file dialog will be called with these arguments.

</DL>

<DL>

<DT> <I>pathName <B>subwidget <I>name ?args?</I></B>

</I></B>

<DD> When no options are given, this command returns the pathname of the

subwidget of the specified name. When options are given, the widget

command of the specified subwidget will be called with these options.

</DL>

<DL>

<DT> <I>pathName <B>update</B></I>

</I></B>

<DD> If the user has modified the entry using keyboard inputs, the update

command will <B>update</B></I> the <B>-value</B></I> of this FileEntry

to "normal", one should call the <B>update</B></I> command on this widget

before examining its <B>-value</B></I> option. This command has no effect

in if the <B>-selectmode</B></I> option is set to "immediate".

</DL>

</pre><H3>KEYWORDS</H3>

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