iwidgets::dateentry(1) [incr Widgets] iwidgets::dateentry(1)______________________________________________________________________________NAME
iwidgets::dateentry - Create and manipulate a dateentry widget
SYNOPSIS
iwidgets::dateentry pathName ?options?
INHERITANCE
itk::Widget <- iwidgets::LabeledWidget <- iwidgets::Datefield <- iwid‐
gets::Dateentry
STANDARD OPTIONS
background borderWidth cursor exportSelection
foreground highlightColor highlightThickness insertBackground
justify relief
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
INHERITED OPTIONS
disabledForeground int labelBitmap labelFont
labelImage labelMargin labelPos labelText
labelVariable state sticky
See the "labeledwidget" class manual entry for details on these inher‐
ited options.
command iq state textBackground
textFont
See the "datefield" class manual entry for details on these inherited
options.
ASSOCIATED OPTIONS
backwardImage buttonForeground commandcurrentDateFont
dateFont dayFont days forwardImage
outline selectColor selectThickness startDay
titleFont weekdayBackground weekendBackground
See the "calendar" manual entry for details on the associated options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Name: grab
Class: Grab
Command-Line Switch: -grab
Specifies the grab level, local or global, to be obtained before
bringing up the popup calendar. The default is global. For
more information concerning grab levels, consult the documenta‐
tion for Tk's grab command.
Name: icon
Class: Icon
Command-Line Switch: -icon
Specifies the calendar icon image to be used in the dateentry.
This image must have been created previously with the image cre‐
ate command. Should one not be provided, then one will be gen‐
erated, pixmap if possible, bitmap otherwise.
______________________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTION
The iwidgets::dateentry command creates a quicken style date entry
field with a popup calendar by combining the datefield and calendar
widgets together. This allows a user to enter the date via the key‐
board or by using the mouse and selecting the calendar icon which
brings up a popup calendar.
METHODS
The iwidgets::dateentry 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
...? Option and the args determine the exact behavior of the command.
The following commands are possible for dateentry widgets:
INHERITED METHODS
get isvalid show
See the "datefield" manual entry for details on the associated methods.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC METHODS
pathName cget option
Returns the current value of the configuration option given by
option. Option may have any of the values accepted by the iwid‐
gets::dateentry command.
pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
Query or modify the configuration options of the widget. If no
option is specified, returns a list describing all of the avail‐
able options for pathName (see Tk_ConfigureInfo for information
on the format of this list). If option is specified with no
value, 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 option is specified). If one or
more option-value 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. Option may have any
of the values accepted by the iwidgets::dateentry command.
COMPONENTS
Name: label
Class: Label
The label component provides a label component to used to iden‐
tify the date. See the "label" widget manual entry for details
on the label component item.
Name: iconbutton
Class: Label
The iconbutton component provides a labelbutton component to act
as a lightweight button displaying the calendar icon. Upon
pressing the labelbutton, the calendar appears. See the "label"
widget manual entry for details on the labelbutton component
item.
Name: date
Class: Entry
The date component provides the entry field for date input and
display. See the "entry" widget manual entry for details on the
date component item.
EXAMPLE
package require Iwidgets 4.0
iwidgets::dateentry .de
pack .de
AUTHOR
Mark L. Ulferts
KEYWORDS
dateentry, widget
Tkiwidgets::dateentry(1)
