tk

MODULE

MODULE SUMMARY

Tk toolkit interface

DESCRIPTION

This module implements the actual interface to tk.

EXPORTS

start()
start(Options)

Start the etk server, possible options are

{withdrawn, Bool}

{name, Name}

{display, Display}

{driver, "etk_drv"} Will start the etk interface as a linked in driver for improved performance.

stop()

Stops the etk server and terminates all windows.

wlink(Path)
wlink(Pid, Path)

Links the calling process to the widget Path

wunlink(Path)
wunlink(Pid, Path)

Unlinks the calling process from the widget Path

join(Path, Node, MasterPath)

Join a distributed widget group

leave(W)

Leave a distributed widget group.

button(Path, Options)

Create a button, for all options see, button.n.html

Example:

Self= self(),
Quit = etk:button(Top,[{text,"quit"},{anchor,w},
                       {command, fun() -> exit(Self, die) end}]),

canvas(Path, Options)

Create a canvas, for all options see, canvas.n.html

Example:

Canvas = etk:canvas(Top, []),

checkbutton(Path, Options)

Create a checkbutton, for all options see, checkbutton.n.html

Example:

Cb = etk:checkbutton(Top, [{text,"Bold"},{anchor,"w"}]),

entry(Path, Options)

Create an entry, for all options see, entry.n.html

Example:

E = etk:entry(Top, [{relief sunken}, {font, Font}])

frame(Path, Options)

Create a frame, for all options see, frame.n.html

Example:

Frame = etk:frame(Top, [{width,"15m"},{height,"10m"}]),

label(Path, Options)

Create a label, for all options see, label.n.html

Example:

L =  etk:label(Top, [{text, "Label #3"}, {background, green}]),

listbox(Path, Options)

Create a listbox, for all options see, listbox.n.html

Example:

ListBox = etk:listbox(Top, []),

menu(Path, Options)

Create a menu, for all options see, menu.n.html

menubutton(Path, Options)

Create a menubutton, for all options see, menubutton.n.html

message(Path, Options)

Create a message widget, for all options see, message.n.html

radiobutton(Path, Options)

Create a radiobutton, for all options see, radiobutton.n.html

scale(Path, Options)

Create a scale widget, for all options see, scale.n.html

Example:

Scale = etk:scale(Top, 
                  [{label,"Flow"},{from,-1000},{to,1000},
                   {command, fun(S) ->
                               io:format("Scale = ~w~n", [S])
                             end}]),

scrollbar(Path, Options)

Create a scrollbar widget, for all options see, scrollbar.n.html

Example:

text(Path, Options)

Create a text widget, for all options see, text.n.html

Example:

toplevel(Path, Options)

Create a toplevel widget, for all options see, toplevel.n.html

Example:

bell()
bell(Window)

Ring the bell

bindtags(Win)
bindtags(Win, Options)

Bind tags in window according to Options

Example:

destroy(Win)

Destroy a window.

focus(Win)

Set the current focus to Win.

lower(Win)
lower(Win, Other)

Lower window.

raise(Win)
raise(Win, Other)

Raise window.

bind(Win)

Return a list of events that are bound to Win.

Example:

bind(Win, Event)

Return a a Fun if a Fun is bound to the event Event or nil of nothing is bound to trigger on the event Event in Win.

bind(Win, Event, Template, Fun)

Set the function Fun to evaluate on the event Event in the window. See also bind.n.html

Example:

unbind(Win, Event)

Unbind the function the is bound to an event.

unbind(Win, Event)

Unbind the function the is bound to an event.

bind_tag(Win, Tag)

Return a list of the events bound to tag.

bind_tag(Win, Tag, Event)

Return the Fun that is bound to Tag and Event, or nil of nothing is bound.

bind_tag(Win, Tag, Event, Template, Fun)

Bind Fun to Tag and Event See also bindtags.n.html

Example:

unbind_tag(Win, Tag, Event)

Unbind the Fun associated with Tag and Event

bind_ctag(Win, Tag)

Return a list of the events bound to canvas tag.

bind_ctag(Win, Tag, Event)

Return the Fun that is bound to canvas widget Tag and Event, or nil of nothing is bound.

bind_ctag(Win, Tag, Event, Template, Fun)

Bind Fun to canvas widget Tag and Event

Example:

unbind_ctag(Win, Tag, Event)

Unbind the Fun associated with canvas widget Tag and Event

pack(Wslist)
pack(Window, Options)

Invoke the packer. See also pack.n.html

Example:

place(Wslist)
place(Window, Options)

Invoke the placer. See also place.n.html

grid(Wslist)
grid(Window, Options)

Invoke the grid geometry manager. See also grid.n.html

Example:

tk(Opt)
tk(Opt, Arg)

Other commands, i.e. "appname" See also tk.n.html

wm(Opts)
wm(Win, Opts)

The wm command, See also wm.n.html

Example:

update()
update(Flag)

The update command.

selection(Opts)
rselection(Opts)

The (raw) selection command. See selection.n.html

Raw means that no type interpretation is done on the data at all, this is necessary for certain data such as "1.2" which otherwise is interpreted as a float.

clipboard(Opts)

The clipboard command. See clipboard.n.html

grab(Opts)

The grab command. See grab.n.html

option(Opts)

The option command. See option.n.html as well as the general options page GetOption.3.html

Example:

image(Opts)

The image command. See image.n.html

Example:

winfo(Opts)

Return window-related information. See winfo.n.html