NAME
iwidgets::dateentry - Create and manipulate a dateentry widget
SYNOPSIS
iwidgets::dateentry pathName ?options?
INHERITANCE
itk::Widget <- iwidgets::LabeledWidget <- iwidgets::Datefield <- iwidgets::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 inherited options.
command iq state textBackground
textFont
See the datefield class manual entry for details on these inherited options.
ASSOCIATED OPTIONS
backwardImage buttonForeground command currentDateFont
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 documentation 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 create command. Should one not be provided, then one will be generated, 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 keyboard 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 iwidgets::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 available 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 identify 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