File 'gui/action.cls' (part of 'Pool_GuiBase')

Description (short): button rows
Written by: Andreas Kupries
Description: button rows
Keywords: button rows, widgets

Class 'actionrow'

Description

Maintains a row of buttons and associates commands.

Superclasses

widget

Options

fill
padx
pady
orientation
default
escape

Methods

public: Repack ()
add (name text command)
change (name newtext)
createSubwidgets ()
cvtOrientation (o)
doForSub (cmd)

Membervariables

public: n
names

Options

-fill: Fill flag to use to pack each button
default value: none
-padx: Horizontal padding to use during packing of each button.
default value: 0
-pady: Vertical padding to use during packing of each button.
default value: 0
-orientation: Orientation of the button row.
default value: horizontal
-default: Index of the default button to invoke the complete action
default value: -1
-escape: Index of the default button to cancel
default value: -1

Methods

Repack ()

Called after changes to the value of some options. Executes a relayout of the widget.

add (name text command)

Adds a new button to the row, labels it with text and performs the necessary setup so that command is executed in case of its invocation.

Argument: name Symbolic name of the new button.

Argument: text text to use as label of the new button

Argument: command script to execute in case of an invocation of the new button.

change (name newtext)

Changes the text associated to the button with the symbolic name to newtext.

Argument: name Symbolic name of the button to change.

Argument: newtext text to place into the button.

createSubwidgets ()

Overrides widget:createSubwidgets
Generates subordinate widgets and their layout. Here only the master frame requires configuration. The buttons will be added later via add.

Notes: Called automatically by the object framework.

cvtOrientation (o)

converts row orientation o into a value acceptable to 'pack -side'.

Argument: o orientation to convert.

doForSub (cmd)

Executes the cmd for all buttons which are part of the widget.

Argument: cmd Script to be executed. Occurences of %b will be substituted with the path of the current button.

Membervariables

n: Counter, contains the number of buttons added so far.
initial value: 0
names: Map from symbolic names to button locations

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Repack ()
Called after changes to the value of some options. Executes a relayout of the widget.

add (name text command)
Adds a new button to the row, labels it with text and performs the necessary setup so that command is executed in case of its invocation.
Argument: name	Symbolic name of the new button.
Argument: text	text to use as label of the new button
Argument: command	script to execute in case of an invocation of the new button.

change (name newtext)
Changes the text associated to the button with the symbolic name to newtext.
Argument: name	Symbolic name of the button to change.
Argument: newtext	text to place into the button.

createSubwidgets ()
Overrides widget:createSubwidgets Generates subordinate widgets and their layout. Here only the master frame requires configuration. The buttons will be added later via add.
Notes: Called automatically by the object framework.

cvtOrientation (o)
converts row orientation o into a value acceptable to 'pack -side'.
Argument: o	orientation to convert.

doForSub (cmd)
Executes the cmd for all buttons which are part of the widget.
Argument: cmd	Script to be executed. Occurences of %b will be substituted with the path of the current button.