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| 12 | <h1 ALIGN="CENTER">Pmw.CounterDialog</h1> |
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| 14 | <center><IMG SRC=CounterDialog.gif ALT="" WIDTH=268 HEIGHT=198></center> |
| 15 | <dl> |
| 16 | <dt> <h3>Name</h3></dt><dd> |
| 17 | <p>Pmw.CounterDialog() - |
| 18 | selection dialog displaying a counter |
| 19 | </p> |
| 20 | |
| 21 | |
| 22 | </dd> |
| 23 | <dt> <h3>Inherits</h3></dt><dd> |
| 24 | <a href="Dialog.html">Pmw.Dialog</a><br> |
| 25 | </dd> |
| 26 | <dt> <h3>Description</h3></dt><dd> |
| 27 | <p> |
| 28 | A counter dialog is a dialog window which displays a counter |
| 29 | which can be used to prompt the user for a value.</p> |
| 30 | |
| 31 | <p></p> |
| 32 | |
| 33 | |
| 34 | </dd> |
| 35 | <dt> <h3>Options</h3></dt><dd> |
| 36 | Options for this megawidget and its base |
| 37 | classes are described below.<p></p> |
| 38 | <a name=option.activatecommand></a> |
| 39 | <dl><dt> <strong>activatecommand |
| 40 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 41 | If this is callable, it will be called whenever the megawidget is |
| 42 | activated by a call to <code>activate()</code>. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p> |
| 43 | |
| 44 | |
| 45 | </dd></dl> |
| 46 | <a name=option.borderx></a> |
| 47 | <dl><dt> <strong>borderx |
| 48 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 49 | Initialisation option. The padding to the left and right of the counter. The default is <strong>20</strong>.</p> |
| 50 | |
| 51 | |
| 52 | </dd></dl> |
| 53 | <a name=option.bordery></a> |
| 54 | <dl><dt> <strong>bordery |
| 55 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 56 | Initialisation option. The padding above and below the counter. The default is <strong>20</strong>.</p> |
| 57 | |
| 58 | |
| 59 | </dd></dl> |
| 60 | <a name=option.buttonboxpos></a> |
| 61 | <dl><dt> <strong>buttonboxpos |
| 62 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 63 | Initialisation option. Specifies on which side of the dialog window to place the button |
| 64 | box. Must be one of <strong>'n'</strong>, <strong>'s'</strong>, <strong>'e'</strong> or <strong>'w'</strong>. The default is <strong>'s'</strong>.</p> |
| 65 | |
| 66 | |
| 67 | </dd></dl> |
| 68 | <a name=option.buttons></a> |
| 69 | <dl><dt> <strong>buttons |
| 70 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 71 | This must be a tuple or a list and specifies the names on the |
| 72 | buttons in the button box. The default is <strong>('OK',)</strong>.</p> |
| 73 | |
| 74 | |
| 75 | </dd></dl> |
| 76 | <a name=option.command></a> |
| 77 | <dl><dt> <strong>command |
| 78 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 79 | Specifies a function to call whenever a button in the button box |
| 80 | is invoked or the window is deleted by the window manager. The |
| 81 | function is called with a single argument, which is the name of |
| 82 | the button which was invoked, or <strong>None</strong> if the window was deleted |
| 83 | by the window manager.</p> |
| 84 | <p> If the value of <strong>command</strong> is not callable, the default behaviour |
| 85 | is to deactivate the window if it is active, or withdraw the |
| 86 | window if it is not active. If it is deactivated, <code>deactivate()</code> |
| 87 | is called with the button name or <strong>None</strong> as described above. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p> |
| 88 | |
| 89 | |
| 90 | |
| 91 | </dd></dl> |
| 92 | <a name=option.deactivatecommand></a> |
| 93 | <dl><dt> <strong>deactivatecommand |
| 94 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 95 | If this is callable, it will be called whenever the megawidget is |
| 96 | deactivated by a call to <code>deactivate()</code>. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p> |
| 97 | |
| 98 | |
| 99 | </dd></dl> |
| 100 | <a name=option.defaultbutton></a> |
| 101 | <dl><dt> <strong>defaultbutton |
| 102 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 103 | Specifies the default button in the button box. If the <strong><Return></strong> |
| 104 | key is hit when the dialog has focus, the default button will be |
| 105 | invoked. If <strong>defaultbutton</strong> is <strong>None</strong>, there will be no default |
| 106 | button and hitting the <strong><Return></strong> key will have no effect. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p> |
| 107 | |
| 108 | |
| 109 | </dd></dl> |
| 110 | <a name=option.master></a> |
| 111 | <dl><dt> <strong>master |
| 112 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 113 | This is used by the <code>activate()</code> method to control whether the |
| 114 | window is made <em>transient</em> during modal dialogs. See the |
| 115 | <code>activate()</code> method. The default is <strong>'parent'</strong>.</p> |
| 116 | |
| 117 | |
| 118 | </dd></dl> |
| 119 | <a name=option.separatorwidth></a> |
| 120 | <dl><dt> <strong>separatorwidth |
| 121 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 122 | Initialisation option. If this is greater than <strong>0</strong>, a separator line with the specified |
| 123 | width will be created between the button box and the child site, |
| 124 | as a component named <strong>separator</strong>. Since the default border of the |
| 125 | button box and child site is <strong>raised</strong>, this option does not |
| 126 | usually need to be set for there to be a visual separation between |
| 127 | the button box and child site. The default is <strong>0</strong>.</p> |
| 128 | |
| 129 | |
| 130 | </dd></dl> |
| 131 | <a name=option.title></a> |
| 132 | <dl><dt> <strong>title |
| 133 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 134 | This is the title that the window manager displays in the title |
| 135 | bar of the window. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p> |
| 136 | |
| 137 | |
| 138 | </dd></dl> |
| 139 | </dd> |
| 140 | <dt> <h3>Components</h3></dt><dd> |
| 141 | Components created by this megawidget and its base |
| 142 | classes are described below.<p></p> |
| 143 | <a name=component.buttonbox></a> |
| 144 | <dl><dt> <strong>buttonbox |
| 145 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 146 | This is the button box containing the buttons for the dialog. By |
| 147 | default it is created with the options |
| 148 | <code>(hull_borderwidth = 1, hull_relief = 'raised')</code>. By default, this component is a <a href="ButtonBox.html">Pmw.ButtonBox</a>.</p> |
| 149 | |
| 150 | |
| 151 | </dd></dl> |
| 152 | <a name=component.counter></a> |
| 153 | <dl><dt> <strong>counter |
| 154 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 155 | The counter for the user to enter a value. By default, this component is a <a href="Counter.html">Pmw.Counter</a>.</p> |
| 156 | |
| 157 | |
| 158 | </dd></dl> |
| 159 | <a name=component.dialogchildsite></a> |
| 160 | <dl><dt> <strong>dialogchildsite |
| 161 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 162 | This is the child site for the dialog, which may be used to |
| 163 | specialise the megawidget by creating other widgets within it. By |
| 164 | default it is created with the options |
| 165 | <code>(borderwidth = 1, relief = 'raised')</code>. By default, this component is a Tkinter.Frame.</p> |
| 166 | |
| 167 | |
| 168 | </dd></dl> |
| 169 | <a name=component.hull></a> |
| 170 | <dl><dt> <strong>hull |
| 171 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 172 | This acts as the body for the entire megawidget. Other components |
| 173 | are created as children of the hull to further specialise this |
| 174 | class. By default, this component is a Tkinter.Toplevel.</p> |
| 175 | |
| 176 | |
| 177 | </dd></dl> |
| 178 | <a name=component.separator></a> |
| 179 | <dl><dt> <strong>separator |
| 180 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 181 | If the <strong>separatorwidth</strong> initialisation option is non-zero, the |
| 182 | <strong>separator</strong> component is the line dividing the area between the |
| 183 | button box and the child site. By default, this component is a Tkinter.Frame.</p> |
| 184 | |
| 185 | |
| 186 | </dd></dl> |
| 187 | </dd> |
| 188 | <dt> <h3>Component aliases</h3></dt><dd> |
| 189 | Sub-components of components of this megawidget |
| 190 | may be accessed via the following aliases.<p></p> |
| 191 | <dl><dt> <strong>entry |
| 192 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 193 | Alias for <strong>counter_entryfield_entry</strong>. |
| 194 | </dd></dl> |
| 195 | <dl><dt> <strong>entryfield |
| 196 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 197 | Alias for <strong>counter_entryfield</strong>. |
| 198 | </dd></dl> |
| 199 | <dl><dt> <strong>label |
| 200 | </strong></dt><dd> |
| 201 | Alias for <strong>counter_label</strong>. |
| 202 | </dd></dl> |
| 203 | </dd> |
| 204 | <a name=methods></a> |
| 205 | <dt> <h3>Methods</h3></dt><dd> |
| 206 | Only methods specific to this megawidget are described below. |
| 207 | For a description of its inherited methods, see the |
| 208 | manual for its base class |
| 209 | <strong><a href="Dialog.html#methods">Pmw.Dialog</a></strong>. |
| 210 | In addition, methods from the |
| 211 | <strong><a href="Counter.html#methods">Pmw.Counter</a></strong> class |
| 212 | are forwarded by this megawidget to the |
| 213 | <strong>counter</strong> component. |
| 214 | <p></p> |
| 215 | <a name=method.deleteentry></a> |
| 216 | <dl><dt> <strong>deleteentry</strong>(<em>first</em>, <em>last</em> = <strong>None</strong>)</dt><dd> |
| 217 | Delete text from the counter's entry widget. An alias for |
| 218 | <code>component('entry').delete()</code>.</p> |
| 219 | |
| 220 | |
| 221 | </dd></dl> |
| 222 | <a name=method.indexentry></a> |
| 223 | <dl><dt> <strong>indexentry</strong>(<em>index</em>)</dt><dd> |
| 224 | An alias for <code>component('entry').index()</code>.</p> |
| 225 | |
| 226 | |
| 227 | </dd></dl> |
| 228 | <a name=method.insertentry></a> |
| 229 | <dl><dt> <strong>insertentry</strong>(<em>index</em>, <em>text</em>)</dt><dd> |
| 230 | Insert text into the counter's entry widget. An alias for |
| 231 | <code>component('entry').insert()</code>.</p> |
| 232 | |
| 233 | |
| 234 | </dd></dl> |
| 235 | </dd> |
| 236 | <dt> <h3>Example</h3></dt><dd> |
| 237 | The image at the top of this manual is a snapshot |
| 238 | of the window (or part of the window) produced |
| 239 | by the following code.<p></p> |
| 240 | <pre> |
| 241 | class Demo: |
| 242 | def __init__(self, parent): |
| 243 | # Create the dialog to prompt for the number of times to ring the bell. |
| 244 | self.dialog = Pmw.CounterDialog(parent, |
| 245 | label_text = 'Enter the number of times to\n' + \ |
| 246 | 'sound the bell (1 to 5)\n', |
| 247 | counter_labelpos = 'n', |
| 248 | entryfield_value = 2, |
| 249 | counter_datatype = 'numeric', |
| 250 | entryfield_validate = |
| 251 | {'validator' : 'numeric', 'min' : 1, 'max' : 5}, |
| 252 | buttons = ('OK', 'Cancel'), |
| 253 | defaultbutton = 'OK', |
| 254 | title = 'Bell ringing', |
| 255 | command = self.execute) |
| 256 | self.dialog.withdraw() |
| 257 | |
| 258 | # Create button to launch the dialog. |
| 259 | w = Tkinter.Button(parent, text = 'Show counter dialog', |
| 260 | command = self.dialog.activate) |
| 261 | w.pack(padx = 8, pady = 8) |
| 262 | |
| 263 | def execute(self, result): |
| 264 | if result is None or result == 'Cancel': |
| 265 | print 'Bell ringing cancelled' |
| 266 | self.dialog.deactivate() |
| 267 | else: |
| 268 | count = self.dialog.get() |
| 269 | if not self.dialog.valid(): |
| 270 | print 'Invalid entry: "' + count + '"' |
| 271 | else: |
| 272 | print 'Ringing the bell ' + count + ' times' |
| 273 | for num in range(string.atoi(count)): |
| 274 | if num != 0: |
| 275 | self.dialog.after(200) |
| 276 | self.dialog.bell() |
| 277 | self.dialog.deactivate() |
| 278 | |
| 279 | </pre> |
| 280 | </dd> |
| 281 | </dl> |
| 282 | |
| 283 | <center><P ALIGN="CENTER"> |
| 284 | <IMG SRC = blue_line.gif ALT = "" WIDTH=320 HEIGHT=5> |
| 285 | </p></center> |
| 286 | |
| 287 | |
| 288 | <font size=-1> |
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| 290 | Pmw 1.2 - |
| 291 | 5 Aug 2003 |
| 292 | - <a href="index.html">Home</a> |
| 293 | <br>Manual page last reviewed: 18 May 2002 |
| 294 | </p></center> |
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