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    <h1 ALIGN="CENTER">Pmw.PromptDialog</h1>

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<dt> <h3>Name</h3></dt><dd>
<p>Pmw.PromptDialog() -
    selection dialog displaying an entry field
</p>


</dd>
<dt> <h3>Inherits</h3></dt><dd>
<a href="Dialog.html">Pmw.Dialog</a><br>
</dd>
<dt> <h3>Description</h3></dt><dd>
<p>
    The prompt dialog is a dialog window which displays an entry field
    which can be used to prompt the user for a value.</p>

<p></p>


</dd>
<dt> <h3>Options</h3></dt><dd>
Options for this megawidget and its base
classes are described below.<p></p>
<a name=option.activatecommand></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>activatecommand
</strong></dt><dd>
If this is callable, it will be called whenever the megawidget is
    activated by a call to <code>activate()</code>. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=option.borderx></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>borderx
</strong></dt><dd>
Initialisation option. The padding to the left and right of the entry field. The default is <strong>20</strong>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=option.bordery></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>bordery
</strong></dt><dd>
Initialisation option. The padding above and below the entry field. The default is <strong>20</strong>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=option.buttonboxpos></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>buttonboxpos
</strong></dt><dd>
Initialisation option. Specifies on which side of the dialog window to place the button
    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>


</dd></dl>
<a name=option.buttons></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>buttons
</strong></dt><dd>
This must be a tuple or a list and specifies the names on the
    buttons in the button box. The default is <strong>('OK',)</strong>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=option.command></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>command
</strong></dt><dd>
Specifies a function to call whenever a button in the button box
    is invoked or the window is deleted by the window manager.  The
    function is called with a single argument, which is the name of
    the button which was invoked, or <strong>None</strong> if the window was deleted
    by the window manager.</p>
<p>    If the value of <strong>command</strong> is not callable, the default behaviour
    is to deactivate the window if it is active, or withdraw the
    window if it is not active.  If it is deactivated, <code>deactivate()</code>
    is called with the button name or <strong>None</strong> as described above. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=option.deactivatecommand></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>deactivatecommand
</strong></dt><dd>
If this is callable, it will be called whenever the megawidget is
    deactivated by a call to <code>deactivate()</code>. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p>


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<a name=option.defaultbutton></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>defaultbutton
</strong></dt><dd>
Specifies the default button in the button box.  If the <strong>&lt;Return&gt;</strong>
    key is hit when the dialog has focus, the default button will be
    invoked.  If <strong>defaultbutton</strong> is <strong>None</strong>, there will be no default
    button and hitting the <strong>&lt;Return&gt;</strong> key will have no effect. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p>


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<a name=option.master></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>master
</strong></dt><dd>
This is used by the <code>activate()</code> method to control whether the
    window is made <em>transient</em> during modal dialogs.  See the
    <code>activate()</code> method. The default is <strong>'parent'</strong>.</p>


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<a name=option.separatorwidth></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>separatorwidth
</strong></dt><dd>
Initialisation option. If this is greater than <strong>0</strong>, a separator line with the specified
    width will be created between the button box and the child site,
    as a component named <strong>separator</strong>.  Since the default border of the
    button box and child site is <strong>raised</strong>, this option does not
    usually need to be set for there to be a visual separation between
    the button box and child site. The default is <strong>0</strong>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=option.title></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>title
</strong></dt><dd>
This is the title that the window manager displays in the title
    bar of the window. The default is <strong>None</strong>.</p>


</dd></dl>
</dd>
<dt> <h3>Components</h3></dt><dd>
Components created by this megawidget and its base
classes are described below.<p></p>
<a name=component.buttonbox></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>buttonbox
</strong></dt><dd>
This is the button box containing the buttons for the dialog.  By
    default it is created with the options
    <code>(hull_borderwidth = 1, hull_relief = 'raised')</code>. By default, this component is a <a href="ButtonBox.html">Pmw.ButtonBox</a>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=component.dialogchildsite></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>dialogchildsite
</strong></dt><dd>
This is the child site for the dialog, which may be used to
    specialise the megawidget by creating other widgets within it.  By
    default it is created with the options
    <code>(borderwidth = 1, relief = 'raised')</code>. By default, this component is a Tkinter.Frame.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=component.entryfield></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>entryfield
</strong></dt><dd>
The entry field for the user to enter a value. By default, this component is a <a href="EntryField.html">Pmw.EntryField</a>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=component.hull></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>hull
</strong></dt><dd>
This acts as the body for the entire megawidget.  Other components
    are created as children of the hull to further specialise this
    class. By default, this component is a Tkinter.Toplevel.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=component.separator></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>separator
</strong></dt><dd>
If the <strong>separatorwidth</strong> initialisation option is non-zero, the
    <strong>separator</strong> component is the line dividing the area between the
    button box and the child site. By default, this component is a Tkinter.Frame.</p>


</dd></dl>
</dd>
<dt> <h3>Component aliases</h3></dt><dd>
Sub-components of components of this megawidget
may be accessed via the following aliases.<p></p>
<dl><dt> <strong>entry
</strong></dt><dd>
Alias for <strong>entryfield_entry</strong>.
</dd></dl>
<dl><dt> <strong>label
</strong></dt><dd>
Alias for <strong>entryfield_label</strong>.
</dd></dl>
</dd>
<a name=methods></a>
<dt> <h3>Methods</h3></dt><dd>
Only methods specific to this megawidget are described below.
For a description of its inherited methods, see the
manual for its base class
<strong><a href="Dialog.html#methods">Pmw.Dialog</a></strong>.
In addition, methods from the
<strong><a href="EntryField.html#methods">Pmw.EntryField</a></strong> class
are forwarded by this megawidget to the
<strong>entryfield</strong> component.
<p></p>
<a name=method.deleteentry></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>deleteentry</strong>(<em>first</em>, <em>last</em> = <strong>None</strong>)</dt><dd>
Delete text from the entry field's entry widget.  An alias for
    <code>component('entry').delete()</code>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=method.indexentry></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>indexentry</strong>(<em>index</em>)</dt><dd>
An alias for <code>component('entry').index()</code>.</p>


</dd></dl>
<a name=method.insertentry></a>
<dl><dt> <strong>insertentry</strong>(<em>index</em>, <em>text</em>)</dt><dd>
Insert text into the entry field's entry widget.  An alias for
    <code>component('entry').insert()</code>.</p>


</dd></dl>
</dd>
<dt> <h3>Example</h3></dt><dd>
The image at the top of this manual is a snapshot
of the window (or part of the window) produced
by the following code.<p></p>
<pre>
class Demo:
    def __init__(self, parent):
        # Create the dialog to prompt for the password.
        self.dialog = Pmw.PromptDialog(parent,
            title = 'Password',
            label_text = 'Password:',
            entryfield_labelpos = 'n',
            entry_show = '*',
            defaultbutton = 0,
            buttons = ('OK', 'Cancel'),
            command = self.execute)
        self.dialog.withdraw()

        # Create the confirmation dialog.
        self.confirm = Pmw.MessageDialog(
            title = 'Are you sure?',
            message_text = 'Are you really sure?',
            defaultbutton = 0,
            buttons = ('OK', 'Cancel'))
        self.confirm.withdraw()

        # Create button to launch the dialog.
        w = Tkinter.Button(parent, text = 'Show prompt dialog',
                command = self.dialog.activate)
        w.pack(padx = 8, pady = 8)

    def execute(self, result):
        if result is None or result == 'Cancel':
            print 'Password prompt cancelled'
            self.dialog.deactivate(result)
        else:
            result = self.confirm.activate()
            if result == 'OK':
                print 'Password entered ' + self.dialog.get()
                self.dialog.deactivate()

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