man spindate () - Create and manipulate time spinner widgets
NAME
spindate - Create and manipulate time spinner widgets
SYNOPSIS
spindate pathName ?options?
INHERITANCE
itk::Widget <- Spindate
STANDARD OPTIONS
background cursor foreground relief
See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.
ASSOCIATED OPTIONS
textBackground textFont
See the "entryfield" manual entry for details on the above associated options.
labelFont labelMargin
See the "labeledwidget" manual entry for details on the above associated options.
arrowOrient repeatDelay repeatInterval
See the "spinner" manual entry for details on the above associated options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Name: dateMargin Class: Margin Command-Line Switch: -datemargin
- Specifies the margin space between the month, day, and year spinners is any of the forms accpetable to Tcl_GetPixels. The default is 1 pixel.
Name: dayLabel Class: Text Command-Line Switch: -daylabel
- Specifies the text of the label for the day spinner. The default is "Day".
Name: dayOn Class: dayOn Command-Line Switch: -dayon
- Specifies whether or not to display the day spinner in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.
Name: dayWidth Class: Width Command-Line Switch: -daywidth
- Specifies the width of the day spinner in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetPixels. The default is 3 pixels.
Name: labelPos Class: Position Command-Line Switch: -labelpos
- Specifies the position of the label along the sides of the various spinners: n, e, s, or w. The default is w.
Name: monthFormat Class: MonthFormat Command-Line Switch: -monthformat
- Specifies the format of month display, integer (1-12) or brief strings (Jan - Dec), or full strings (January - December).
Name: monthLabel Class: Text Command-Line Switch: -monthlabel
- Specifies the text of the label for the month spinner. The default is "Month".
Name: monthOn Class: monthOn Command-Line Switch: -monthon
- Specifies whether or not to display the month spinner in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.
Name: monthWidth Class: Width Command-Line Switch: -monthwidth
- Specifies the width of the month spinner in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetPixels. The default is 3 pixels.
Name: orient Class: Orient Command-Line Switch: -orient
- Specifies the orientation of the month, day, and year spinners: vertical or horizontal. The default is horizontal.
Name: yearDigits Class: YearDigits Command-Line Switch: -yeardigits
- Specifies the number of digits to be displayed as the value for the year spinner. The valid values are 2 and 4. The default is 2.
Name: yearLabel Class: Text Command-Line Switch: -yearlabel
- Specifies the text of the label for the year spinner. The default is "Year"
Name: yearOn Class: yearOn Command-Line Switch: -yearon
- Specifies whether or not to display the year spinner in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is true.
Name: yearWidth Class: Width Command-Line Switch: -yearwidth
- Specifies the width of the year spinner in any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetPixels. The default is 3 pixels.
DESCRIPTION
The spindate command creates a set of spinners for use in date value entry. The set includes an month, day, and year spinner widget.
METHODS
The spindate 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 spindate widgets:
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 spindate 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 spindate command.
- pathName get ?format?
- Returns the current contents of the spindate widget in a format of string or as an integer clock value using the -string and -clicks format options respectively. The default is by string. Reference the clock command for more information on obtaining dates and their formats.
- pathName show date
- Changes the currently displayed date to be that of the date argument. The date may be specified either as a string, an integer clock value or the keyword "now". Reference the clock command for more information on obtaining dates and their formats.
COMPONENTS
Name: month Class: Spinner
- The month spinner component is the month spinner of the date spinner. See the Spinner widget manual entry for details on the month component item.
Name: day Class: Spinint
- The day spinner component is the day spinner of the date spinner. See the SpinInt widget manual entry for details on the day component item.
Name: year Class: Spinint
- The year spinner component is the year spinner of the date spinner. See the SpinInt widget manual entry for details on the year component item.
EXAMPLE
spindate .sd pack .sd -padx 10 -pady 10
AUTHOR
Sue Yockey Mark L. Ulferts
KEYWORDS
spindate, spinint, spinner, entryfield, entry, widget