mainwindow(1)							  [incr Widgets]						     mainwindow(1)

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NAME

       mainwindow - Create and manipulate a mainwindow widget

SYNOPSIS

       mainwindow pathName ?options?

INHERITANCE

       itk::Toplevel <- shell <- mainwindow

STANDARD OPTIONS

       background      cursor	      disabledForegroundfont
       foreground      highlightBackground	      highlightColorhighlightThickness

       See the "options" manual entry for details on the standard options.

ASSOCIATED OPTIONS

       balloonBackground	      balloonDelay1   balloonDelay2ballonFont
       balloonForeground

       See the "toolbar" manual entry for details on the above associated options.

INHERITED OPTIONS

       title

       See the "Toplevel" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.

       height	       master	      modality	      padX
       padY	       width

       See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited options.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
       Name:	       helpLine
       Class:	       HelpLine
       Command-Line Switch:	      -helpline

	      Specifies  whether  or  not  to display the help line.  The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetBoolean.  The
	      default is yes.

       Name:	       menuBarBackground
       Class:	       Background
       Command-Line Switch:	      -menubarbackground

	      Specifies the normal background color for the menubar.

       Name:	       menuBarFont
       Class:	       Font
       Command-Line Switch:	      -menubarfont

	      Specifies the font to use when drawing text inside the menubar.

       Name:	       menuBarForeround
       Class:	       Foreground
       Command-Line Switch:	      -menubarforeground

	      Specifies the normal foreground color for the menubar.

       Name:	       statusLine
       Class:	       StatusLine
       Command-Line Switch:	      -statusline

	      Specifies whether or not to display the status line.  The value may be given in any of the forms acceptable to  Tk_GetBoolean.   The
	      default is yes.

       Name:	       toolBarBackground
       Class:	       Background
       Command-Line Switch:	      -toolbarbackground

	      Specifies the normal background color for the toolbar.

       Name:	       toolBarFont
       Class:	       Font
       Command-Line Switch:	      -toolbarfont

	      Specifies the font to use when drawing text inside the toolbar.

       Name:	       toolBarForeround
       Class:	       Foreground
       Command-Line Switch:	      -toolbarforeground

	      Specifies the normal foreground color for the toolbar.
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DESCRIPTION

       The mainwindow command creates a mainwindow shell which contains a menubar, toolbar, mousebar, childsite, status line, and help line.  Each
       item may be filled and configured to suit individual needs.

METHODS

       The mainwindow command create a new Tcl command whose name is pathName.	This command may be used to invoke various operations on the  wid-
       get.   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 mainwindow widgets:

INHERITED METHODS

       activate        center	      deactivate

       See the "shell" manual entry for details on the above inherited 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 mainwindow
	      command.

       pathName childsite
	      Returns the pathname of the child site widget.

       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 mainwindow command.

       pathName menubar ?args?
	      The menubar method provides access to the menubar.  Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname of the  menubar.   With  argu-
	      ments,  they  are evaluated against the menubar which in effect provides access to the entire API of the menubar.  See the "menubar"
	      manual entry for details on the commands available in the menubar.

       pathName mousebar ?args?
	      The mousebar method provides access to the mousebar which is a vertical toolbar.	Invoked with no arguments it returns the  pathname
	      of  the  mousebar.  With arguments, they are evaluated against the mousebar which in effect provides access to the entire API of the
	      underlying toolbar.  See the "toolbar" manual entry for details on the commands available in the mousebar.

       pathName msgd ?args?
	      The msgd method provides access to the messagedialog contained in the mainwindow.  Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname
	      of  the  messagedialog.	With arguments, they are evaluated against the messagedialog which in effect provides access to the entire
	      API of the messagedialog.  See the "messagedialog" manual entry for details on the commands available in the messagedialog.

       pathName toolbar ?args?
	      The toolbar method provides access to the toolbar.  Invoked with no arguments it returns the pathname of the  toolbar.   With  argu-
	      ments,  they  are evaluated against the toolbar which in effect provides access to the entire API of the toolbar.  See the "toolbar"
	      manual entry for details on the commands available in the toolbar.

COMPONENTS

       Name:	       help
       Class:	       Label

	      The help component provides a location for displaying any help strings provided in the  menubar,	toolbar,  or  mousebar.   See  the
	      "label" widget manual entry for details on the help component item.

       Name:	       menubar
       Class:	       Menubar

	      The  menubar  component  is  the menubar located at the top of the window.  See the "menubar" widget manual entry for details on the
	      menubar component item.

       Name:	       mousebar
       Class:	       Toolbar

	      The mousebar component is the vertical toolbar located on the right side of the window.  See the "toolbar" widget manual	entry  for
	      details on the mousebar component item.

       Name:	       msgd
       Class:	       Messagedialog

	      The  msgd  component is a messagedialog which may be reconfigured as needed and used repeatedly throughout the application.  See the
	      "messagedialog" widget manual entry for details on the messagedialog component item.

       Name:	       status
       Class:	       Label

	      The status component provides a location for displaying application status information.  See the "label"	widget	manual	entry  for
	      details on the status component item.

       Name:	       toolbar
       Class:	       Toolbar

	      The toolbar component is the horizontal toolbar located on the top of the window.  See the "toolbar" widget manual entry for details
	      on the toolbar component item.

EXAMPLE

	mainwindow .mw

	#
	# Add a File menubutton
	#
	.mw menubar add menubutton file -text "File" -underline 0 -padx 8 -pady 2 
	   -menu {options -tearoff no			 command new -label "New" -underline 0 			 -helpstr  "Create  a  new
       file"			  command  open  -label  "Open	..."  -underline  0  				-helpstr  "Open  an existing file"
			  command save -label "Save" -underline 0 			    -helpstr  "Save  the  current  file"
       command	saveas	-label	"Save  As ..." -underline 5 			     -helpstr "Save the file as a differnet name"
       command print -label "Print" -underline 0 			  -helpstr "Print the file"
		  separator sep1		    command close -label "Close" -underline 0  		       -helpstr "Close	the  file"
			   separator  sep2		      command exit -label "Exit" -underline 1  		       -helpstr "Exit this
       application"
	   }

	#
	# Install a scrolledtext widget in the childsite.
	#
	scrolledtext [.mw childsite].st
	pack [.mw childsite].st -fill both -expand yes

	#
	# Activate the main window.
	#
	.mw activate

AUTHOR

       Mark L. Ulferts John A. Tucker

KEYWORDS

       mainwindow, shell, widget

Tk																     mainwindow(1)