debian man page for datefield

datefield(3tk)							Tk datefield widget						    datefield(3tk)

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NAME
       datefield - Tk datefield widget

SYNOPSIS
       package require Tk

       package require datefield  ?0.2?

       ::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?

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DESCRIPTION
       The  datefield package provides the datefield widget which is an enhanced text entry widget for the purpose of date entry. Only valid dates
       of the form MM/DD/YYYY can be entered.

       The datefield widget is, in fact, just an entry widget with specialized bindings. This means all the command and options for an entry  wid-
       get apply equally here.

COMMANDS
       ::datefield::datefield widgetpath ?options?
	      Creates and configures a date field widget.

OPTIONS
       See the entry manual entry for details on all available options.

EXAMPLE
	       package require datefield

	       wm title . "Datefield example"
	       proc DayOfWeek {args} {
		   set now [clock scan $::myDate]
		   set ::myDate2 [clock format $now -format %A]
	       }
	       trace variable myDate w DayOfWeek

	       ::datefield::datefield .df -textvariable myDate
	       label .l1 -text "Enter a date:"	 -anchor e
	       label .l2 -text "That date is a:" -anchor e
	       label .l3 -textvariable myDate2 -relief sunken -width 12

	       grid .l1 .df -sticky ew
	       grid .l2 .l3 -sticky ew
	       focus .df

SEE ALSO
       clock(3tcl), entry(3tk)

KEYWORDS
       clock, entry, widget

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) Keith Vetter <keith@ebook.gemstar.com>

datefield								0.2							    datefield(3tk)