The Rexx/Tk Library (version 1.0.0) An extension library for use with most versions of Rexx and providing access to the Tk Graphic User Interface Toolkit. Copyright (C) 1999 Roger O'Connor <ocon@metronet.com> This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Requirements: * A version of Rexx that supports use of extension libraries. * Version 8.0 (or later) of the freely available Tcl/Tk distribution. The following functions are provided in the library: REXX FUNCTION TK COMMAND ------------- ---------- TkTcl(args, [arg, ...]) any tcl command TkButton(pathName, [options...]) <button> TkWait() new command - returns the "command" from widgets when pressed/used TkPack(option, [arg, ...]) <pack> TkMenu(pathName, [options...]) <menu> TkAdd(pathName, type, [options...]) <menu - add command> TkLabel(pathName, [options...]) <label> TkConfig(pathName, [options...]) "configure" command in most all widgets TkFrame(pathName, [options...]) <frame> TkWm(option, window, [args, ...]) <wm> TkDestroy(pathName) <destroy> TkGrab(pathName, type, [args, ...]) <grab> TkEntry(pathName, [options...]) <entry> TkGet(pathName) "get" command in some widget like TkEntry, TkScale and TkListbox TkDelete(pathName, start, end) "delete" command in TkEntry and TkText TkTopLevel(pathName) <toplevel> TkScale(pathName, [options...]) <scale> TkFocus(pathName, [args, ...]) <focus> TkSet(pathName, value) "set" command in some widgets like TkScale TkVar(varName, [value]) <set> set and retrieve Tk variables TkAfter(time|'cancel', 'command'|id) <after> TkGetOpenFile(initDir,initFile,title,defaultExtension,parentWin) TkGetSaveFile(initDir,initFile,title,defaultExtension,parentWin) <tk_getOpenFile|tk_getSaveFile> TkSetFileType(type, extension[s...]) sets the rtFiletypes TK variable for use in both TkGetSaveFile and TkGetOpenFile as the -filetypes option TkMessageBox(message,title,type,icon,default,parent) <tk_messageBox> TkScrollBar(pasthName, [options...]) <scrollbar> TkListbox(pasthName, [options...]) <listbox> TkInsert(pathName, [args, ...]) "insert" command in TkListbox. TkCurSelection(pathName) "curselection" command in TkListbox TkCanvas(pathName, [options...]) <canvas> ... tbd... TkCanvasArc(canvas, TkCanvasBitmap TkCanvasDelete TkCanvasImage TkCanvasLine TkCanvasOval TkCanvasPolygon TkCanvasPostscript TkCanvasRectangle TkCanvasText TkCanvasWindow For the latest detailed information on use of the Rexx/Tk functions, reference the Tk Library documentation included with the Tcl/Tk distribution.
