TkCommands               package:tcltk               R Documentation

Tk non-widget commands

Description:

     These functions interface to Tk non-widget commands, such as the
     window manager interface commands and the geometry managers.

Usage:

     tcl(...)
     tktitle(x)

     tktitle(x) <- value

     tkbell(...)
     tkbind(...)
     tkbindtags(...)
     tkfocus(...)
     tklower(...)
     tkraise(...)

     tkclipboard.append(...)
     tkclipboard.clear(...)

     tkevent.add(...)
     tkevent.delete(...)
     tkevent.generate(...)
     tkevent.info(...)

     tkfont.actual(...)
     tkfont.configure(...)
     tkfont.create(...)
     tkfont.delete(...)
     tkfont.families(...)
     tkfont.measure(...)
     tkfont.metrics(...)
     tkfont.names(...)

     tkgrab(...)
     tkgrab.current(...)
     tkgrab.release(...)
     tkgrab.set(...)
     tkgrab.status(...)

     tkimage.cget(...)
     tkimage.configure(...)
     tkimage.create(...)
     tkimage.names(...)

     ## NB: some widgets also have a selection.clear command, hence the "X".

     tkXselection.clear(...)
     tkXselection.get(...)
     tkXselection.handle(...)
     tkXselection.own(...)

     tkwait.variable(...)
     tkwait.visibility(...)
     tkwait.window(...)

     ## winfo actually has a large number of subcommands, but it's rarely
     ## used, so use tkwinfo("atom", ...) etc. instead.

     tkwinfo(...)

     # Window manager interface

     tkwm.aspect(...)
     tkwm.client(...)
     tkwm.colormapwindows(...)
     tkwm.command(...)
     tkwm.deiconify(...)
     tkwm.focusmodel(...)
     tkwm.frame(...)
     tkwm.geometry(...)
     tkwm.grid(...)
     tkwm.group(...)
     tkwm.iconbitmap(...)
     tkwm.iconify(...)
     tkwm.iconmask(...)
     tkwm.iconname(...)
     tkwm.iconposition(...)
     tkwm.iconwindow(...)
     tkwm.maxsize(...)
     tkwm.minsize(...)
     tkwm.overrideredirect(...)
     tkwm.positionfrom(...)
     tkwm.protocol(...)
     tkwm.resizable(...)
     tkwm.sizefrom(...)
     tkwm.state(...)
     tkwm.title(...)
     tkwm.transient(...)
     tkwm.withdraw(...)

     ### Geometry managers

     tkgrid(...)
     tkgrid.bbox(...)
     tkgrid.columnconfigure(...)
     tkgrid.configure(...)
     tkgrid.forget(...)
     tkgrid.info(...)
     tkgrid.location(...)
     tkgrid.propagate(...)
     tkgrid.rowconfigure(...)
     tkgrid.remove(...)
     tkgrid.size(...)
     tkgrid.slaves(...)

     tkpack(...)
     tkpack.configure(...)
     tkpack.forget(...)
     tkpack.info(...)
     tkpack.propagate(...)
     tkpack.slaves(...)

     tkplace(...)
     tkplace.configure(...)
     tkplace.forget(...)
     tkplace.info(...)
     tkplace.slaves(...)

     ## Standard dialogs
     tkgetOpenFile(...)
     tkgetSaveFile(...)
     tkchooseDirectory(...)
     tkmessageBox(...)
     tkdialog(...)
     tkpopup(...)

     ## File handling functions
     tclfile.tail(...)
     tclfile.dir(...)
     tclopen(...)
     tclclose(...)
     tclputs(...)
     tclread(...)

Arguments:

       x: A window object

   value: For 'tktitle' assignments, a character string.

     ...: Handled via '.Tcl.args'

Details:

     'tcl' provides a generic interface to calling any Tk or Tcl
     command by simply running '.Tcl.args.objv' on the argument list
     and passing the result to '.Tcl.objv'.  Most of the other commands
     simply call 'tcl' with a particular first argument and sometimes
     also a second argument giving the subcommand.

     'tktitle' and its assignment form provides an alternate interface
     to Tk's 'wm title'

     There are far too many of these commands to describe them and
     their arguments in full.  Please refer to the Tcl/Tk documentation
     for details. With a few exceptions, the pattern is that Tk
     subcommands like 'pack configure' are converted to function names
     like 'tkpack.configure', and Tcl subcommands are like
     'tclfile.dir'.

See Also:

     'TclInterface', 'TkWidgets', 'TkWidgetcmds'

Examples:

     ## Not run: 
     ## These cannot be run by examples() but should be OK when pasted
     ## into an interactive R session with the tcltk package loaded

     tt <- tktoplevel()
     tkpack(l1<-tklabel(tt,text="Heave"), l2<-tklabel(tt,text="Ho"))
     tkpack.configure(l1, side="left")

     ## Try stretching the window and then

     tkdestroy(tt)
     ## End(Not run)

