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iwidgets::dateentry pathName ?options? itk::Widget <- iwid- gets::LabeledWidget <- iwidgets::Datefield <- iwidgets::Dateentry

background borderWidth cursor exportSelection foreground highlightColor highlightThickness insertBackground

justify
relief

See the options manual entry for details on the standard op-

tions.
disabledForeground int labelBitmap labelFont

labelImage
labelMargin labelPos labelText labelVariable state sticky

See the labeledwidget class manual entry for details on these

inherited options.
command iq state textBackground textFont

See the datefield class manual entry for details on these in-

herited options.
backwardImage buttonForeground commandcurrentDateFont dateFont dayFont days forwardImage

outline
selectColor selectThickness startDay titleFont weekdayBackground weekendBackground

See the calendar manual entry for details on the associated op-

tions.

Name: grab

Class: Grab

Command-Line Switch: -grab

Specifies the grab level, local or global, to be obtained before

bringing up the popup calendar. The default is global. For more information concerning grab levels, consult the documentation for

Tk's grab command.

Name: icon

Class: Icon

Command-Line Switch: -icon

Specifies the calendar icon image to be used in the dateentry.

This image must have been created previously with the image cre*-

ate command. Should one not be provided, then one will be gener- ated, pixmap if possible, bitmap otherwise.
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The iwidgets::dateentry command creates a quicken style date en-

try field with a popup calendar by combining the datefield and calendar widgets together. This allows a user to enter the date via the keyboard or by using the mouse and selecting the calendar icon which brings up a popup calendar.

The iwidgets::dateentry command creates a new Tcl command whose

name is pathName. This command may be used to invoke various op- erations 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 dateentry widgets:

get
isvalid show

See the datefield manual entry for details on the associated

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 iwidgets::dateentry 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 path-

Name (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 iwidgets::dateentry command.

Name: label

Class: Label

The label component provides a label component to used to identi-

fy the date. See the label widget manual entry for details on the label component item.

Name: iconbutton

Class: Label

The iconbutton component provides a labelbutton component to act

as a lightweight button displaying the calendar icon. Upon pressing the labelbutton, the calendar appears. See the label" widget manual entry for details on the labelbutton component item.

Name: date

Class: Entry

The date component provides the entry field for date input and

display. See the entry widget manual entry for details on the date component item.

package require Iwidgets 4.0
iwidgets::dateentry .de
pack .de

Mark L. Ulferts dateentry, widget

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