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iwidgets::watch pathName ?options? itk::Widget <- iwid- gets::Watch

background cursor foreground relief

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

tions. See the Canvas manual entry for details on the above associated options.

Name: clockColor

Class: ColorfR

Command-Line Switch: -clockcolor

Fill color for the main oval encapsulating the watch, in any of

the forms acceptable to Tk_GetColor. The default is White".

Name: clockStipple

Class: BitmapfR

Command-Line Switch: -clockstipple

Bitmap for the main oval encapsulating the watch, in any of the

forms acceptable to Tk_GetBitmap. The default is ".

Name: height

Class: Height

Command-Line Switch: -height

Specifies the height of the watch widget in any of the forms ac-

ceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The default height is 175 pixels.

Name: hourColor

Class: ColorfR

Command-Line Switch: -hourcolor

Fill color for the hour hand, in any of the forms acceptable to

Tk_GetColor. The default is Red".

Name: hourRadius

Class: Radius

Command-Line Switch: -hourradius

Specifies the radius of the hour hand as a percentage of the ra-

dius from the center to the out perimeter of the clock. The val- ue must be a fraction <= 1. The default is .5".

Name: minuteColor

Class: ColorfR

Command-Line Switch: -minutecolor

Fill color for the minute hand, in any of the forms acceptable to

Tk_GetColor. The default is Yellow".

Name: minuteRadius

Class: Radius

Command-Line Switch: -minuteradius

Specifies the radius of the minute hand as a percentage of the

radius from the center to the out perimeter of the clock. The value must be a fraction <= 1. The default is .8".

Name: pivotColor

Class: ColorfR

Command-Line Switch: -pivotcolor

Fill color for the circle in which the watch hands rotate in any

of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetColor. The default is White".

Name: pivotRadius

Class: Radius

Command-Line Switch: -pivotradius

Specifies the radius of the circle in which the watch hands ro-

tate as a percentage of the radius. The value must be a fraction <= 1. The default is .1".

Name: secondColor

Class: ColorfR

Command-Line Switch: -secondcolor

Fill color for the second hand, in any of the forms acceptable to

Tk_GetColor. The default is Black".

Name: secondRadius

Class: Radius

Command-Line Switch: -secondradius

Specifies the radius of the second hand as a percentage of the

radius from the center to the out perimeter of the clock. The value must be a fraction <= 1. The default is .9".

Name: showAmPm

Class: ShosAmPm

Command-Line Switch: -showampm

Specifies whether the AM/PM radiobuttons should be displayed, in

any of the forms acceptable to Tcl_GetBoolean. The default is yes.

Name: state

Class: State

Command-Line Switch: -state

Specifies the editable state for the hands on the watch. In a

normal state, the user can select and move the hands via mouse button 1. The valid values are normal, and disabled. The defult is normal.

Name: tickColor

Class: ColorfR

Command-Line Switch: -tickcolor

Fill color for the 60 ticks around the perimeter of the watch, in

any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetColor. The default is Black".

Name: width

Class: Width

Command-Line Switch: -width

Specifies the width of the watch widget in any of the forms ac-

ceptable to Tk_GetPixels. The default height is 155 pixels. _________________________________________________________________

The iwidgets::watch command creates a watch with hour, minute,

and second hands modifying the time value.

The iwidgets::watch command creates a new Tcl command whose name

is pathName. This command may be used to invoke various opera- tions 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 watch widgets:

pathName cget option Returns the current value of the configura- tion option given by option. Option may have any of the values accepted by the iwidgets::watch command. pathName configure ?op- tion? ?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_Con*- figureInfo for information on the format of this list). If op- tion 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 iwid*- gets::watch command. pathName get ?format? Returns the current time of the watch in a format of string or as an integer clock value using the -string and -clicks format options respectively.

The default is by string. Reference the clock command for more

information on obtaining time and its formats. pathName show time Changes the currently displayed time to be that of the time argument. The time may be specified either as a string, an inte- ger clock value or the keyword now". Reference the clock com- mand for more information on obtaining time and its format. pathName watch ?args? Evaluates the specifieds args against the canvas component.

Name: canvas

Class: Canvas

The canvas component is the where the clock is drawn. See the

Canvas widget manual entry for details.

Name: frame

Class: Frame

The frame component is the where the AM and PM radiobuttons

are displayed. See the Frame widget manual entry for details.

Name: am

Class: Radiobutton

The am component indicates whether on not the time is relative to

AM". See the Radiobutton widget manual entry for details.

Name: pm

Class: Radiobutton

The pm component indicates whether on not the time is relative to

PM". See the Radiobutton widget manual entry for details.

package require Iwidgets 4.0
iwidgets::watch .w -state disabled -showampm no -width 155 -height 155 pack .w -padx 10 -pady 10 -fill both -expand yes

while {1} {
after 1000
.w show
update
}

John Tucker

Mark L. Ulferts watch, hand, ticks, pivot, widget

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