---
name: "gk_topicWindow"
section: "3gk"
platform: "linux"
package: "groupkit"
version: "3.2-1"
release: "Debian 1.3 (Bo)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gk_topicWindow"
---

# gk\_topicWindow(3gk)

Display information about an application

## NAME

gk\_topicWindow - Display information about an application

## SYNOPSIS

- **gk\_topicWindow** *pathname* ?*options*?

  ## STANDARD OPTIONS

```
background	highlightColor	padY	spacing3
borderWidth	highlightThickness	relief	state
cursor	insertBackground	selectBackground	tabs
exportSelection	insertBorderWidth	selectBorderWidth	takeFocus
font	insertOffTime	selectForeground xScrollCommand
foreground	insertOnTime	setGrid	yScrollCommand
height	insertWidth	spacing1	width
highlightBackground	padX	spacing2	wrap
```

See the \`\`options'' manual entry for details on the standard options.\
 Also see the \`\`text'' manual entry for more details on the text options.

## WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

```
Name:	large
Class:	Large
Command-Line Switch:	-large
```

-

  Specifies the large font used for display.

```
Name:	largeBold
Class:	LargeBold
Command-Line Switch:	-largebold
```

-

  Specifies the large bold font used for display.

```
Name:	largeBoldItalic
Class:	LargeBoldItalic
Command-Line Switch:	-largebolditalic
```

-

  Specifies the large bold italic font used for display.

```
Name:	largeItalic
Class:	LargeItalic
Command-Line Switch:	-largeitalic
```

-

  Specifies the large italic font used for display.

```
Name:	normal
Class:	Normal
Command-Line Switch:	-normal
```

-

  Specifies the normal font used for display.

```
Name:	normalBold
Class:	NormalBold
Command-Line Switch:	-normalbold
```

-

  Specifies the normal bold font used for display.

```
Name:	normalBoldItalic
Class:	NormalBoldItalic
Command-Line Switch:	-normalbolditalic
```

-

  Specifies the normal bold italic font used for display.

```
Name:	normalItalic
Class:	NormalItalic
Command-Line Switch:	-normalitalic
```

-

  Specifies the normal italic font used for display.

```
Name:	text
Class:	Text
Command-Line Switch:	-text
```

-

  Specifies the text to be displayed in the scrollable portion of the text window.  The text should be of the format:

  { {fonttype} {text} {fonttype} {text} ...}

  Fonttype can be one of: large, largebold, largebolditalic, largeitalic, normal, normalbold, normalbolditalic, or normalitalic.

```
Name:	title
Class:	Title
Command-Line Switch:	-title
```

-

  Specifies the title to be displayed at the top of the window and its frame.

## DESCRIPTION

This widget can be used to display help messages, consisting of text in a variety of different fonts, in a window.

## WIDGET COMMAND

The **gk\_topicWindow** command creates a new Tcl command whose name is *pathName*.  This command may be used to invoke various operations on the widget.  It has the following general form:

-

  *pathName option* ?*arg arg ...*?

*Option* and the *arg*s determine the exact behavior of the command.  The following commands are possible for gk\_topicWindow widgets:

- *pathName* **button**

  Return the path name of the button at the bottom of the widget.

- *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 *pathName* (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 **gk\_topicWindow** command.

- *pathName* **cget** *option*

  Returns  the  current value of the configuration option given by option.  Option may have  any  of  the  values accepted by the text command.

- *pathName* **scrollbar**

  Return the path name of the widget's scrollbar.

- *pathName* **text**

  Return the path name of the widget's text widget.

- *pathName* **title**

  Return the path name of the widget's title label.

- *pathName* **window**

  Return the path name of the widget's toplevel window.

## DEFAULT BINDINGS

The dismiss button destroys the window when pressed.

## NOTE

This widget is built using the GroupKit class builder; see the GroupKit User Manual for more information.

## AUTHOR

Shannon Jaeger (jaeger@cpsc.ucalgary.ca)