widget_dateentry(3tk)

Usage

package require Tcl 8.4

package require Tk 8.4

package require widget ?3.0?

package require widget::dateentry ?0.98?

widget::dateentry pathname ?options?

pathname get

pathname set date

Overview

This package provides a dateentry megawidget (snidget). It is based on an ttk::entry. All widget commands of the ttk::entry are available for the dateentry.

widget::dateentry pathname ?options?

Options

-command: A command prefix to evaluate when a date was selected. The command prefix is executed in the global namespace and given two arguments, the raw date in seconds, and the formatted date, as per option -dateformat.

-dateformat: The format of the date that is entered or returned. Default: %m/%d/%Y.

-firstday: See the widget::calendar man page.

-font: Select the font used in the widget. It defaults to Helvetica 9.

-highlightcolor: See the widget::calendar man page. See the calendar man page.

-language: See the widget::calendar man page.

-shadecolor: See the widget::calendar man page.

-showpast: See the widget::calendar man page.

-textvariable: Specifies the name of a variable whose value is linked to the entry widget's contents. Whenever the variable changes value, the widget's contents are updated, and vice versa.

Widget command

pathname get: Returns the selected date.

pathname set date

Programmatically sets a new date. Expects that the date is in the same format as configured by option -dateformat.

The same effect can also be achieved by setting a linked -textvariable.

Default bindings

On creation of the dateentry widget the following bindings are installed. For navigation within the calendar, see its manpage.

`•`	Button-1 - Accept and select the date and close the calendar window.
`•`	Return, space - Accept the selected date and close the calendar window
`•`	Escape - Close calendar window
`•`	Control-space - Show calendar window

Examples

    package require widget::dateentry; # or widget::all
    set t [widget::dateentry .de]
    pack $t -fill x -expand 1

Bugs, ideas, feedback

This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category widget::dateentry of the Tklib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tklib/reportlist]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

Keywords

date, dateentry, megawidget, snit, widget

Releases

6 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 3 times.

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