NAME

entry - Create and manipulate a widget which is a combination of the gtk entry and the gnome file, number, pixmap, and icon entries

SYNOPSIS

entry ?-option optionVal ...?

OPTIONS

-variable
name of a (global) variable which is changed whenever the entry is changed
type: string
default: ""
-editable
Whether or not the the entry is editable
type: boolean
default: true
-maxLength
maximum length of entry value (-1 means not limited)
type: integer
default: -1
-tooltip
Message that appear next to this widget when the mouse pointer is held over it for a short amount of time.
type: string
default: ""
-type
Type of entry widget
type: default, gnome, pixmap, icon, file, or number
default: default
-history
Members of the history (not for type default)
type: list of strings
default: ""
-historyId

type: string
default: ""

DESCRIPTION

WIDGET COMMANDS

The entry command creates a new Tcl command whose name is an ID returned on widget creation. This command may be used to invoke various operations on the widget. It has the following general form:

ID option ?arg arg ...?

option and arg determine the exact behavior of the command. The following commands are possible for entry widgets:
ID getValue
Returns the contents of the entry.
ID setValue text
Sets the contents of the entry.
ID appendHistory text
Appends text to the history (not for type default).
ID prependHistory text
Prepends text to the history (not for type default).
ID saveHistory
If historyId is not equal "", saves the history else does nothing (not for type default).
ID loadHistory
If historyId is not equal "", loads the history else does nothing (not for type default).

KEYWORDS


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