Tk Built-In Commands scale(1T)
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NAME
scale - Create and manipulate scale widgets
SYNOPSIS
scale pathName ?options?
STANDARD OPTIONS-activebackground -foreground -relief
-background -highlightbackground -repeatdelay
-borderwidth -highlightcolor -repeatinterval
-cursor -highlightthickness -takefocus
-font -orient -troughcolor
See the options manual entry for details on the standard options.WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Command-Line Name:-bigincrement
Database Name: bigIncrement Database Class: BigIncrementSome interactions with the scale cause its value to
change by ``large'' increments; this option specifies the size of the large increments. If specified as 0, the large increments default to 1/10 the range of thescale.
Command-Line Name:-command
Database Name: command Database Class: CommandSpecifies the prefix of a Tcl command to invoke when-
ever the scale's value is changed via a widget command.
The actual command consists of this option followed by a space and a real number indicating the new value ofthe scale.
Command-Line Name:-digits
Database Name: digits Database Class: Digits An integer specifying how many significant digits should be retained when converting the value of thescale to a string. If the number is less than or equal
to zero, then the scale picks the smallest value that
guarantees that every possible slider position prints as a different string.Command-Line Name:-from
Database Name: from Tk Last change: 4.1 1Tk Built-In Commands scale(1T)
Database Class: From A real value corresponding to the left or top end ofthe scale.
Command-Line Name:-label
Database Name: label Database Class: LabelA string to display as a label for the scale. For
vertical scales the label is displayed just to the
right of the top end of the scale. For horizontal
scales the label is displayed just above the left end
of the scale. If the option is specified as an empty
string, no label is displayed.Command-Line Name:-length
Database Name: length Database Class: LengthSpecifies the desired long dimension of the scale in
screen units (i.e. any of the forms acceptable toTk_GetPixels). For vertical scales this is the scale's
height; for horizontal scales it is the scale's width.
Command-Line Name:-resolution
Database Name: resolution Database Class: ResolutionA real value specifying the resolution for the scale.
If this value is greater than zero then the scale's
value will always be rounded to an even multiple of this value, as will tick marks and the endpoints of thescale. If the value is less than zero then no rounding
occurs. Defaults to 1 (i.e., the value will be integral).Command-Line Name:-showvalue
Database Name: showValue Database Class: ShowValue Specifies a boolean value indicating whether or not thecurrent value of the scale is to be displayed.
Command-Line Name:-sliderlength
Database Name: sliderLength Database Class: SliderLength Specifies the size of the slider, measured in screen units along the slider's long dimension. The value may be specified in any of the forms acceptable toTk_GetPixels.
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Command-Line Name:-sliderrelief
Database Name: sliderRelief Database Class: SliderRelief Specifies the relief to use when drawing the slider, such as raised or sunken.Command-Line Name:-state
Database Name: state Database Class: StateSpecifies one of three states for the scale: normal,
active, or disabled. If the scale is disabled then the
value may not be changed and the scale won't activate.
If the scale is active, the slider is displayed using
the color specified by the activeBackground option.Command-Line Name:-tickinterval
Database Name: tickInterval Database Class: TickInterval Must be a real value. Determines the spacing between numerical tick marks displayed below or to the left of the slider. If 0, no tick marks will be displayed.Command-Line Name:-to
Database Name: to Database Class: To Specifies a real value corresponding to the right orbottom end of the scale. This value may be either less
than or greater than the from option.Command-Line Name:-variable
Database Name: variable Database Class: Variable Specifies the name of a global variable to link to thescale. Whenever the value of the variable changes, the
scale will update to reflect this value. Whenever the
scale is manipulated interactively, the variable will
be modified to reflect the scale's new value.
Command-Line Name:-width
Database Name: width Database Class: Width Specifies the desired narrow dimension of the trough in screen units (i.e. any of the forms acceptable toTk_GetPixels). For vertical scales this is the
trough's width; for horizontal scales this is the
trough's height. Tk Last change: 4.1 3Tk Built-In Commands scale(1T)
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DESCRIPTION
The scale command creates a new window (given by the path-
Name argument) and makes it into a scale widget. Additional
options, described above, may be specified on the command line or in the option database to configure aspects of thescale such as its colors, orientation, and relief. The
scale command returns its pathName argument. At the time
this command is invoked, there must not exist a window named pathName, but pathName's parent must exist.A scale is a widget that displays a rectangular trough and a
small slider. The trough corresponds to a range of real values (determined by the from, to, and resolution options), and the position of the slider selects a particular realvalue. The slider's position (and hence the scale's value)
may be adjusted with the mouse or keyboard as described inthe BINDINGS section below. Whenever the scale's value is
changed, a Tcl command is invoked (using the command option)to notify other interested widgets of the change. In addi-
tion, the value of the scale can be linked to a Tcl variable
(using the variable option), so that changes in either are reflected in the other.Three annotations may be displayed in a scale widget: a
label appearing at the top right of the widget (top left forhorizontal scales), a number displayed just to the left of
the slider (just above the slider for horizontal scales),
and a collection of numerical tick marks just to the left of the current value (just below the trough for horizontalscales). Each of these three annotations may be enabled or
disabled using the configuration options. WIDGET COMMANDThe scale 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 com-
mand. The following commands are possible for scale widg-
ets: pathName cget option Returns the current value of the configuration option given by option. Option may have any of the valuesaccepted by the scale command.
pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...? Query or modify the configuration options of the widget. If no option is specified, returns a list Tk Last change: 4.1 4Tk Built-In Commands scale(1T)
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 namedoption (this list will be identical to the correspond-
ing sublist of the value returned if no option isspecified). 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 anyof the values accepted by the scale command.
pathName coords ?value?Returns a list whose elements are the x and y coordi-
nates of the point along the centerline of the trough that corresponds to value. If value is omitted thenthe scale's current value is used.
pathName get ?x y? If x and y are omitted, returns the current value ofthe scale. If x and y are specified, they give pixel
coordinates within the widget; the command returns thescale value corresponding to the given pixel. Only one
of x or y is used: for horizontal scales y is ignored,
and for vertical scales x is ignored.
pathName identify x yReturns a string indicating what part of the scale lies
under the coordinates given by x and y. A return value of slider means that the point is over the slider; trough1 means that the point is over the portion of the slider above or to the left of the slider; and trough2 means that the point is over the portion of the slider below or to the right of the slider. If the point isn't over one of these elements, an empty string is returned. pathName set value This command is invoked to change the current value ofthe scale, and hence the position at which the slider
is displayed. Value gives the new value for the scale.
The command has no effect if the scale is disabled.
BINDINGSTk automatically creates class bindings for scales that give
them the following default behavior. Where the behavior isdifferent for vertical and horizontal scales, the horizontal
behavior is described in parentheses.[1] If button 1 is pressed in the trough, the scale's value
will be incremented or decremented by the value of the resolution option so that the slider moves in the Tk Last change: 4.1 5Tk Built-In Commands scale(1T)
direction of the cursor. If the button is held down,the action auto-repeats.
[2] If button 1 is pressed over the slider, the slider can be dragged with the mouse. [3] If button 1 is pressed in the trough with the Control key down, the slider moves all the way to the end of its range, in the direction towards the mouse cursor.[4] If button 2 is pressed, the scale's value is set to the
mouse position. If the mouse is dragged with button 2down, the scale's value changes with the drag.
[5] The Up and Left keys move the slider up (left) by the value of the resolution option. [6] The Down and Right keys move the slider down (right) by the value of the resolution option.[7] Control-Up and Control-Left move the slider up (left)
by the value of the bigIncrement option.[8] Control-Down and Control-Right move the slider down
(right) by the value of the bigIncrement option. [9] Home moves the slider to the top (left) end of its range. [10] End moves the slider to the bottom (right) end of its range.If the scale is disabled using the state option then none of
the above bindings have any effect.The behavior of scales can be changed by defining new bind-
ings for individual widgets or by redefining the class bind-
ings. KEYWORDSscale, slider, trough, widget
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE|
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| Availability | runtime/tk-8 |
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NOTES Source for Tk is available on http://opensolaris.org. Tk Last change: 4.1 7