NAME
tk_messageBox - pops up a message window and waits for
user response.
SYNOPSIS
tk_messageBox ?option value ...?
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DESCRIPTION
This procedure creates and displays a message window with
an application-specified message, an icon and a set of
buttons. Each of the buttons in the message window is
identified by a unique symbolic name (see the -type
options). After the message window is popped up, tk_mes
sageBox waits for the user to select one of the buttons.
Then it returns the symbolic name of the selected button.
The following option-value pairs are supported:
-default name
Name gives the symbolic name of the default button
for this message window ('ok', 'cancel', and so
on). See -type for a list of the symbolic names.
If this option is not specified, the first button
in the dialog will be made the default.
-icon iconImage
Specifies an icon to display. IconImage must be one
of the following: error, info, question or warning.
If this option is not specified, then the info icon
will be displayed.
-message string
Specifies the message to display in this message
box.
-parent window
Makes window the logical parent of the message box.
The message box is displayed on top of its parent
window.
-title titleString
Specifies a string to display as the title of the
message box. The default value is an empty string.
-type predefinedType
Arranges for a predefined set of buttons to be dis
played. The following values are possible for pre
definedType:
abortretryignore Displays three buttons whose
and ignore.
ok Displays one button whose sym
bolic name is ok.
okcancel Displays two buttons whose sym
bolic names are ok and cancel.
retrycancel Displays two buttons whose sym
bolic names are retry and cancel.
yesno Displays two buttons whose sym
bolic names are yes and no.
yesnocancel Displays three buttons whose sym
bolic names are yes, no and can
cel.
EXAMPLE
set answer [tk_messageBox -message "Really quit?" -type yesno -icon question]
switch -- $answer {
yes exit
no {tk_messageBox -message "I know you like this application!" -type ok}
}
KEYWORDS
message box
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