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tk_messageBox − pops up a message window and waits for user response.
tk_messageBox ?option value ...? _________________________________________________________________
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_messageBox 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.
−detail string
Specifies an auxiliary message to the main message given by the │ −message option. Where supported by the underlying OS, the │ message detail will be presented in a less emphasized font than │ the main message.
−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 displayed. The following values are possible for predefinedType:
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abortretryignore |
Displays three buttons whose symbolic names are abort, retry and ignore. | ||
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ok |
Displays one button whose symbolic name is ok. | ||
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okcancel |
Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are ok and cancel. | ||
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retrycancel |
Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are retry and cancel. | ||
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yesno |
Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are yes and no. | ||
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yesnocancel |
Displays three buttons whose symbolic names are yes, no and cancel. |
set answer
[tk_messageBox −message "Really
quit?" \
−icon question −type yesno \
−detail "Select \"Yes\" to make the
application exit"]
switch −− $answer {
yes exit
no {tk_messageBox −message "I know you
like this application!" \
−type ok}
}
message box