Graphical commands


Graphical commands consist of IXI Visual Tcl commands (prefaced with Vt) and Extended IXI Visual Tcl commands (prefaced with Vx).

VtAddInput
Add a callback on file activity (read, write, error)

VtAddTabGroup
Append widget to parent object's list of tab groups

VtAddTimeOut
Add a timeout callback

VtAddWorkProc
Add a working procedure

VtBeep
Ring the terminal bell

VtCheckBox
Create a CheckBox widget

VtClose
Close connection to IXI Visual Tcl server and destroy current widgets

VtComboBox
Create a ComboBox widget

VtControl
Bring server into and out of curses raw/cooked mode

VtDestroy
Destroy a widget and its descendants

VtDestroyDialog
Destroys the specified dialog and its descendents

VtDisplayHelp
Display a hard-coded topic name for a widget

VtDrawnList
Create a DrawnList widget

VtDrawnListAddItem
Add an item to a DrawnList

VtDrawnListDeleteItem
Delete an item from a DrawnList

VtDrawnListDeselectItem
Deselect an item from a DrawnList

VtDrawnListGetItem
Get record(s) from a DrawnList

VtDrawnListGetSelectedItem
Return the position of selected items from a DrawnList

VtDrawnListSelectItem
Select items in a DrawnList

VtDrawnListSetItem
Replace the contents of an item in a DrawnList

VtDrawnListSetItemValues
Set the values of items in a DrawnList

VtErrorDialog
Create Error dialog box

VtFileSelectionDialog
Create a FileSelection dialog for current directory

VtForm
Create a Form widget

VtFormDialog
Create a Form dialog

VtFrame
Create a Frame widget

VtGetValues
Return the value of a specified option for a given widget

VtHide
Hide but do not destroy object

VtHideDialog
Hide but do not destroy dialog box

VtInfo
Return information about IXI Visual Tcl

VtInformationDialog
Create an Information dialog

VtLabel
Create a Label widget

VtList
Create a List widget

VtListAddItem
Add item(s) to a List

VtListDeleteItem
Delete item(s) from a List

VtListDeselectItem
Deselect item(s) from a List

VtListGetItem
Return item(s) from a List

VtListGetSelectedItem
Return the positions of selected items within a List

VtListSelectItem
Select item(s) in a List

VtListSetItem
Set a List item to a specified value

VtLock
Set cursor to watch cursor, lock out user input

VtMainLoop
Start interaction between script and GUI rendering engine

VtMenuBar
Create a MenuBar widget

VtMessageDialog
Create a Message dialog

VtOpen
Establish a connection to the IXI Visual Tcl server

VtOptionMenu
Create an OptionMenu widget

VtPulldown
Create a PullDown menu

VtPushButton
Create a PushButton widget

VtQuestionDialog
Create a Question dialog

VtQuitServer
Kill all IXI Visual Tcl applications connected to server and then kill the server

VtRadioBox
Create a RadioBox widget

VtRaiseDialog
Raise the specified dialog box above all others

VtRemoveAllTabGroups
Remove all widgets from the parent shell's tab group list

VtRemoveInput
Remove the add input command for the specified file ID

VtRemoveTabGroup
Remove the widget from its parent shell's tab group list

VtRemoveTimeOut
Remove a timeout callback

VtRemoveWorkProc
Remove a working procedure

VtRowColumn
Create a RowColumn widget

VtScale
Create a Scale widget

VtSelectionDialog
Create a Selection dialog

VtSeparator
Create horizontal or vertical line

VtSetAppValues
Set options for a script (applet)

VtSetFocus
Set focus to an object

VtSetSensitive
Set the sensitivity of an object

VtSetValues
Set the value of a widget option

VtShow
Display a previously hidden object

VtShowDialog
Display a previously hidden dialog

VtText
Create a Text widget

VtToggleButton
Create a ToggleButton

VtUnLock
Unlock specified application

VtWarningDialog
Create a Warning dialog

VtWorkingDialog
Create a Working dialog

VxAlignBaseLines
Set the top offset of the source widget to line up with baseline of the target widget

VxAlignedForm
Create vertically aligned widget(s) in a Form

VxCenterVertically
Set the top offset of the source widget to line up with centerline of the target widget

VxCheckBox
Create a CheckBox allowing titles and labels

VxComboBox
Create a ComboBox allowing titles and labels

VxEndFormCB
Destroy the parent Form of the widget calling this command

VxGetShortName
Strip parent widgets off the widget name, leaving short name

VxGetVar
Get the value of a variable associated with a widget

VxList
Create a List allowing titles and labels

VxMenu
Build a Menu, given a MenuBar and a list of items

VxMenuGetButton
Return the widget name of a button in a Menu created by VxMenu

VxOptionMenu
Create an OptionMenu containing PushButtons for specified options

VxOptionMenuGetSelected
Return the Label of the selected item in an OptionMenu

VxOptionMenuReplaceOptions
Dynamically change specified options in an OptionMenu

VxOptionMenuSetSelected
Select an option from an OptionMenu

VxRadioBox
Create a RadioBox widget allowing titles and labels

VxRowColumn
Create a RowColumn widget allowing titles and labels

VxSetLeftOffsets
Set left offset of right-aligned widgets

VxSetVar
Set the value of a variable associated with the specified widget

VxSpinButton
Create a SpinButton

VxSpinButtonSetMaxValue
Set the upper boundary for a SpinButton

VxSpinButtonSetMinValue
Set the lower boundary for a SpinButton

VxText
Create a Text widget allowing titles and labels

VxWidgetVarRef
Return a reference for per-widget variable frames variable