Chapter 4

Graphical commands

• VtAddInput(VTCL) -- add a callback on file activity (read, write, error)

• VtAddTabGroup(VTCL) -- append widget to parent object's list of tab groups

• VtAddTimeOut(VTCL) -- add a timeout callback

• VtAddWorkProc(VTCL) -- add a working procedure

• VtBeep(VTCL) -- ring the terminal bell

• VtCheckBox(VTCL) -- create a checkbox widget and return widget name

• VtClose(VTCL) -- close connection to SCO Visual Tcl server and destroy current widgets

• VtComboBox(VTCL) -- create a ComboBox widget and return widget name

• VtControl(VTCL) -- bring server into and out of curses raw/cooked mode

• VtDestroy(VTCL) -- destroy a widget and its descendants

• VtDestroyDialog(VTCL) -- destroys the specified dialog and its descendents

• VtDisplayHelp(VTCL) -- display a hard-coded topic name for a widget

• VtDrawnList(VTCL) -- create a DrawnList object and return the widget name

• VtDrawnListAddItem(VTCL) -- add an item to a drawn list

• VtDrawnListDeleteItem(VTCL) -- delete an item from a drawn list

• VtDrawnListDeselectItem(VTCL) -- deselect an item from a drawn list

• VtDrawnListGetItem(VTCL) -- get record(s) from a drawn list

• VtDrawnListGetSelectedItem(VTCL) -- return the position of selected items from drawn list

• VtDrawnListSelectItem(VTCL) -- select items in a drawn list

• VtDrawnListSetItem(VTCL) -- replace contents of item in drawn list

• VtDrawnListSetItemValues(VTCL) -- sets values of item in drawn list given specified options

• VtErrorDialog(VTCL) -- create error message dialog, return widget name

• VtFileSelectionDialog(VTCL) -- create file selection dialog for current directory

• VtForm(VTCL) -- create a form, return widget name

• VtFormDialog(VTCL) -- create form dialog using form class options

• VtFrame(VTCL) -- create frame around single child, return widget name

• VtGetValues(VTCL) -- return value of specified option for given widget

• VtHide(VTCL) -- hide but do not destroy object

• VtHideDialog(VTCL) -- hide but do not destroy dialog box

• VtInfo(VTCL) -- return information about SCO Visual Tcl

• VtInformationDialog(VTCL) -- create message dialog containing information icon, return widget name

• VtLabel(VTCL) -- create label, return widget name

• VtList(VTCL) -- create list widget with or without scrollbar, return widget name

• VtListAddItem(VTCL) -- add item(s) to list

• VtListDeleteItem(VTCL) -- delete item(s) from list

• VtListDeselectItem(VTCL) -- deselect item(s) from list

• VtListGetItem(VTCL) -- return item(s) from list

• VtListGetSelectedItem(VTCL) -- return positions of selected items in a list

• VtListSelectItem(VTCL) -- select item(s) in list

• VtListSetItem(VTCL) -- set a list item to a specified value

• VtLock(VTCL) -- set cursor to watch cursor, lock out user input

• VtMainLoop(VTCL) -- start interaction between script and GUI rendering engine

• VtMenuBar(VTCL) -- create menu bar, return widget name

• VtMessageDialog(VTCL) -- create message dialog, return widget name

• VtOpen(VTCL) -- establish connection to SCO Visual Tcl server

• VtOptionMenu(VTCL) -- create an OptionMenu widget, return widget name

• VtPullDown(VTCL) -- create pulldown menu, return widget name

• VtPushButton(VTCL) -- create pushbutton, return widget name

• VtQuestionDialog(VTCL) -- create message icon containing question icon, return widget name

• VtQuitServer(VTCL) -- kill all SCO Visual Tcl applications connected to server, then kill server

• VtRadioBox(VTCL) -- create radio box, return widget name

• VtRaiseDialog(VTCL) -- raise specified dialog above all others

• VtRemoveAllTabGroups(VTCL) -- remove all widgets from parent shell's tab group list

• VtRemoveInput(VTCL) -- remove add input command for fileID

• VtRemoveTabGroup(VTCL) -- remove widget from its parent shell's tab group list

• VtRemoveTimeOut(VTCL) -- remove timeout callback

• VtRemoveWorkProc(VTCL) -- remove working procedure

• VtRowColumn(VTCL) -- create a RowColumn widget

• VtScale(VTCL) -- create graphical scale based on current value of field, return widget name

• VtSelectionDialog(VTCL) -- create selection dialog, return widget name

• VtSeparator(VTCL) -- create horizontal or vertical line, return widget name

• VtSetAppValues(VTCL) -- set options for script (applet)

• VtSetFocus(VTCL) -- set focus to an object

• VtSetSensitive(VTCL) -- set sensitivity of an object

• VtSetValues(VTCL) -- set value of a widget option

• VtShow(VTCL) -- display a previously hidden object

• VtShowDialog(VTCL) -- display a previously hidden dialog

• VtText(VTCL) -- create text object, return widget name

• VtToggleButton(VTCL) -- create toggle button, return widget name

• VtUnLock(VTCL) -- unlock specified application

• VtWarningDialog(VTCL) -- create message dialog containing warning icon, return widget name

• VtWorkingDialog(VTCL) -- create message dialog containing working icon, return widget name

• VxAlignBaseLines(VTCL) -- set top offset of source widget to line up with baseline of target widget

• VxAlignedForm(VTCL) -- create vertically aligned widget(s) in a form, return widget name

• VxCenterVertically(VTCL) -- set top offset of source widget to line up with centerline of target widget

• VxCheckBox(VTCL) -- create a CheckBox allowing titles and labels, return widget name

• VxComboBox(VTCL) -- create a ComboBox allowing titles and labels, return widget name

• VxEndFormCB(VTCL) -- destroy parent form of widget calling this command

• VxGetShortName(VTCL) -- strip parent widgets off widget name, leaving short name

• VxGetVar(VTCL) -- get value of variable associated with widget

• VxList(VTCL) -- create a list allowing titles and labels, return widget name

• VxMenu(VTCL) -- build a menu, given a menu bar and list of items

• VxMenuGetButton(VTCL) -- return widget name in a menu created by VxMenu

• VxOptionMenu(VTCL) -- return option list that contains pushbuttons for specified options

• VxOptionMenuGetSelected(VTCL) -- return label of selected item in an option menu created by VxOptionMenu

• VxOptionMenuReplaceOptions(VTCL) -- dynamically change specified options in an option menu created by VxOptionMenu

• VxOptionMenuSetSelected(VTCL) -- set option menu's value to value referring to the label of the selected pushbutton

• VxRadioBox(VTCL) -- create a RadioBox widget allowing titles and labels, return widget name

• VxRowColumn(VTCL) -- create a VtRowColumn widget allowing titles and labels, return widget name

• VxSetLeftOffsets(VTCL) -- set left offset of right-aligned widgets

• VxSetVar(VTCL) -- set value of variable and associate with specified widget

• VxSpinButton(VTCL) -- create a SpinButton, return widget name of enclosing form widget

• VxSpinButtonSetMaxValue(VTCL) -- set upper boundary for a spin button

• VxSpinButtonSetMinValue(VTCL) -- set lower boundary for a spin button

• VxText(VTCL) -- create a VtText widget allowing titles and labels, return widget name

• VxWidgetVarRef(VTCL) -- return a reference for per-widget variable frames variable