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(VTCL) - SCO Visual Tcl commands

(VTCL) - SCO Visual Tcl commands

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 and return widget name

VtClose
close connection to SCO Visual Tcl server and destroy current widgets

VtComboBox
create a ComboBox widget and return widget name

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 object and return the widget name

VtDrawnListAddItem
add an item to a drawn list

VtDrawnListDeleteItem
delete an item from a drawn list

VtDrawnListDeselectItem
deselect an item from a drawn list

VtDrawnListGetItem
get record(s) from a drawn list

VtDrawnListGetSelectedItem
return the position of selected items from drawn list

VtDrawnListSelectItem
select items in a drawn list

VtDrawnListSetItem
replace contents of item in drawn list

VtDrawnListSetItemValues
sets values of item in drawn list given specified options

VtErrorDialog
create error message dialog, return widget name

VtFileSelectionDialog
create file selection dialog for current directory

VtForm
create a form, return widget name

VtFormDialog
create form dialog using form class options

VtFrame
create frame around single child, return widget name

VtGetValues
return value of specified option for given widget

VtHide
hide but do not destroy object

VtHideDialog
hide but do not destroy dialog box

VtInfo
return information about SCO Visual Tcl

VtInformationDialog
create message dialog containing information icon, return widget name

VtLabel
create label, return widget name

VtList
create list widget with or without scrollbar, return widget name

VtListAddItem
add item(s) to list

VtListDeleteItem
delete item(s) from list

VtListDeselectItem
deselect item(s) from list

VtListGetItem
return item(s) from list

VtListGetSelectedItem
return positions of selected items in a list

VtListSelectItem
select item(s) in 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 menu bar, return widget name

VtMessageDialog
create message dialog, return widget name

VtOpen
establish connection to SCO Visual Tcl server

VtOptionMenu
create an OptionMenu widget, return widget name

VtPullDown
create pulldown menu, return widget name

VtPushButton
create pushbutton, return widget name

VtQuestionDialog
create message dialog containing question icon, return widget name

VtQuitServer
kill all SCO Visual Tcl applications connected to server, then kill server

VtRadioBox
create radio box, return widget name

VtRaiseDialog
raise specified dialog above all others

VtRemoveAllTabGroups
remove all widgets from parent shell's tab group list

VtRemoveInput
remove add input command for fileID

VtRemoveTabGroup
remove widget from its parent shell's tab group list

VtRemoveTimeOut
remove timeout callback

VtRemoveWorkProc
remove working procedure

VtRowColumn
create a RowColumn widget

VtScale
create graphical scale based on current value of field, return widget name

VtSelectionDialog
create selection dialog, return widget name

VtSeparator
create horizontal or vertical line, return widget name

VtSetAppValues
set options for script (applet)

VtSetFocus
set focus to an object

VtSetSensitive
set sensitivity of an object

VtSetValues
set value of a widget option

VtShow
display a previously hidden object

VtShowDialog
display a previously hidden dialog

VtText
create text object, return widget name

VtToggleButton
create toggle button, return widget name

VtUnLock
unlock specified application

VtWarningDialog
create message dialog containing warning icon, return widget name

VtWorkingDialog
create message dialog containing working icon, return widget name

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

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

VxCenterVertically
set to offset of source widget to line up with center line of target widget

VxCheckBox
create a CheckBox allowing titles and labels, return widget name

VxComboBox
create a ComboBox allowing titles and labels, return widget name

VxEndFormCB
destroy parent form of widget calling this command

VxGetShortName
strip parent widgets off widget name, leaving short name

VxGetVar
get value of variable associated with widget

VxList
create a list allowing titles and labels, return widget name

VxMenu
build a menu, given a menu bar and list of items

VxMenuGetButton
return widget name in a menu created by VxMenu

VxOptionMenu
return option list that contains pushbuttons for specified options

VxOptionMenuGetSelected
return label of selected item in an option menu created by VxOptionMenu

VxOptionMenuReplaceOptions
dynamically change specified options in an option menu created by VxOptionMenu

VxOptionMenuSetSelected
set option menu's value to value referring to the label of the selected pushbutton

VxRadioBox
create a RadioBox widget allowing titles and labels, return widget name

VxRowColumn
create a VtRowColumn widget allowing titles and labels, return widget name

VxSetLeftOffsets
set left offset of right-aligned widgets

VxSetVar
set value of variable and associate with specified widget

VxSpinButton
create a SpinButton, return widget name of enclosing form widget

VxSpinButtonSetMaxValue
set upper boundary for a spin button

VxSpinButtonSetMinValue
set lower boundary for a spin button

VxText
create a VtText widget allowing titles and labels, return widget name

VxWidgetVarRef
return reference for per-widget frames variable