SYNOPSIS
tk_messageBox ?option value ...?
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_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.
- -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
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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.
- ok
- Displays one button whose symbolic name is ok.
- okcancel
- Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are ok and cancel.
- retrycancel
- Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are retry and cancel.
- yesno
- Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are yes and no.
- yesnocancel
- Displays three buttons whose symbolic names are yes, no and cancel.
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EXAMPLE
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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