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=head1 NAME
TableMatrix - Create and manipulate tables
=head1 Synopsis
I<$table> = I<$parent>-E<gt>B<TableMatrix>(?I<options>?);
=head1 STANDARD OPTIONS
B<-anchor -background -cursor
-exportselection -font -foreground -highlightbackground -highlightcolor
-highlightthickness -insertbackground -insertborderwidth -insertofftime
-insertontime -insertwidth -invertselected -relief -takefocus
-xscrollcommand -yscrollcommand>
=head1 Widget-specific Options
=over 1
=item Switch: B<-autoclear>
=item Name: B<autoClear>
=item Class: B<AutoClear>
A boolean value which specifies whether the first keypress in a cell will
delete whatever text was previously there. Defaults to 0.
=item Switch: B<-bordercursor>
=item Name: B<borderCursor>
=item Class: B<Cursor>
Specifies the name of the cursor to show when over borders, a visual
indication that interactive resizing is allowed (it is thus affect by
the value of -resizeborders). Defaults to I<crosshair >.
=item Switch: B<-borderwidth or -bd>
=item Name: B<borderWidth>
=item Class: B<BorderWidth>
Specifies a non-negative pixel value or list of values indicating the width
of the 3-D border to draw on interior table cells (if such a border is
being drawn; the <Brelief> option typically determines this). If one
value is specified, a rectangle of this width will be drawn. If two values
are specified, then only the left and right edges of the cell will have
borders. If four values are specified, then the values correspond to the
{left right top bottom} edges. This can be overridden by the a tag's
borderwidth option. It can also be affected by the defined
B<-drawmode> for the table. Each value in the list must have one of
the forms acceptable to B<Tk_GetPixels>.
=item Switch: B<-browsecommand or -browsecmd>
=item Name: B<browseCommand>
=item Class: B<BrowseCommand>
Specifies a command (callback) which will be evaluated
anytime the active cell changes. The Previous Index and the Current index is passed to this
command as arguments.
=item Switch: B<-cache>
=item Name: B<cache>
=item Class: B<Cache>
A boolean value that specifies whether an
internal cache of the table contents should be kept. This greatly enhances
speed performance when used with B<-command > but uses extra memory. Can maintain
state when both B<-command > and B<-variable > are empty. The cache is automatically
flushed whenever the value of B<-cache > or B<-variable > changes, otherwise you
have to explicitly call B<clear> on it. Defaults to off.
=item Switch: B<-colorigin>
=item Name: B<colOrigin>
=item Class: B<Origin>
Specifies what column
index to interpret as the leftmost column in the table. This value is used
for user indices in the table. Defaults to 0.
=item Switch: B<-cols>
=item Name: B<cols>
=item Class: B<Cols>
Number of cols in the table. Defaults
to 10.
=item Switch: B<-colseparator>
=item Name: B<colSeparator>
=item Class: B<Separator>
Specifies a separator character that will be interpreted
as the column separator when cutting or pasting data in a table. By default,
columns are separated as elements of a tcl list.
=item Switch: B<-colstretchmode>
=item Name: B<colStretchMode>
=item Class: B<StretchMode>
Specifies one
of the following stretch modes for columns to fill extra allocated window
space:
=back
=over 2
=item B<none >
Columns will not stretch to fill the assigned window space.
If the columns are too narrow, there will be a blank space at the right
of the table. This is the default.
=item B<unset >
Only columns that do not have
a specific width set will be stretched.
=item B<all >
All columns will be stretched
by the same number of pixels to fill the window space allocated to the
table. This mode can interfere with interactive border resizing which
tries to force column width.
=item B<last >
The last column will be stretched
to fill the window space allocated to the table.
=item B<fill >
(only valid for
B<-rowstretch > currently)
The table will get more or less columns according
to the window space allocated to the table. This mode has numerous quirks
and may disappear in the future.
=back
=over 1
=item Switch: B<-coltagcommand>
=item Name: B<colTagCommand>
=item Class: B<TagCommand>
Provides the name of a
procedure that will be evaluated by the widget to determine the tag to
be used for a given column. When displaying a cell, the table widget will
first check to see if a tag has been defined using the B<tag col > widget
method. If no tag is found, it will evaluate the named procedure passing
the column number in question as the sole argument. The procedure is expected
to return the name of a tag to use, or a null string. Errors occuring during
the evaluation of the procedure, or the return of an invalid tag name
are silently ignored.
The Current column number is passed as an argument to the col command.
=item Switch: B<-colwidth>
=item Name: B<colWidth>
=item Class: B<ColWidth>
Default column width, interpreted as characters
in the default font when the number is positive, or pixels if it is negative.
Defaults to 10.
=item Switch: B<-command>
=item Name: B<command>
=item Class: B<Command>
Specified a command to use as a procedural interface to
cell values. If B<-usecommand > is true, this command will be used instead
of any reference to the B<-variable > array. When retrieving cell values,
the return value of the command is used as the value for the cell.
Args passed to this callback: The Set Flag (=1 if setting, else retrieving), the current row,
the current col, the cell value (if setting).
=item Switch: B<-drawmode>
=item Name: B<drawMode>
=item Class: B<DrawMode>
Sets
the table drawing mode to one of the following options:
=back
=over 2
=item B<slow >
The table
is drawn to an offscreen pixmap using the Tk bordering functions (double-buffering).
This means there will be no flashing, but this mode is slow for larger
tables.
=item B<compatible >
The table is drawn directly to the screen using the
Tk border functions. It is faster, but the screen may flash on update.
This is the default.
=item B<fast >
The table is drawn directly to the screen and
the borders are done with fast X calls, so they are always one pixel wide
only. As a side effect, it restricts B<-borderwidth > to a range of 0 or 1.
This mode provides best performance for large tables, but can flash on
redraw and is not 100% Tk compatible on the border mode.
=item B<single >
The table
is drawn to the screen as in fast mode, but only single pixel lines are
drawn (not square borders).
=back
=over 1
=item Switch: B<-flashmode>
=item Name: B<flashMode>
=item Class: B<FlashMode>
A boolean value which specifies whether
cells should flash when their value changes. The table tag B<flash > will
be applied to these cells for the duration specified by B<-flashtime >. Defaults
to 0.
=item Switch: B<-flashtime>
=item Name: B<flashTime>
=item Class: B<FlashTime>
The amount of time, in 1/4 second increments, for which a cell
should flash when its value has changed. B<-flashmode > must be on. Defaults
to 2.
=item Switch: B<-height>
=item Name: B<height>
=item Class: B<Height>
Specifies the desired height for the window, in rows. If zero or less,
then the desired height for the window is made just large enough to hold
all the rows in the table. The height can be further limited by B<-maxheight
>.
=item Switch: B<-invertselected>
=item Name: B<invertSelected>
=item Class: B<InvertSelected>
Specifies whether the foreground and background
of an item should simply have their values swapped instead of merging
the I<sel > tag options when the cell is selected. Defaults to 0 (merge I<sel> tag).
=item Switch: B<-ipadx>
=item Name: B<ipadX>
=item Class: B<Pad>
A pixel value specifying the internal offset X padding for text in a cell.
This value does not grow the size of the cell, it just causes the text to
be drawn further from the cell border. It only affects one side (depending
on anchor). Defaults to 0. See B<-padx> for an alternate padding
style.
=item Switch: B<-ipady>
=item Name: B<ipadY>
=item Class: B<Pad>
A pixel value specifying the internal offset Y padding for text in a cell.
This value does not grow the size of the cell, it just causes the text to
be drawn further from the cell border. It only affects one side (depending
on anchor). Defaults to 0. See B<-pady> for an alternate padding
style.
=item Switch: B<-justify>
=item Name: B<justify>
=item Class: B<Justify>
How to justify multi-line text in a cell. It must
be one of B<left>, B<right>, or B<center>. Defaults to
left.
=item Switch: B<-maxheight>
=item Name: B<maxHeight>
=item Class: B<MaxHeight>
The max height in pixels that the window will request. Defaults
to 600.
=item Switch: B<-maxwidth>
=item Name: B<maxWidth>
=item Class: B<MaxWidth>
The max width in pixels that the window will request. Defaults
to 800.
=item Switch: B<-multiline>
=item Name: B<multiline>
=item Class: B<Multiline>
Specifies the default setting for the multiline tag
option. Defaults to 1.
=item Switch: B<-pady>
=item Name: B<padX>
=item Class: B<Pad>
A pixel value specifying the offset X padding for a cell. This value
causes the default size of the cell to increase by two times the value (one
for each side), unless a specific pixel size is chosen for the cell with
the B<width> command. This will force an empty area on the left and
right of each cell edge. This padding affects all types of data in the
cell. Defaults to 0. See B<-ipadx> for an alternate padding style.
=item Switch: B<-pady>
=item Name: B<padY>
=item Class: B<Pad>
A pixel value specifying the offset Y padding for a cell. This value
causes the default size of the cell to increase by two times the value (one
for each side), unless a specific pixel size is chosen for the cell with
the B<height> command. This will force an empty area on the top and
bottom of each cell edge. This padding affects all types of data in the
cell. Defaults to 0. See B<-ipadx> for an alternate padding style.
=item Switch: B<-resizeborders>
=item Name: B<resizeBorders>
=item Class: B<ResizeBorders>
Specifies what kind of interactive
border resizing to allow, must be one of row, col, both (default) or none.
=item Switch: B<-rowheight>
=item Name: B<rowHeight>
=item Class:
B<RowHeight> Default row height, interpreted as lines in the default font
when the number is positive, or pixels if it is negative. Defaults to
1.
=item Switch: B<-roworigin>
=item Name: B<rowOrigin>
=item Class: B<Origin>
Specifies what row index to interpret as the topmost row in the
table. This value is used for user indices in the table. Defaults to 0.
=item Switch: B<-rows>
=item Name: B<rows>
=item Class: B<Rows>
Number
of rows in the table. Defaults to 10.
=item Switch: B<-rowseparator>
=item Name: B<rowSeparator>
=item Class: B<Separator>
Specifies a separator character
that will be interpreted as the row separator when cutting or pasting
data in a table. By default, rows are separated as tcl lists.
=item Switch: B<-rowstretchmode>
=item Name: B<rowStretchMode>
=item Class: B<StretchMode>
Specifies the stretch modes for rows to fill extra allocated window space.
See B<-colstretchmode > for valid options.
=item Switch: B<-rowtagcommand>
=item Name: B<rowTagCommand>
=item Class: B<TagCommand>
Provides the
name of a procedure that can evaluated by the widget to determine the
tag to be used for a given row. The procedure must be defined by the user
to accept a single argument (the row number), and return a tag name or
null string. This operates in a similar manner as B<-coltagcommand >, except
that it applies to row tags.
The Current row number is passed as an argument to the row command.
=item Switch: B<-selectioncommand or -selcmd>
=item Name: B<selectionCommand>
=item Class: B<SelectionCommand>
Specifies
a command (callback) to evaluate when the selection is retrieved from a table via
the selection mechanism (ie: evaluating "B<selection get >"). The return value
from this command will become the string passed on by the selection mechanism.
The following arguments are passed to this callback: The number of rows in the
selection, number of columns in the selection, the selection string, the number
of cell in the selection.
=item Switch: B<-selectmode>
=item Name: B<selectMode>
=item Class: B<SelectMode>
Specifies one of several styles for manipulating the
selection. The value of the option may be arbitrary, but the default bindings
expect it to be either B<single >, B<browse >, B<multiple >, or B<extended >; the
default value is B<browse >. These styles are like those for the Tk listbox,
except expanded for 2 dimensions.
=item Switch: B<-selecttitle>
=item Name: B<selectTitles>
=item Class: B<SelectTitles>
Specifies whether title
cells should be allowed in the selection. Defaults to 0 (disallowed).
=item Switch: B<-selecttype>
=item Name: B<selectType>
=item Class: B<SelectType>
Specifies one of several types of selection for the table. The value
of the option may be one of B<row >, B<col >, B<cell >, or B<both > (meaning B<row &&
col >); the default value is B<cell >. These types define whether an entire
row/col is affected when a cell's selection is changed (set or clear).
=item Switch: B<-sparsearray>
=item Name: B<sparseArray>
=item Class: B<SparseArray>
A boolean value that specifies whether an associated Tcl
array should be kept as a sparse array (1, the default) or as a full array
(0). If true, then cell values that are empty will be deleted from the
array (taking less memory). If false, then all values in the array will
be maintained.
=item Switch: B<-state>
=item Name: B<state>
=item Class: B<State>
Specifies one of two states for the entry: B<normal > or B<disabled>.
If the table is disabled then the value may not be changed using widget
commands and no insertion cursor will be displayed, even if the input
focus is in the widget. Also, all insert or delete methods will be ignored.
Defaults to B<normal >.
=item Switch: B<-titlecols>
=item Name: B<titleCols>
=item Class: B<TitleCols>
Number of columns to use as a title area. Defaults
to 0.
=item Switch: B<-titlerows>
=item Name: B<titleRows>
=item Class: B<TitleRows>
Number of rows to use as a title area. Defaults to 0.
=item Switch: B<-usecommand>
=item Name: B<useCommand>
=item Class: B<UseCommand>
A boolean value which specifies whether to use the B<command > option. This
value sets itself to zero if B<command > is used and returns an error. Defaults
to 1 (will use B<command > if specified).
=item Switch: B<-validate>
=item Name: B<validate>
=item Class: B<Validate>
A boolean specifying whether
validation should occur for the active buffer. Defaults to 0.
=item Switch: B<-validatecommand or -vcmd>
=item Name: B<validateCommand>
=item Class: B<ValidateCommand>
Specifies a command (callback) to execute when the active
cell is edited. This command is expected to return a 1 or 0. If it
returns 1, then it is assumed the new value is OK, otherwise the new
value is rejected (the edition will not take place). Errors in this command
are handled in the background. The following arguments are supplied to the callback:
row, col, oldContents of cell, potential new contents of cell, Current Index in the cell.
=item Switch: B<-variable>
=item Name: B<variable>
=item Class: B<Variable>
Global Tcl array variable to attach
to the table's C array. It will be created if it doesn't already exist or
is a simple variable. Keys used by the table in the array are of the form
I<row >,I<col > for cells and the special key I<active > which contains the value
of the active cell buffer. The Tcl array is managed as a sparse array
(the table doesn't require all valid indices have values). No stored value
for an index is equivalent to the empty string, and clearing a cell will
remove that index from the Tcl array, unless the B<-sparsearray > options
is set to 0.
=item Switch: B<-width>
=item Name: B<width>
=item Class: B<Width>
Specifies the desired width for the window, in columns. If zero
or less, then the desired width for the window is made just large enough
to hold all the columns in the table. The width can be further limited
by B<-maxwidth >.
=item Switch: B<-wrap>
=item Name: B<wrap>
=item Class: B<Wrap>
Specifies the default wrap value for tags. Defaults to 0.
=back
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The B<TableMatrix > command creates a 2-dimensional grid of cells. The table can
use a Tcl array variable or Tcl command for data storage and retrieval.
The widget has an active cell, the contents of which can be edited (when
the state is normal). The widget supports a default style for the cells
and also multiple I<tags >, which can be used to change the style of a row,
column or cell (see TAGS for details). A cell I<flash > can be set up so
that changed cells will change color for a specified amount of time ("blink").
Cells can have embedded images or windows, as described in L<Tags> and L<Embedded Windows> respectively.
One or more cells may be selected as described below.
If a table is exporting its selection (see B<-exportselection > option),
then it will observe the standard X11 protocols for handling the selection.
See L<the Selection> for details. It is not necessary for all the cells to
be displayed in the table window at once; commands described below may
be used to change the view in the window. Tables allow scrolling in both
directions using the standard B<-xscrollcommand > and B<-yscrollcommand > options.
They also support scanning, as described below.
In order to obtain good
performance, the table widget supports multiple drawing modes, two of
which are fully Tk compatible.
=head1 Indices
Many of the widget commands for tables take one or
more indices as arguments. An index specifies a particular cell of the
table, in any of the following ways:
=over 1
=item I<number,number >
Specifies the cell
as a numerical index of row,col which corresponds to the index of the
associated Perl Hash, where B<-roworigin,-colorigin > corresponds to the first
cell in the table (0,0 by default). The values for row
and column will be constrained to actual values
in the table, which means a valid cell is
always found.
=item B<active >
Indicates the cell that has
the location cursor. It is specified with the B<activate > widget command.
=item B<anchor >
Indicates the anchor point for the selection, which is set with
the B<selection anchor > widget command.
=item B<bottomright >
Indicates the bottom-rightmost
cell visible in the table.
=item B<end >
Indicates the bottom right cell of the
table.
=item B<origin >
Indicates the top-leftmost editable cell of the table, not
necessarily in the display. This takes into account the user specified
origin and title area.
=item B<topleft >
Indicates the top-leftmost editable cell
visible in the table (this excludes title cells).
=item B<@x,y>
Indicates the
cell that covers the point in the table window specified by I<x > and I<y >
(in pixel coordinates). If no cell covers that point, then the closest
cell to that point is used. In the widget command descriptions below, arguments
named I<index >, I<first >, and I<last > always contain text indices in one of
the above forms.
=back
=head1 Tags
A tag is a textual string that is associated with zero or more rows,
columns or cells in a table. Tags may contain arbitrary characters, but it
is probably best to avoid using names which look like indices to reduce
coding confusion. There may be any number of tags in a table, but each
row, column or cell can only have one tag associated with it at a time.
There are several permanent tags in each table that can be configured by
the user and will determine the attributes for special cells:
=over 1
=item B<active >
This tag is given to the I<active > cell
=item B<flash >
If flash
mode is on, this tag is given to any recently edited cells.
=item B<sel >
This
tag is given to any selected cells.
=item B<title >
This tag is given to any cells
in the title rows and columns. This tag has B<-state > I<disabled > by default.
=back
Tags control the way cells are displayed on the screen. Where appropriate,
the default for displaying cells is determined by the options for the
table widget. However, display options may be associated with individual
tags using the L<tagConfigure> method. If a cell, row or column has been
tagged, then the display options associated with the tag override the
default display style. The following options are currently supported for
tags:
=over 1
=item B<-anchor> I<anchor>
Anchor for item in the cell space.
=item B<-background > or B<-bg > I<color >
Background color of the cell.
=item B<-borderwidth > or B<-bd > I<pixel >
Borderwidth of the cell, of the same format for the table, but may also
be empty to inherit the default table borderwidth value (the default).
=item B<-font> I<fontName >
Font for text in the cell.
=item B<-foreground> or B<-fg > I<color >
Foreground color of the cell.
=item B<-justify> I<justify >
How to
justify multi-line text in a cell. It must be one of B<left >, B<right >, or B<center>.
=item B<-image> I<imageName >
An image to display in the cell instead of text.
=item B<-multiline> I<boolean >
Whether to display text with newlines on multiple lines.
=item B<-relief>
The relief for the cell. May be the empty
string to cause this tag to not disturb the
value.
=item B<-showtext> I<boolean>
Whether to show the text over an image.
=item B<-state> I<state>
The state of the cell, to allow for certain cells
to be disabled. This prevents the cell from being edited by the I<insert
> or I<delete > methods, but a direct I<set > will not be prevented.
=item B<-wrap> I<boolean>
Whether characters should wrap in a cell that is not wide enough.
=back
A priority order is defined among tags based on creation order (first
created tag has highest default priority), and this order is used in
implementing some of the tag-related functions described below. When a cell
is displayed, its properties are determined by the tags which are assigned
to it. The priority of a tag can be modified by the I<tagLower> and the
I<tagRaise> methods.
If a cell has several tags associated with it that define the same display
options (eg - a B<title> cell with specific B<row> and B<cell>
tags), then the options of the highest priority tag are used. If a
particular display option hasn't been specified for a particular tag, or if
it is specified as an empty string, then that option will not be used; the
next-highest-priority tag's option will be used instead. If no tag
specifies a particular display option, then the default style for the
widget will be used.
Images are used for display purposes
only. Editing in that cell will still be enabled and any querying of the
cell will show the text value of the cell, regardless of the value of
B<-showtext >.
Note: There can be only one tag for a given tag type. ( Tag types = B<flash >, B<active >, B<sel >, B<title >,
B<celltag> B<rowtag >, B<coltag >.) For example, you can't apply two cell tags to a single cell (or two row tags to a
single row, etc) and expect the tag's properties to be merged. The last tag-type applied will be the one that
is used.
=head1 Embedded Windows
There may be any number of embedded windows
in a table widget (one per cell), and any widget may be used as an embedded
window (subject to the usual rules for geometry management, which require
the table window to be the parent of the embedded window or a descendant
of its parent). The embedded window's position on the screen will be updated
as the table is modified or scrolled, and it will be mapped and unmapped
as it moves into and out of the visible area of the table widget. Each
embedded window occupies one cell's worth of space in the table widget,
and it is referred to by the index of the cell in the table. Windows associated
with the table widget are destroyed when the table widget is destroyed.
Windows are used for display purposes only. A value still exists for that
cell, but will not be shown unless the window is deleted in some way.
If the window is destroyed or lost by the table widget to another geometry
manager, then any data associated with it is lost (the cell it occupied
will no longer appear in B<window names >).
When an embedded window is added
to a table widget with the window configure widget command, several configuration
options may be associated with it. These options may be modified with
later calls to the window configure widget command. The following options
are currently supported:
=over 1
=item B<-create> I<callback>
NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED. Specifies
a Tcl script that may be evaluated to create the window for the annotation.
If no -window option has been specified for this cell then this script
will be evaluated when the cell is about to be displayed on the screen.
Script must create a window for the cell and return the name of that
window as its result. If the cell's window should ever be deleted, the script
will be evaluated again the next time the cell is displayed.
=item B<-background> or B<-bg> I<color>
Background color of the cell. If not specified, it uses
the table's default background.
=item B<-borderwidth> or B<-bd> I<pixelList >
Borderwidth of the cell, of the same format for the table, but may also
be empty to inherit the default table borderwidth value (the default).
=item B<-padx> I<pixels >
As defined in the Tk options
man page.
=item B<-pady> I<pixels>
As defined in the Tk options man page.
=item B<-relief> I<relief>
The relief to use for the cell in which the window lies. If not specified,
it uses the table's default relief.
=item B<-sticky> I<sticky >
Stickiness of the window
inside the cell, as defined by the B<grid > command.
=item B<-window> I<$widget>
Specifies
the a window to display in the annotation. It must exist before
being specified here.
=back
=head1 the Selection
Table selections are available as
type STRING. By default, the value of the selection will be the values
of the selected cells in nested Tcl list form where each row is a list
and each column is an element of a row list. You can change the way this
value is interpreted by setting the B<-rowseparator > and B<-colseparator > options.
For example, default Excel format would be to set B<-rowseparator > to "\n"
and B<-colseparator > to "\t". Changing these values affects both how the table
sends out the selection and reads in pasted data, ensuring that the table
should always be able to cut and paste to itself. It is possible to change
how pastes are handled by editing the table library procedure B<tk_tablePasteHandler
>. This might be necessary if B<-selectioncommand > is set.
=head1 Row/Col Spanning
Individual cells can span multiple rows and/or columns. This is done via
the B<spans > command (see below for exact arguments). Cells in the title
area that span are not permitted to span beyond the title area, and will
be constrained accordingly. If the title area shrinks during a configure,
sanity checking will occur to ensure the above. You may set spans on regular
cells that extend beyond the defined row/col area. These spans will not
be constrained, so that when the defined row/col area expands, the span
will expand with it.
When setting a span, checks are made as to whether
the span would overlap an already spanning or hidden cell. This is an
error and it not allowed. Spans can affect the overall speed of table drawing,
although not significantly. If spans are not used, then there is no performance
loss.
Cells I<hidden > by spanning cells still have valid data. This will
be seen during cut and paste operations that involve hidden cells, or
through direct access by a command like B<get > or B<set >.
The drawing properties
of spanning cells apply to only the visual area of the cell. For example,
if a cell is center justified over 5 columns, then when viewing any portion
of those columns, it will appear centered in the visible area. The non-visible
column area will not be considered in the centering calculations.
=head1 Command Substitution
The various option based commands that the table supports
all support the familiar Tk %-substitution model (see L<Tk::bind > for more details).
The following %-sequences are recognized and substituted by the table
widget:
=over 1
=item B<%c >
For B<SelectionCommand >, it is the maximum number of columns
in any row in the selection. Otherwise it is the column of the triggered
cell.
=item B<%C >
A convenience substitution for I<%r >,I<%c >.
=item B<%i >
For B<SelectionCommand>, it is the total number of cells in the selection. For B<Command >, it is
0 for a read (get) and 1 for a write (set). Otherwise it is the current
cursor position in the cell.
=item B<%r>
For B<SelectionCommand >, it is the number
of rows in the selection. Otherwise it is the row of the triggered cell.
=item B<%s >
For B<ValidateCommand >, it is the current value of the cell being validated.
For B<SelectionCommand >, it is the default value of the selection. For B<BrowseCommand
>, it is the index of the last active cell. For B<Command >, it is empty for
reads (get) and the current value of the cell for writes (set).
=item B<%S >
For
B<ValidateCommand >, it is the potential new value of the cell being validated.
For B<BrowseCommand >, it is the index of the new active cell.
=item B<%W >
The pathname
to the window for which the command was generated.
=back
=head1 Widget Methods
The
B<$window->E<gt>B<TableMatrix > method creates a widget object. This object supports the B<configure> and B<cget> methods
described in L<Tk::options> which can be used to enquire and
modify the options described above.
The widget also inherits all the methods provided by the generic
L<Tk::Widget|Tk::Widget> class.
The following additional methods are available for scale widgets:
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<activate>(I<index>)
Sets the active
cell to the one indicated by I<index>.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<bbox>(I<first>, ?I<last>?)
It
returns the bounding box for the specified cell (range) as a 4-tuple of
x, y, width and height in pixels. It clips the box to the visible portion,
if any, otherwise an empty string is returned.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<border>(I<option, args>)
This command is a voodoo hack to implement border sizing for tables.
This is normally called through bindings, with the following as valid
options:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<borderMark>(I<x, y>, ?I<row|col>?)
Records I<x > and I<y > and
the row and/or column border under that point in the table window, if
any; used in conjunction with later B<border dragto > commands. Typically
this command is associated with a mouse button press in the widget. If
I<row > or I<col > is not specified, it returns a tuple of both border indices
(an empty item means no border). Otherwise, just the specified item is
returned.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<borderDragto>(I<x, y>)
This command computes the difference
between its I<x > and I<y > arguments and the I<x > and I<y > arguments to the last
B<border mark > command for the widget. It then adjusts the previously marked
border by the difference. This command is typically associated with mouse
motion events in the widget, to produce the effect of interactive border
resizing.
=back
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<cget>(I<option>)
Returns the current value of the configuration
option given by I<option >. I<Option > may have any of the values accepted by
the B<table > command.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<clear>(I<option>, ?I<first>?, ?I<last>?)
This command
is a convenience routine to clear certain state information managed by
the table. I<first > and I<last > represent valid table indices. If neither
are specified, then the command operates on the whole table. The following
options are recognized:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<clearCache>(?I<first>?, ?I<last>?)
Clears
the specified section of the cache, if the table has been keeping one.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<clearSizes>(?I<first>?, ?I<last>?)
Clears the specified row and column
areas of specific height/width dimensions. When just one index is specified,
for example B<2,0 >, that is interpreted as row 2 B<and > column 0.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<clearTags>(?I<first>?, ?I<last>?)
Clears the specified area of tags (all row,
column and cell tags).
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<clearAll>(?I<first>?, ?I<last>?)
Performs all
of the above clear functions on the specified area.
=back
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<colWidth>(?I<col>?, ?I<value, col, value, ...>?)
If no I<col > is
specified, returns a list describing all cols for which a width has been
set. If B<col > is specified with no value, it prints out the width of that
col in characters (positive number) or pixels (negative number). If one
or more I<col-value > pairs are specified, then it sets each col to be that
width in characters (positive number) or pixels (negative number). If
I<value > is I<default >, then the col uses the default width, specified by
B<-colwidth >.
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<configure>(?I<option>?, ?I<value, option, value, ...>?)
Query or modify the configuration options
of the widget. If no I<option > is specified, returns a list describing all
of the available options for I<pathName > (see B<Tk_ConfigureInfo > for information
on the format of this list). If I<option > is specified with no I<value >, then
the command returns a list describing the one named option (this list
will be identical to the corresponding sublist of the value returned if
no I<option > is specified). If one or more I<option-value > pairs are specified,
then the command modifies the given widget option(s) to have the given
value(s); in this case the command returns an empty string. I<Option > may
have any of the values accepted by the B<table > command.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<curselection>(?I<value>?)
With no arguments, it returns the sorted indices of the currently
selected cells. Otherwise it sets all the selected cells to the given
value. The set has no effect if there is no associated Tcl array or the
state is disabled.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<curvalue>(?I<value>?)
If no value is given, the
value of the cell being edited (indexed by B<active >) is returned, else
it is set to the given value.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<delete>(I<option, arg>, ?I<arg>?)
This
command is used to delete various things in a table. It has several forms,
depending on the I<option >:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<deleteActive>(I<index>, ?I<index>?)
Deletes text from the active cell. If only one index is given, it deletes the
character after that index, otherwise it deletes from the first index
to the second. I<index > can be a number, B<insert > or B<end >.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<deleteCols>(?I<switches>?, I<index>, ?I<count>?)
Deletes I<count > cols starting at (and
including) col I<index >. The I<index > will be constrained to the limits of
the tables. If I<count > is negative, it deletes cols to the left. Otherwise
it deletes cols to the right. I<count > defaults to 1 (meaning just the column
specified). The selection will be cleared. At the moment, spans are not
adjusted with this action. Optional switches are:
=back
=over 3
=item B<-holddimensions >
Causes
the table cols to be unaffected by the deletion (empty cols may appear).
By default the dimensions are adjusted by B<count >.
=item B<-holdtags >
Causes the
tags specified by the I<tag > method to not move along with the data. Also
prevents specific widths set by the I<width > method from being adjusted.
By default, these tags are properly adjusted.
=item B<-holdwindows >
Causes the
embedded windows created with the I<window > method to not move along with
the data. By default, these windows are properly adjusted.
=item B<-keeptitles >
Prevents title area cells from being changed. Otherwise they are treated
just like regular cells and will move as specified.
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<deleteRows>(?I<switches>?, I<index>, ?I<count>?)
Deletes B<count > rows starting at (and including) row B<index >. If B<count > is negative,
it deletes rows going up. Otherwise it deletes rows going down. The selection
will be cleared. The switches are the same as those for column deletion.
=back
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<get>(I<first>, ?I<last>?)
Returns the value of the cells specified
by the table indices I<first > and (optionally) I<last > in a list.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<hidden>(?I<index>?, ?I<index, ...>?)
When called without args, it returns all the I<hidden > cells
(those cells covered by a spanning cell). If one index is specified, it
returns the spanning cell covering that index, if any. If multiple indices
are specified, it returns 1 if all indices are hidden cells, 0 otherwise.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<icursor>(?I<arg>?)
With no arguments, prints out the location of
the insertion cursor in the active cell. With one argument, sets the cursor
to that point in the string. 0 is before the first character, you can
also use B<insert > or B<end > for the current insertion point or the end of
the text. If there is no active cell, or the cell or table is disabled,
this will return -1.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<index>(I<index>, ?I<row|col>?)
Returns the integer
cell coordinate that corresponds to I<index > in the form row,col. If B<row
> or B<col > is specified, then only the row or column index is returned.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<insert>(I<option, arg, arg>)
This command is used to into various things into
a table. It has several forms, depending on the I<option >:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<insertActive>(I<index, value>)
The I<value > is a text string which is inserted at
the I<index > postion of the active cell. The cursor is then positioned after
the new text. I<index > can be a number, B<insert > or B<end >.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<insertCols>(?I<switches>?, I<index>, ?I<count>?)
Inserts B<count > cols starting at col B<index >. If B<count > is negative, it inserts before the specified col. Otherwise
it inserts after the specified col. The selection will be cleared. The
switches are the same as those for column deletion.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<insertRows>(?I<switches>?, I<index>, ?I<count>?)
Inserts B<count > rows starting at row B<index >. If B<count > is negative, it inserts before the specified row. Otherwise
it inserts after the specified row. The selection will be cleared. The
switches are the same as those for column deletion.
=back
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<reread>()
Rereads the old contents of the cell back into the editing buffer. Useful
for a key binding when <Escape> is pressed to abort the edit (a default
binding).
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<rowHeight>(?I<row>?, ?I<value, row, value, ...>?)
If no I<row > is specified, returns a
list describing all rows for which a height has been set. If B<row > is specified
with no value, it prints out the height of that row in characters (positive
number) or pixels (negative number). If one or more I<row-value > pairs are
specified, then it sets each row to be that height in lines (positive
number) or pixels (negative number). If I<value > is I<default >, then the row
uses the default height, specified by B<-rowheight >.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<scan>(I<option, args>)
This command is used to implement
scanning on tables. It has two forms, depending on I<option >:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<scanMark>(I<x, y>)
Records I<x > and I<y > and the current view in the table window;
used in conjunction with later B<scan dragto > commands. Typically this command
is associated with a mouse button press in the widget. It returns an empty
string.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<scanDragto>(I<x, y>.)
This command computes the difference
between its I<x > and I<y > arguments and the I<x > and I<y > arguments to the last
B<scan mark > command for the widget. It then adjusts the view by 5 times
the difference in coordinates. This command is typically associated with
mouse motion events in the widget, to produce the effect of dragging the
list at high speed through the window. The return value is an empty string.
=back
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<see>(I<index>)
Adjust the view in the table so that the cell given
by I<index > is positioned as the cell one off from top left (excluding title
rows and columns) if the cell is not currently visible on the screen.
The actual cell may be different to keep the screen full.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<selection>(I<option, arg>)
This command is used to adjust the selection within a table.
It has several forms, depending on I<option >:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<selectionAnchor>(I<index>)
Sets the selection anchor to the cell given by I<index >. The selection
anchor is the end of the selection that is fixed while dragging out a
selection with the mouse. The index B<anchor > may be used to refer to the
anchor cell.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<selectionClear>(I<first>?I<last>?)
If any of the cells
between I<first > and I<last > (inclusive) are selected, they are deselected.
The selection state is not changed for cells outside this range. I<first > may be specified as B<all > to remove the selection from all cells.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<selectionIncludes>(I<index>)
Returns 1 if the cell indicated by I<index >
is currently selected, 0 if it isn't.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<selectionSet>(I<first>, ?I<last>?)
Selects all of the cells in the range between I<first > and I<last >, inclusive,
without affecting the selection state of cells outside that range.
=back
=over 1
perltk note this needs to be perlized
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<set>(?I<row|col>?, I<index>, ?I<value>?, ?I<index, value, ...>?)
Sets the specified index
to the associated value. Table validation will not be triggered via this
method. If B<row > or B<col > precedes the list of index/value pairs, then the
value is assumed to be a Tcl list whose values will be split and set into
the subsequent columns (if B<row > is specified) or rows (for B<col >). For
example, B< set row 2,3 {2,3 2,4 2,5} > will set 3 cells, from 2,3 to 2,5.
The setting of cells is silently bounded by the known table dimensions.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<spans>(?I<index>?, ?I<rows,cols, index, rows,cols, ...>?)
This command is
used to manipulate row/col spans. When called with no arguments, all known
spans are returned as a list of tuples of the form {index span}. When
called with only the I<index >, the span for that I<index > only is returned,
if any. Otherwise an even number of I<index rows,cols > pairs are used to
set spans. A span starts at the I<index > and continues for the specified
number of rows and cols. Negative spans are not supported. A span of 0,0
unsets any span on that cell. See EXAMPLES for more info.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tag>(option, ?I<arg, arg, ...>?)
This command is used to manipulate tags. The exact
behavior of the command depends on the I<option > argument that follows the
B<tag > argument. I<cget >, I<cell >, and I<row|col > complain about unknown tag names.
The following forms of the command are currently supported:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagCell>(I<tagName, ?index, ...?>)
With no arguments, prints out the list of cells that use the I<tag>.
Otherwise it sets the specified cells to use the named tag, replacing any
tag that may have been set using this method before. If I<tagName> is
'', the cells are reset to the default I<tag>. Tags added during
-*tagcommand evaluation do not register here. If I<tagName> does
not exist, it will be created with the default options.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagCget>(I<tagName, option>)
This command returns the current value of the option
named I<option > associated with the tag given by I<tagName >. I<Option > may have
any of the values accepted by the B<tag configure > widget command.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagCol>(I<tagName, ?col, ...?>)
With no arguments, prints out the list of cols that use the I<tag>.
Otherwise it sets the specified columns to use the named tag, replacing any
tag that may have been set using this method before. If <tagName> is
'', the cols are reset to the default I<tag>. Tags added during
-coltagcommand evaluation do not register here. If I<tagName> does
not exist, it will be created with the default options.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagConfigure>(I<tagName>, ?I<option>?, ?I<value>?, ?I<option, value, ...>?)
This command is similar
to the B<configure > widget command except that it modifies options associated
with the tag given by I<tagName > instead of modifying options for the overall
table widget. If no I<option > is specified, the command returns a list describing
all of the available options for I<tagName > (see B<Tk_ConfigureInfo > for information
on the format of this list). If I<option > is specified with no I<value >, then
the command returns a list describing the one named option (this list
will be identical to the corresponding sublist of the value returned if
no I<option > is specified). If one or more I<option-value > pairs are specified,
then the command modifies the given option(s) to have the given value(s)
in I<tagName >; in this case the command returns an empty string. See TAGS
above for details on the options available for tags.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagDelete>(I<tagName>)
Deletes a tag. No error if the tag does not exist.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagExists>(I<tagName>)
Returns 1 if the named tag exists, 0 otherwise.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagIncludes>(I<tagName, index>)
Returns 1 if the specified index has the
named tag, 0 otherwise.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagLower>(I<tagName, ?belowThis?>)
Lower the priority of the named tag. If I<belowThis> is not specified,
then the tag's priority is lowered to the bottom, otherwise it is lowered
to one below I<belowThis>.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagNames>(?I<pattern>?)
If no pattern is
specified, shows the names of all defined tags. Otherwise the I<pattern >
is used as a glob pattern to show only tags matching that pattern.
Tag names are returned in priority order
(highest priority tag first).
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagRaise>(I<tagName, ?aboveThis?>)
Raise the priority of the named tag. If I<aboveThis> is not specified,
then the tag's priority is raised to the top, otherwise it is raised to
one above I<aboveThis>.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<tagRow>(I<tagName, ?row, ...?>)
With no arguments, prints out the list of rows that use the I<tag>.
Otherwise it sets the specified columns to use the named tag, replacing any
tag that may have been set using this method before. If I<tagName> is
'', the rows are reset to use the default tag. Tags added during
-rowtagcommand evaluation do not register here. If I<tagName> does
not exist, it will be created with the default options.
=back
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<validate>(I<index>)
Explicitly validates the specified index based on the
current B<-validatecommand > and returns 0 or 1 based on whether the cell
was validated.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<window>(option, ?I<arg, arg, ...>?)
This command is used to
manipulate embedded windows. The exact behavior of the command depends
on the I<option > argument that follows the B<window > argument. The following
forms of the command are currently supported:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<windowCget>(I<index, option>)
This command returns the current value of the option named I<option > associated with the window given by I<index >. I<Option > may have any of the
values accepted by the B<window configure > widget command.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<windowConfigure>(I<index>, ?I<option>?, ?I<value>?, ?I<option, value, ...>?)
This command is
similar to the B<configure > widget command except that it modifies options
associated with the embedded window given by I<index > instead of modifying
options for the overall table widget. If no I<option > is specified, the
command returns a list describing all of the available options for I<index
> (see B<Tk_ConfigureInfo > for information on the format of this list). If
I<option > is specified with no I<value >, then the command returns a list describing
the one named option (this list will be identical to the corresponding
sublist of the value returned if no I<option > is specified). If one or more
I<option-value > pairs are specified, then the command modifies the given
option(s) to have the given value(s) in I<index >; in this case the command
returns an empty string. See EMBEDDED WINDOWS above for details on the
options available for windows.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<windowDelete>(I<index>, ?I<index, ...>?)
Deletes an embedded window from the table. The associated window will
also be deleted.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<windowMove>(I<indexFrom, indexTo>)
Moves an embedded
window from one cell to another. If a window already exists in the target
cell, it will be deleted.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<windowNames>(?I<pattern>?)
If no pattern
is specified, shows the cells of all embedded windows. Otherwise the I<pattern> is used as a glob pattern to show only cells matching that pattern.
=back
=over 1
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<xview>(I<args>)
This command is used to query and change the horizontal position
of the information in the widget's window. It can take any of the following
forms:
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<xview>()
Returns a list containing two elements. Each element
is a real fraction between 0 and 1; together they describe the horizontal
span that is visible in the window. For example, if the first element is
.2 and the second element is .6, 20% of the table's text is off-screen to
the left, the middle 40% is visible in the window, and 40% of the text
is off-screen to the right. These are the same values passed to scrollbars
via the B<-xscrollcommand > option.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<xview>(I<index>)
Adjusts the view
in the window so that the column given by I<index > is displayed at the left
edge of the window.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<xviewMoveto>(I<fraction>)
Adjusts the view in
the window so that I<fraction > of the total width of the table text is off-screen
to the left. I<fraction > must be a fraction between 0 and 1.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<xviewScroll>(I<number, what>)
This command shifts the view in the window left or
right according to I<number > and I<what >. I<Number > must be an integer. I<What >
must be either B<units > or B<pages > or an abbreviation of one of these. If
I<what > is B<units >, the view adjusts left or right by I<number > cells
on the display; if it is B<pages > then
the view adjusts by I<number > screenfuls. If I<number > is negative then cells
farther to the left become visible; if it is positive then cells
farther to the right become visible.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<yview>(I<?args>?)
This command
is used to query and change the vertical position of the text in the widget's
window. It can take any of the following forms:
=back
=over 2
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<yview>()
Returns
a list containing two elements, both of which are real fractions between
0 and 1. The first element gives the position of the table element at
the top of the window, relative to the table as a whole (0.5 means it is
halfway through the table, for example). The second element gives the
position of the table element just after the last one in the window, relative
to the table as a whole. These are the same values passed to scrollbars
via the B<-yscrollcommand > option.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<yview>(I<index>)
Adjusts the view
in the window so that the row given by I<index > is displayed at the top
of the window.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<yviewMoveto>(I<fraction>)
Adjusts the view in the
window so that the element given by I<fraction > appears at the top of the
window. I<Fraction > is a fraction between 0 and 1; 0 indicates the first
element in the table, 0.33 indicates the element one-third the way through
the table, and so on.
=item I<$table>-E<gt>B<yviewscroll>(I<number, what>)
This command
adjusts the view in the window up or down according to I<number > and I<what >. I<Number > must be an integer. I<What > must be either B<units > or B<pages >. If
I<what > is B<units >, the view adjusts up or down by I<number > cells; if it is
B<pages > then the view adjusts by I<number > screenfuls. If I<number > is negative
then earlier elements become visible; if it is positive then later elements
become visible.
=back
=head1 Default Bindings
The initialization creates class bindings
that give the following default behaviour:
=over 1
=item [1]
Clicking Button-1 in a cell
activates that cell. Clicking into an already active cell moves the insertion
cursor to the character nearest the mouse.
=item [2]
Moving the mouse while Button-1
is pressed will stroke out a selection area. Exiting while Button-1 is pressed
causing scanning to occur on the table along with selection.
=item [3]
Moving
the mouse while Button-2 is pressed causes scanning to occur without any
selection.
=item [4]
Home moves the table to have the origin in view.
=item [5]
End
moves the table to have the B<end > cell in view.
=item [6]
Control-Home moves the
table to the origin and activates that cell.
=item [7]
Control-End moves the table
to the end and activates that cell.
=item [8]
Shift-Control-Home extends the selection
to the origin.
=item [9]
Shift-Control-End extends the selection to the end.
=item [10]
The left, right, up and down arrows move the active cell.
=item [11]
Shift-<arrow>
extends the selection in that direction.
=item [12]
Control-leftarrow and Control-rightarrow
move the insertion cursor within the cell.
=item [13]
Control-slash selects all
the cells.
=item [14]
Control-backslash clears selection from all the cells.
=item [15]
Backspace deletes the character before the insertion cursor in the active
cell.
=item [16]
Delete deletes the character after the insertion cursor in the
active cell.
=item [17]
Escape rereads the value of the active cell from the
specified data source, discarding any edits that have may been performed
on the cell.
=item [18]
Control-a moves the insertion cursor to the beginning
of the active cell.
=item [19]
Control-e moves the insertion cursor to the end
of the active cell.
=item [20]
Control-minus and Control-equals decrease and increase
the width of the column with the active cell in it.
=item [21]
Moving the mouse
while Button-3 (the right button on Windows) is pressed while you are over
a border will cause interactive resizing of that row and/or column to
occur, based on the value of B<-resizeborders >. Some bindings may have slightly
different behavior dependent on the B<-selectionmode > of the widget. If the
widget is disabled using the B<-state > option, then its view can still be
adjusted and cells can still be selected, but no insertion cursor will
be displayed and no cell modifications will take place. The behavior of
tables can be changed by defining new bindings for individual widgets
or by redefining the class bindings. The default bindings are either compiled
in the TableMatrix.pm file
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=head1 Performance Issues
The number of rows
and columns or a table widget should not significantly affect the speed
of redraw. Recalculation and redraw of table parameters and cells is restricted
as much as possible. The display cell with the insert cursor is redrawn
each time the cursor blinks, which causes a steady stream of graphics
traffic. Set the B<-insertofftime > option to 0 avoid this. The use of a B<-command>
with the table without a cache can cause significant slow-down, as the
command is called once for each request of a cell value.
=head1 Examples
Set
the topleft title area to be one spanning cell. This overestimates both
row and column span by one, but the command does all the constraining
for us. B<$table span [$table cget -roworigin],[$table cget -colorigin] [$table
cget -titlerows],[$table cget -titlecols] >Force a table window refresh
(useful for the slight chance that a bug in the table is not causing proper
refresh): B<$table configure -padx [$table cget -padx] >
=head1 Keywords
table,
widget, extension