tixWm
Section: User Contributed Perl Documentation (3)
Updated: 2021-01-27
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NAME
Tk::tixWm - Tix's addition to the standard TK wm command.
SYNOPSIS
$widget
->
wmCapture
$widget->wmRelease
DESCRIPTION
The
wmCapture and the
wmRelease methods change the
toplevel attribute of Tk widgets.
METHODS
- $widget->wmCapture
-
Converts the toplevel window specified by $widget into a non-toplevel
widget. Normally this command is called to convert a Toplevel widget
into a Frame widget. The newly-converted frame widget is
un-mapped from the screen. To make it appear inside its parent, you
must call a geometry manager (e.g. grid or pack) explictly.
- $widget->wmRelease
-
Makes the non-toplevel window specified by $widget into a toplevel
widget. Normally this command is called to convert a Frame widget
into a Toplevel widget, but it can also be used on any
non-toplevel widget (e.g, label). The newly-converted toplevel window
is in a withdrawn state. To make it appear on the screen, you must call
deiconify after calling wmRelease.
Any data associated with $widget via wm methods (icon, protocol,
command etc.) are released, and must be re-established if window is later
re-captured.
BUGS
wmCapture does not exist in the Win32 window manager code.
How these methods interact with perl/Tk's class hierarchy is not yet clear.
In particular a wmReleased window will not automatically ``inherit''
the Tk::Wm methods, however a wmCaptured window still will.
(A released Label might make a good candidate for an Icon.)
AUTHORS
Ioi Kim Lam -
ioi@graphics.cis.upenn.edu wrote original Tix version.
Updated for tk8.0, Win32 and perl by Nick Ing-Simmons.
SEE ALSO
Tk::Wm
Tk::Mwm
Tk::Frame
Tk::Toplevel
KEYWORDS
window manager, wm,
TIX