NAME

Tk::CodeText - Programmer's Swiss army knife Text widget.

SYNOPSIS

require Tk::CodeText;
my $text= $window->CodeText(@options)->pack;

DESCRIPTION

Tk::CodeText aims to be a Scintilla like text widget for Perl/Tk.

Version 0.40 of Tk::CodeText was re-written from scratch. This version and all later versions are not backwards compatible with version 0.3.4 and earlier.

It leans heavily on Syntax::Kamelon.

It features:

line numbers on display

code folding

status bar

The status bar has document info and tools for setting tab size, indent style and syntax

advanced word based undo/redo stack

It keeps track of the last saving point and selections

syntax highlighting in many languages and formats.

commenting and uncommenting blocks and lines

indenting and unindenting blocks and lines

automatic indentation

autocomplete

matching of nested {}, () and [] pairs

OPTIONS

Name: acPopSize

Class: AcPopSize

Switch: -acpopsize

The length of the typed string to trigger autocomplete into making suggestions. Default value 5.

Name: acScanSize

Class: AcScanSize

Switch: -acscansize

The minimal length of a word to be included in the autocomplete word database. Default value 5.

Name: activeDelay

Class: ActiveDelay

Switch: -activedelay

The waiting time in miliseconds before an autocomplete pop up can occur. Default value 300.

Name: autoComplete

Class: AutoComplete

Switch: -autocomplete

Boolean. Default value false. Enables or disables autocomplete.

Name: autoIndent

Class: AutoIndent

Switch: -autoindent

By default 0. If set the text will be indented to the level and style of the previous line.

Name: bookmarkColor

Class: BookmarkColor

Switch: -bookmarkcolor

Default value #71D0CC. Background color for the line number label of a bookmarked line.

Name: bookmarkSize

Class: BookmarkSize

Switch: -bookmarksize

Default value 20. length of the label for bookmark entries in the bookmarks menu.

Name: configDir

Class: ConfigDir

Switch: -configdir

An empty string by default. If set to an existing folder that folder will be used for config files. Currently there is only one of those: The recent colors for the TagsEditor.

Switch: -contextmenu

Reference to a Tk::Menu object that is used as context menu. If you do not specify it, the -menuitems option is checked.

Switch: -disablemenu

By default 0. If set the right-click context menu is disabled.

Switch: -findoptions

Default: [-background => '#C0FFC0', -foreground => '#000000'](light green and black). Specifies the options for the find tag.

Name: highlightInterval

Class: HighlightInterval

Switch: -highlightinterval

By default 1 milisecond. Highlighting is done on a line by line basis. This is the time between lines.

Name: indentStyle

Class: IndentStyle

Switch: -indentstyle

Default value 'tab'. You can also set it to a number. In that case an indent will be the number of spaces.

Name: linesPerCycle

Class: LinesPerCycle

Switch: -linespercycle

Default value 10. It specifies how many lines Tk::CodeText will Highlight in one cycle. You can tone it down if the application responds sluggish.

Switch: -match

Default value '[]{}()'. Specifies which items to match against nested occurrences.

Switch: -matchoptions

Default: [-background => 'blue', -foreground => 'yellow']. Specifies the options for the match tag.

Switch: -menuitems

Specify the menu items for the left-click popup menu. By default set to undef, meaning no popup menu.

Switch: -minusimg

Image used for the collapse state of a folding point. By default it is a bitmap defined in this module.

Switch: -mmodifiedcall

Callback called whenever text is modified. It gets the location index as parameter.

Switch: -plusimg

Image used for the expand state of a folding point. By default it is a bitmap defined in this module.

Switch: -readonly

Default value 0. If you set it to 1 the user will not be able to make modifications.

Switch: -saveimage

The icon image used to indicate the text is modified on the status bar. By default it is an internally defined xpm.

Switch: -scrollbars

Default value 'osoe'. Specifies if and how scrollbars are to be used. If you set it to an ampty string no scrollbars will be created. See also Tk::Scrolled.

Only available at create time.

Name: showSpaces

Class: ShowSpaces

Switch: -showspaces

Default value 0. If set the leading and trailing spaces on each line will be highlighted in their own back ground color. See also the -spacebackground and -tabbackground options.

Name: spaceBackground

Class: SpaceBackground

Switch: -spacebackground

Default value #0098C2. The background color shown to leading and trailing spaces when the -showspaces option is set.

Switch: -statusinterval

By default 200 ms. Update interval for the status bar.

Name: showFolds

Class: ShowFolds

Switch: -showfolds

Default value 1. If cleared the folding markers will be hidden.

Name: showNumbers

Class: ShowNumbers

Switch: -shownumbers

Default value 1. If cleared the line numbers will be hidden.

Name: showStatus

Class: ShowStatus

Switch: -showstatus

Default value 1. If cleared the status bar will be hidden.

Name: syntax

Class: Syntax

Switch: -syntax

Default value 'None'. Sets and returns the currently used syntax definition.

Name: tabBackground

Class: TabBackground

Switch: -tabbackground

Default value #B5C200. The background color shown to leading and trailing spaces when the -showspaces option is set.

Switch: -themefile

Default value undef. Sets and loads a theme file with tags information for highlighting. A call to cget returns the name of the loaded theme file. See also Tk::CodeText::Theme.

Switch: -xmlfolder

XML folder to use for Syntax::Kamelon

Only available at create time.

METHODS

bookmarkAdd(?$line?)

Bookmarks line number $line?. If you do not specify $line?, the line that has the insert cursor is bookmarked.

bookmarked($line)

Returns true if line number $line? is bookmarked.

bookmarkList

Returns a list of all bookmarked line numbers in the text.

bookmarkNew

Same as bookmarkAdd except it updates the visible bookmarks in the line number column.

bookmarkNext(?$line?)

Jumps to the next bookmark relative to line number $line. If you do not specify $line?, the jump is made from the insert cursor position.

bookmarkPrev(?$line?)

Jumps to the previous bookmark relative to line number $line?. If you do not specify $line?, the jump is made from the insert cursor position.

bookmarkRemove(?$line?)

Removes the bookmark at $line?. If you do not specify $line?, the bookmark of the line that holds the insert cursor position is removed.

bookmarkRemoveAll

Removes all bookmarks.

canUndo

Returns true if the undo stack has content.

canRedo

Returns true if the redo stack has content.

clear

Delets all text. Clears the undo and redo stack. Clears the modified flag. Resets hightlighting to syntax 'None'

comment

Comments the current line or selection.

fixIndent

Works on the entire text unless a selection is set. In that case works only on the selection. Checks all lines in the working range for incorrect indentation and attempts to repair.

foldCollapseAll

Collapses all folding points.

foldExpandAll

Expands all folding points.

fontCompose($font, %options)

Returns a new font based on $font. The keys -family -size -weight -slant are supported

getFontInfo

Returns info about the font used in the text widget. The info is a hash with keys -family -size -weight -slant -underline -overstrike.

getRange

Checks for a selection and returns the line numbers of the begin and the end. If no selection is set it returns 1 and the line number of the last line.

goTo($index)

Sets the insert cursor to $index.

indent

Indents the current line or selection.

isHidden($line)

Returns true if $line is hidden by a colde fold.

linenumber($index)

Returns the line number of $index.

lineVisible($line)

load($file)

Clears the text widget and loads $file. Returns 1 if successfull.

redo

Redoes the last undo.

replace$begin, $end, $string)

Replaces the text from index $begin to $end with the text in $string. Counts for one event in the undo stack.

removeTrailingSpaces

Works on the entire text unless a selection is set. In that case works only on the selection. Checks all lines in the working range for trailing spaces or tabs and removes them.

save($file)

Saves the text into $file. Returns 1 if successfull.

saveExport($file)

Same as save, except it does not clear the modified flag.

selectionExists

Returns true if a selection exists

tags

Returns the Kamelon list of AvailableAttributes.

theme

Returns a reference to the current theme object. See also Tk::CodeText::Theme

themeDialog

Initiates a dialog for editing the colors and font information for highlighting.

uncomment

Uncomments the current line or selection.

undo

Undoes the last edit operation.

unindent

Unintents the current line or selection

visualBegin

Returns the line number of the first visible line.

visualEnd

Returns the line number of the last visible line.

EXECUTABLES

This module packs an executable, codetext. It is a simple Notepad like editor but with all the features of Tk::CodeText. Type 'codetext -h' in the command line for options.

AUTHOR

Hans Jeuken (hanje at cpan dot org)

BUGS AND CAVEATS

Matching {}, [] and () does not take strings with matchable symbols into account.

If you find any, please contact the author.

SEE ALSO

Tk::Text

Tk::XText

Syntax::Kamelon::Syntaxes