NAME

Curses::Widgets::TextMemo - Text Memo Widgets

MODULE VERSION

$Id: TextMemo.pm,v 1.104 2002/11/14 01:27:31 corliss Exp corliss $

SYNOPSIS

use Curses::Widgets::TextMemo;

$tm = Curses::Widgets::TextMemo->new({
  CAPTION       => 'Memo',
  CAPTIONCOL    => 'blue',
  COLUMNS       => 10,
  MAXLENGTH     => undef,
  LINES         => 3,
  MASK          => undef,
  VALUE         => '',
  INPUTFUNC     => \&scankey,
  FOREGROUND    => 'white',
  BACKGROUND    => 'black',
  BORDER        => 1,
  BORDERCOL     => 'red',
  FOCUSSWITCH   => "\t",
  CURSORPOS     => 0,
  TEXTSTART     => 0,
  PASSWORD      => 0,
  X             => 1,
  Y             => 1,
  READONLY      => 0,
  });

$tm->draw($mwh, 1);

See the Curses::Widgets pod for other methods.

REQUIREMENTS

Curses

Curses::Widgets

DESCRIPTION

Curses::Widgets::TextMemo provides simplified OO access to Curses-based single line text fields. Each object maintains its own state information.

METHODS

new (inherited from Curses::Widgets)

$tm = Curses::Widgets::TextMemo->new({
  CAPTION       => 'Memo',
  CAPTIONCOL    => 'blue',
  COLUMNS       => 10,
  MAXLENGTH     => undef,
  LINES         => 3,
  MASK          => undef,
  VALUE         => '',
  INPUTFUNC     => \&scankey,
  FOREGROUND    => 'white',
  BACKGROUND    => 'black',
  BORDER        => 1,
  BORDERCOL     => 'red',
  FOCUSSWITCH   => "\t",
  CURSORPOS     => 0,
  TEXTSTART     => 0,
  PASSWORD      => 0,
  X             => 1,
  Y             => 1,
  READONLY      => 0,
  });

The new method instantiates a new TextMemo object. The only mandatory key/value pairs in the configuration hash are X and Y. All others have the following defaults:

Key           Default   Description
============================================================
CAPTION         undef   Caption superimposed on border
CAPTIONCOL      undef   Foreground colour for caption text
COLUMNS            10   Number of columns displayed
MAXLENGTH       undef   Maximum string length allowed
LINES               3   Number of lines in the window
VALUE              ''   Current field text
INPUTFUNC   \&scankey   Function to use to scan for keystrokes
FOREGROUND      undef   Default foreground colour
BACKGROUND      undef   Default background colour
BORDER              1   Display a border around the field
BORDERCOL       undef   Foreground colour for border
FOCUSSWITCH      "\t"   Characters which signify end of input
CURSORPOS           0   Starting position of the cursor
TEXTSTART           0   Line number of string to start 
                        displaying
PASSWORD            0   Subsitutes '*' instead of characters
READONLY            0   Prevents alteration to content

The CAPTION is only valid when the BORDER is enabled. If the border is disabled, the field will be underlined, provided the terminal supports it. The MAXLENGTH has no effect if left undefined.

draw

$tm->draw($mwh, 1);

The draw method renders the text memo in its current state. This requires a valid handle to a curses window in which it will render itself. The optional second argument, if true, will cause the field's text cursor to be rendered as well.

HISTORY

1999/12/29 -- Original text field widget in functional model

2001/07/05 -- First incarnation in OO architecture

AUTHOR/COPYRIGHT

(c) 2001 Arthur Corliss (corliss@digitalmages.com)