NAME

Tk::XText - Extended Text widget

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

Tk::XText inherits Tk::Text. It adds an advanced Undo/Redo stack, facilities for indenting and unindenting, commenting and uncommenting and autoindendation.

It's main purpose is to serve as the text widget in the Tk::CodeText mega widget.

The options and methods below are only documented if they are not available within the Tk::CodeText context. Otherwise see there.

OPTIONS

Name: autoIndent

Class: AutoIndent

Switch: -autoindent

.

Name: disableMenu

Class: DisableMenu

Switch: -disablemenu

.

Switch: -findandreplacecall

.

Name: indentStyle

Class: IndentStyle

Switch: -indentstyle

.

Switch: -logcall

.

Name: match

Class: Match

Switch: -match

.

Switch: -matchoptions

.

Switch: -mlcommentend

The end string of a multi line comment.

Switch: -mlcommentstart

The start string of a multi line comment.

Switch: -modifycall

This callback is called every time text is modified. used in Tk::Codetext for adjusting line numbers and triggering syntax highlighting/code folding.

Switch: -slcomment

The start string of a single line comment.

EVENTS AND KEYBINDINGS

Besides the events of l<Tk::Text>, this module responds to the following events and bindings:

Event:         Key:
<<Find>>       F8
<<Replace>>    F9
<<Indent>>     CONTROL+J
<<UnIndent>>   CONTROL+SHIFT+J or CONTROL+TAB
<<Comment>>    CONTROL+G
<<UnComment>>  CONTROL+SHIFT+G
<<Undo>>       CONTROL+Z
<<Redo>>       CONTROL+SHIFT+Z

Further more, CONTROL+A selects all text.

METHODS

canUndo

canRedo

clear

comment

getFontInfo

goTo

indent

linenumber

load

log

redo

save

selectionExists

uncomment

undo

unindent

visualBegin

visualEnd

AUTHOR

Hans Jeuken (hanje at cpan dot org)

BUGS

Unknown. If you find any, please contact the author.

TODO

SEE ALSO