NAME

Tk::SimpleFileSelect - Easy to Use File Selection Widget

SYNOPSIS

use Tk::SimpleFileSelect;

my $fs = $mw -> SimpleFileSelect();
my $file = $fs -> Show();          # Returns selected file's path name.

Options

-font

Font to display in the directory list and file name entry. The default is "*-helvetica-medium-r-*-*-12-*."

-width

Width directory listing in average width units of the widget font. The default is 30.

-height

Height in lines of the directory listing. The default is 14.

-directory

-initialdir

Name of initial directory to display. The default is '.' (current directory).

-files

If non-zero, display files as well as directories. The default is 1 (display files).

-dotfiles

If non-zero, display files that begin with '.'. The default is 0. (Don't display hidden files.)

-acceptlabel

Alternate text of the, "Accept," Button. The first character is underlined to correspond with an Alt- accelerator constructed from the first letter of the label.

-filter

Display only files matching this pattern. The default is "*" (all files).

-initialtext

Text to appear in the entry box when the widget is opened.

DESCRIPTION

Tk::SimpleFileSelect is an easy to use file selection widget based on Tk::FileSelect. Unlike a Tk::FileSelect widget, Tk::SimpleFileSelect does not attempt to verify that a file exists. A Tk::SimpleFileSelect dialog returns the complete pathname of the selected file. The calling program is responsible for file validation and operations.

Clicking on an item in the List box selects the item and displays the text in the Entry box. Double clicking on a directory or entering its name in the Entry box changes to that directory.

Pressing Escape, Alt-C, or clicking the Cancel button closes the dialog and returns an empty string.

The Show() method causes the Tk::SimpleFileSelect to wait until a file is selected in the List box, a file name is entered in the text entry widget, or the, "Cancel," button is clicked.

Closing the dialog withdraws its window from the display. The widget must be deleted explicitly. The Show() method can open a Tk::SimpleFileSelect object that has already been created.

The return value of Show() is the pathname of a file selected in the List box, or the path of the filename in the text entry, or an empty string.

ADVERTISED SUBWIDGETS

None.

COPYRIGHT

Release 0.68.

$Id: SimpleFileSelect.pm,v 1.5 2004/02/28 19:27:09 kiesling Exp $

Copyright © 2001-2004 Robert Kiesling, rkies@cpan.org.

Licensed under the same terms as Perl. Refer to the file, "Artistic."

SEE ALSO

Tk(1), perl(1).