Tk::tixWm - Tix's addition to the standard TK wm command.

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  METHODS  BUGS  AUTHORS  SEE ALSO  KEYWORDS 

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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 The newly−converted toplevel window is in a withdrawn state.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 − [email protected] 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

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