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# widget_calendar(n) 1.0.1 "Various megawidgets"

## Name

widget_calendar - Calendar Megawidget

## Table Of Contents

## Synopsis

- package require Tcl 8.4
- package require Tk 8.4
- package require widget ?3.0?
- package require widget::calendar ?1.0.1?

- widget::calendar pathname ?options?

## Description

This package provides a calendar megawidget (snidget).

widget::calendar pathname ?options?

## WIDGET OPTIONS

-command

  A script to evaluate when a date was selected.

-dateformat

  The format of the date that is returned. Default: %m/%d/%Y.

-firstday

  Set first day the week, Either sunday or monday. It defaults to monday.

-font

  Select the font used in the widget. It defaults to Helvetica 9.

-highlightcolor

  Selects the background color for the day that has been selected. Default: #FFCC00

-language

  Specify language of the calendar contents. The language is specified by abbreviations of the languge, for example: en - english, de - german ... It defaults to en.

  Supported languages: de en es fr gr he it ja sv pl pt zh fi tr nl ru crk crx-nak crx-lhe

-shadecolor

  Selects the color of the parts that have a shaded background. Default: #888888

-showpast

  Specify if the past shall be shown. It is a boolean value and defaults to 1.

-textvariable

  Specifies the name of a variable whose value is linked to the entry widget's contents. Whenever the variable changes value, the widget's contents are updated, and vice versa.

## WIDGET COMMAND

pathname get ?what?

Returns a part of the selected date or 'all'. The argument what selects the part. Valid values for what are: day, month, year and all. 'all' is the default and returns the complete date in the format given with -dateformat.

## DEFAULT BINDINGS

On creation of the calendar widget the following bindings are installed. When pressing a key the command is invoked and the textvariable is updated. updated.

- Home - Move to the current date

- Up - Move to week before current date

- Down - Move to week after current date

- Left - Move to day before current date

- Right - Move to day after current date

- Control-Left - Move to month before current date

- Control-Right - Move to month after current date

- Control-Up - Move to year before current date

- Control-Down - Move to year after current date

## EXAMPLE

        package require widget::calendar ; # or widget::all
        set t [widget::calendar .t]
        pack $t -fill x -expand 1

## Bugs, Ideas, Feedback

This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category widget::calendar of the Tklib Trackers. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

## Keywords

calendar, date, megawidget, snit, widget

## Category

Widget

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