widget_calendar - Man Page

package require Tcl  8.4

package require Tk  8.4

package require widget  ?3.0?

widget::calendar pathname ?options?

This package provides a calendar megawidget (snidget). It makes use of the Tile/Ttk themed widget set.

widget::calendar pathname ?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: en, de, fr, it, es, pt, ru, sv, zh, fi

-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.

pathname get what

Returns 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.

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

megawidget, snit, widget