Tcl/Tk in a Nutshell

Name

DirList

tixDirList pathName [option value...]

The tixDirList command creates a new tixDirList mega-widget named path-Name. The tixDirList class is derived from the tixScrolledHList class. It displays a list of the subdirectories and parent directory of a target directory. The user can choose one of the directories or change to another directory.

Widget-Specific Options

-browsecmd tclCommand (browseCmd, BrowseCmd)

Command to call whenever the user browses on a directory (usually by a single click). The directory is appended as an argument.

-command tclCommand (command, Command)

Command to call whenever the user activates a directory (usually by a double click). The directory is appended as an argument.

-dircmd tclCommand (dirCmd, DirCmd)

Command to call when a directory listing is needed. Two arguments are appended: the name of the directory to be listed and a boolean that signifies whether hidden subdirectories should be listed. The Return values should be the list of subdirectories in the given directory. If this option is not specified, the default is to read the directory as a Unix directory.

-disablecallback boolean (disableCallback, DisableCallback)

Whether callbacks (-command) are disabled.

-showhidden boolean (showHidden, ShowHidden)

Whether hidden directories should be shown.

-root directory (root, Root)

Name of the root directory.

-rootname string (rootName, RootName)

Text string to display as the root directory. Default is same as -root option.

-value directory (value, Value)

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