Tcl/Tk in a Nutshell

Name

DirTree

tixDirTree pathName [option value...]

The tixDirTree command creates a new tixDirTree mega-widget named pathName. The tixDirTree class is derived from the tixVTree class. It displays a tree-style list of directories and their subdirectories for the user to choose from.

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.

-value directory (value, Value)

Name of the current directory displayed.

Subwidgets

hlist

The tixHList mega-widget that displays the directory list.

hsb

The horizontal scrollbar widget.

vsb

The vertical scrollbar widget.

Methods

pathName chdir directory

Change the current directory to