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| howtos:using_with_tcl_tk [2018/04/14 07:29] – ornaments aplsimple | howtos:using_with_tcl_tk [2018/04/20 17:34] – debug:Windows issues; add: fossil, ornaments aplsimple | ||
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| * calling a context help for [[http:// | * calling a context help for [[http:// | ||
| - | * [[http:// | + | * [[http:// |
| * opening any number of menus containing any commands (programs) to run | * opening any number of menus containing any commands (programs) to run | ||
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| * internal command //%q " | * internal command //%q " | ||
| - | * a batch of commands can be under one menu item | + | * a batch of commands can be united |
| * any command can be confirmed, with message box of title and text including Geany selection | * any command can be confirmed, with message box of title and text including Geany selection | ||
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| * menu items can be bound to hotkeys F1-F12 (by default they are bound to 1-9a-z) | * menu items can be bound to hotkeys F1-F12 (by default they are bound to 1-9a-z) | ||
| - | * menu items and their underlying commands can include up to 9 counters of runs per a menu | + | * menu items and their underlying commands can include up to 10 counters of runs per a menu |
| * menu items and their underlying commands can be supplied with current date/time | * menu items and their underlying commands can be supplied with current date/time | ||
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| * any menu item can be assigned to ' | * any menu item can be assigned to ' | ||
| - | * to ' | + | * to ' |
| * any Tcl command(s) can be assigned to ' | * any Tcl command(s) can be assigned to ' | ||
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| * [[using_with_tcl_tk|e_menu]] can be started with a pause to delay its initialization | * [[using_with_tcl_tk|e_menu]] can be started with a pause to delay its initialization | ||
| - | * items can be run repeatedly | + | * items can be run repeatedly |
| * [[using_with_tcl_tk|e_menu]] neighboring applications can be killed with two keystrokes (well fit to clear) | * [[using_with_tcl_tk|e_menu]] neighboring applications can be killed with two keystrokes (well fit to clear) | ||
| - | | + | * there are a lot of 'look and feel' options (incl. highlighting ' |
| - | + | ||
| - | | + | |
| * the options may be set at calling of [[using_with_tcl_tk|e_menu]] and/or in [OPTIONS] section of a menu | * the options may be set at calling of [[using_with_tcl_tk|e_menu]] and/or in [OPTIONS] section of a menu | ||
| - | * parent menu options are inherited by child menu and are overridden by its [OPTIONS] | + | * parent menu options are inherited by child menu and can be overridden by its [OPTIONS] |
| - | * [[https:// | + | * for an easy exercise, |
| * encoding of menus is utf-8 | * encoding of menus is utf-8 | ||
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| Please try this: | Please try this: | ||
| - | 1. If you do not have [[http:// | + | 1. If you do not have [[http:// |
| 2. Unpack the below attached zip to save files: | 2. Unpack the below attached zip to save files: | ||
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| |// " | |// " | ||
| |// w=number //|width of menu items (in characters)| w=30 | | |// w=number //|width of menu items (in characters)| w=30 | | ||
| - | |// c=number //|index of color scheme (0 through | + | |// c=number //|index of color scheme (0 through |
| |// o=number // | |// o=number // | ||
| |// | |// | ||
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| |// " | |// " | ||
| - | Note: options s0..s9 | + | Note: options s0..s9, u0..u9, x*, y*, z* can include wildcards used in menu commands, e.g.: |
| "s0= run #%i0 at %t2" | "s0= run #%i0 at %t2" | ||
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| Most options of a call string can be set in [OPTIONS] section of a menu file, e.g. : | Most options of a call string can be set in [OPTIONS] section of a menu file, e.g. : | ||
| - | R:?6? | + | R: |
| + | R: Firefox search for " | ||
| R: Wikipedia for " | R: Wikipedia for " | ||
| R: Open/create file(s) " | R: Open/create file(s) " | ||
| R: geany: edit all R: geany readme.md wiki.txt e_help.tcl e_menu.tcl | R: geany: edit all R: geany readme.md wiki.txt e_help.tcl e_menu.tcl | ||
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| - | | + | |
| + | MW: Git MW: m=%PN/ | ||
| MW: Tcl/ | MW: Tcl/ | ||
| MW: Python | MW: Python | ||
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| < | < | ||
| # ... | # ... | ||
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| [OPTIONS] | [OPTIONS] | ||
| # ... options of e_menu call string | # ... options of e_menu call string | ||
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| * c=0 - sets an index of color scheme; 0 is default. | * c=0 - sets an index of color scheme; 0 is default. | ||
| - | The following colors are available from c=0 to c=11: | + | The following colors are available from c=0 to c=12: |
| - | {{: | + | {{: |
| and their shadowed counterparts (3rd scheme is of special highlight as you see): | and their shadowed counterparts (3rd scheme is of special highlight as you see): | ||
| - | {{: | + | {{: |
| 5th color scheme can be used to open a potentially dangerous menu, e.g. containing some irrevocable commands. | 5th color scheme can be used to open a potentially dangerous menu, e.g. containing some irrevocable commands. | ||
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| - | You can use a special form of item name to set a separator before it, namely: | ||
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| - | R: ?N? name R: command | ||
| - | |||
| - | where ?N? contains a number negative to set a visible separator (e.g. ?-5?) or positive to set a separating empty space (e.g. ?5?). The N number sets a vertical size of separator. | ||
| The dangerous and irrevocable commands may be collected under a red menu as big as a monitor screen, e.g.: | The dangerous and irrevocable commands may be collected under a red menu as big as a monitor screen, e.g.: | ||
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| {{: | {{: | ||
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| + | You can use a special form of menu item name to set a separator, namely: | ||
| + | |||
| + | R: R: N | ||
| + | | ||
| + | or | ||
| + | | ||
| + | R: -- R: N | ||
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| + | where N sets a vertical size of separator. If the item name contains " | ||
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| \\ | \\ | ||
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| Here the Tcl commands are used to exit and close the dangerous menu possibly open by mistake. Q is a query with " | Here the Tcl commands are used to exit and close the dangerous menu possibly open by mistake. Q is a query with " | ||
| - | When calling a menu item, you can use //%q " | + | When calling a menu item, you can use //%q " |
| R:git reset --hard HEAD R: %q " | R:git reset --hard HEAD R: %q " | ||
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| [[http:// | [[http:// | ||
| - | Notice that [[using_with_tcl_tk|e_menu]] is still disposed to update. At least I would try and support its [[http:// | + | Notice that [[using_with_tcl_tk|e_menu]] is still disposed to update. At least I would try and support its [[http:// |
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