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+# Copyright (c) 1990-1994 The Regents of the University of California.
+# Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+# See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
+# of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
+#
+#
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Tk::Entry - Create and manipulate Entry widgets
+
+=for category Tk Widget Classes
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+S< >I<$entry> = I<$parent>-E<gt>B<Entry>(?I<options>?);
+
+=head1 STANDARD OPTIONS
+
+B<-background> B<-highlightbackground> B<-insertontime> B<-selectforeground>
+B<-borderwidth> B<-highlightcolor> B<-insertwidth> B<-takefocus>
+B<-cursor> B<-highlightthickness> B<-justify> B<-textvariable>
+B<-exportselection> B<-insertbackground> B<-relief> B<-xscrollcommand>
+B<-font> B<-insertborderwidth> B<-selectbackground>
+B<-foreground> B<-insertofftime> B<-selectborderwidth>
+
+=head1 WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Command-Line Name: B<-disabledbackground>
+
+=item Database Name: B<disabledBackground>
+
+=item Database Class: B<DisabledBackground>
+
+Specifies the background color to use when the entry is disabled. If
+this option is the empty string, the normal background color is used.
+
+=item Command-Line Name: B<-disabledforeground>
+
+=item Database Name: B<disabledForeground>
+
+=item Database Class: B<DisabledForeground>
+
+Specifies the foreground color to use when the entry is disabled. If
+this option is the empty string, the normal foreground color is used.
+
+=item Name: B<invalidCommand>
+
+=item Class: B<InvalidCommand>
+
+=item Switch: B<-invalidcommand>
+
+=item Alias: B<-invcmd>
+
+Specifies a script to eval when B<validateCommand> returns 0.
+Setting it to <undef> disables this feature (the default). The best use
+of this option is to set it to I<bell>. See B<Validation>
+below for more information.
+
+=item Command-Line Name: B<-readonlybackground>
+
+=item Database Name: B<readonlyBackground>
+
+=item Database Class: B<ReadonlyBackground>
+
+Specifies the background color to use when the entry is read-only. If
+this option is the empty string, the normal background color is used.
+
+=item Name: B<show>
+
+=item Class: B<Show>
+
+=item Switch: B<-show>
+
+If this option is specified, then the true contents of the entry
+are not displayed in the window.
+Instead, each character in the entry's value will be displayed as
+the first character in the value of this option, such as ``*''.
+This is useful, for example, if the entry is to be used to enter
+a password.
+If characters in the entry are selected and copied elsewhere, the
+information copied will be what is displayed, not the true contents
+of the entry.
+
+=item Name: B<state>
+
+=item Class: B<State>
+
+=item Switch: B<-state>
+
+Specifies one of three states for the entry: B<normal>, B<disabled>, or
+B<readonly>. If the entry is B<readonly>, then the value may not be changed
+using widget commands and no insertion cursor will be displayed, even
+if the input focus is in the widget; the contents of the widget may
+still be selected. If the entry is B<disabled>, the value may not be
+changed, no insertion cursor will be displayed, the contents will not
+be selectable, and the entry may be displayed in a different color,
+depending on the values of the B<-disabledforeground> and
+B<-disabledbackground> options.
+
+=item Name: B<validate>
+
+=item Class: B<Validate>
+
+=item Switch: B<-validate>
+
+Specifies the mode in which validation should operate: B<none>,
+B<focus>, B<focusin>, B<focusout>, B<key>, or B<all>.
+It defaults to B<none>. When you want validation, you must explicitly
+state which mode you wish to use. See B<Validation> below for more.
+
+=item Name: B<validateCommand>
+
+=item Class: B<ValidateCommand>
+
+=item Switch: B<-validatecommand>
+
+=item Alias: B<-vcmd>
+
+Specifies a script to eval when you want to validate the input into
+the entry widget. Setting it to C<undef> disables this feature (the default).
+This command must return a valid boolean value. If it returns 0 (or
+the valid boolean equivalent) then it means you reject the new edition
+and it will not occur and the B<invalidCommand> will be evaluated if it
+is set. If it returns 1, then the new edition occurs.
+See B<Validation> below for more information.
+
+=item Name: B<width>
+
+=item Class: B<Width>
+
+=item Switch: B<-width>
+
+Specifies an integer value indicating the desired width of the entry window,
+in average-size characters of the widget's font.
+If the value is less than or equal to zero, the widget picks a
+size just large enough to hold its current text.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+The B<Entry> method creates a new window (given by the
+$entry argument) and makes it into an entry widget.
+Additional options, described above, may be specified on the
+command line or in the option database
+to configure aspects of the entry such as its colors, font,
+and relief. The B<entry> command returns its
+$entry argument. At the time this command is invoked,
+there must not exist a window named $entry, but
+$entry's parent must exist.
+
+An entry is a widget that displays a one-line text string and
+allows that string to be edited using methods described below, which
+are typically bound to keystrokes and mouse actions.
+When first created, an entry's string is empty.
+A portion of the entry may be selected as described below.
+If an entry is exporting its selection (see the B<exportSelection>
+option), then it will observe the standard X11 protocols for handling the
+selection; entry selections are available as type B<STRING>.
+Entries also observe the standard Tk rules for dealing with the
+input focus. When an entry has the input focus it displays an
+I<insertion cursor> to indicate where new characters will be
+inserted.
+
+Entries are capable of displaying strings that are too long to
+fit entirely within the widget's window. In this case, only a
+portion of the string will be displayed; methods described below
+may be used to change the view in the window. Entries use
+the standard B<xScrollCommand> mechanism for interacting with
+scrollbars (see the description of the B<-xscrollcommand> option
+for details). They also support scanning, as described below.
+
+=head1 VALIDATION
+
+Validation of entry widgets is derived from part of the patch written by
+jhobbs@cs.uoregon.edu. This works by setting the B<validateCommand>
+option to a callback which will be evaluated according to the B<validate>
+option as follows:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<none>
+
+Default. This means no validation will occur.
+
+=item B<focus>
+
+B<validateCommand> will be called when the entry receives or
+loses focus.
+
+=item B<focusin>
+
+B<validateCommand> will be called when the entry receives focus.
+
+=item B<focusout>
+
+B<validateCommand> will be called when the entry loses focus.
+
+=item B<key>
+
+B<validateCommand> will be called when the entry is edited.
+
+=item B<all>
+
+B<validateCommand> will be called for all above conditions.
+
+=back
+
+The B<validateCommand> and B<invalidCommand> are called with the following
+arguments:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item * The proposed value of the entry. If you are configuring the
+entry widget to have a new textvariable, this will be the value of that
+textvariable.
+
+=item * The characters to be added (or deleted). This will be C<undef>
+if validation is due to focus, explcit call to validate or if change
+is due to C<-textvariable> changing.
+
+=item * The current value of entry i.e. before the proposed change.
+
+=item * index of char string to be added/deleted, if any. -1 otherwise
+
+=item * type of action. 1 == INSERT, 0 == DELETE,
+-1 if it's a forced validation or textvariable validation
+
+=back
+
+In general, the B<textVariable> and B<validateCommand> can be
+dangerous to mix. If you try set the B<textVariable>
+to something that the B<validateCommand> will not accept it will
+be set back to the value of the entry widget.
+Using the B<textVariable> for read-only purposes will never cause problems.
+
+The B<validateCommand> will turn itself off by setting
+B<validate> to B<none> when an error occurs, for example
+when the B<validateCommand> or B<invalidCommand> encounters
+an error in its script while evaluating, or
+B<validateCommand> does not return a valid boolean value.
+
+With the perl/Tk version B<validate> option is supposed to be
+"suspended" while executing the B<validateCommand> or the B<invalidCommand>.
+This is experimental but in theory either callback can "correct" the
+value of the widget, and override the proposed change. (B<validateCommand>
+should still return false to inhibit the change from happening when
+it returns.)
+
+=head1 WIDGET METHODS
+
+The B<Entry> method creates a widget object.
+This object supports the B<configure> and B<cget> methods
+described in L<Tk::options> which can be used to enquire and
+modify the options described above.
+The widget also inherits all the methods provided by the generic
+L<Tk::Widget|Tk::Widget> class.
+
+Many of the additional methods for entries take one or more indices as
+arguments. An index specifies a particular character in the entry's
+string, in any of the following ways:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item I<number>
+
+Specifies the character as a numerical index, where 0 corresponds
+to the first character in the string.
+
+=item B<anchor>
+
+Indicates the anchor point for the selection, which is set with the
+B<selectionFrom> and B<selectionAdjust> methods.
+
+=item B<end>
+
+Indicates the character just after the last one in the entry's string.
+This is equivalent to specifying a numerical index equal to the length
+of the entry's string.
+
+=item B<insert>
+
+Indicates the character adjacent to and immediately following the
+insertion cursor.
+
+=item B<sel.first>
+
+Indicates the first character in the selection. It is an error to
+use this form if the selection isn't in the entry window.
+
+=item B<sel.last>
+
+Indicates the character just after the last one in the selection.
+It is an error to use this form if the selection isn't in the
+entry window.
+
+=item B<@>I<number>
+
+In this form, I<number> is treated as an x-coordinate in the
+entry's window; the character spanning that x-coordinate is used.
+For example, ``B<@0>'' indicates the left-most character in the
+window.
+
+=back
+
+Abbreviations may be used for any of the forms above, e.g. ``B<e>''
+or ``B<sel.f>''. In general, out-of-range indices are automatically
+rounded to the nearest legal value.
+
+The following additional methods are available for entry widgets:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<bbox>(I<index>)
+
+Returns a list of four numbers describing the bounding box of the
+character given by I<index>.
+The first two elements of the list give the x and y coordinates of
+the upper-left corner of the screen area covered by the character
+(in pixels relative to the widget) and the last two elements give
+the width and height of the character, in pixels.
+The bounding box may refer to a region outside the visible area
+of the window.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<cget>(?I<option>?)
+
+Returns the current value of the configuration option given
+by I<option>.
+I<Option> may have any of the values accepted by the B<entry>
+command.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<configure>(?I<option>?, ?I<value, option, value, ...>?)
+
+Query or modify the configuration options of the widget.
+If no I<option> is specified, returns a list describing all of
+the available options for $entry (see L<Tk::configure> for
+information on the format of this list). If I<option> is specified
+with no I<value>, then the command returns a list describing the
+one named option (this list will be identical to the corresponding
+sublist of the value returned if no I<option> is specified). If
+one or more I<option-value> pairs are specified, then the command
+modifies the given widget option(s) to have the given value(s); in
+this case the command returns an empty string.
+I<Option> may have any of the values accepted by the B<entry>
+command.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<delete>(I<first, >?I<last>?)
+
+Delete one or more elements of the entry.
+I<First> is the index of the first character to delete, and
+I<last> is the index of the character just after the last
+one to delete.
+If I<last> isn't specified it defaults to I<first>+1,
+i.e. a single character is deleted.
+This method returns an empty string.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<get>
+
+Returns the entry's string.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<icursor>(I<index>)
+
+Arrange for the insertion cursor to be displayed just before the character
+given by I<index>. Returns an empty string.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<index>(I<index>)
+
+Returns the numerical index corresponding to I<index>.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<insert>(I<index, string>)
+
+Insert the characters of I<string> just before the character
+indicated by I<index>. Returns an empty string.
+
+=item I<$entry>->B<scan>(I<option, args>)
+
+=item I<$entry>->B<scan>I<Option>(I<args>)
+
+This method is used to implement scanning on entries. It has
+two forms, depending on I<Option>:
+
+=over 8
+
+=item I<$entry>->B<scanMark>(I<x>)
+
+Records I<x> and the current view in the entry widget; used in
+conjunction with later B<scanDragto> methods. Typically this
+method is associated with a mouse button press in the widget. It
+returns an empty string.
+
+=item I<$entry>->B<scanDragto>(I<x>)
+
+This method computes the difference between its I<x> argument
+and the I<x> argument to the last B<scanMark> method for
+the widget. It then adjusts the view left or right by 10 times the
+difference in x-coordinates. This method is typically associated
+with mouse motion events in the widget, to produce the effect of
+dragging the entry at high speed through the widget. The return
+value is an empty string.
+
+=back
+
+=item I<$entry>->B<selection>(I<option, arg>)
+
+=item I<$entry>->B<selection>I<Option>(I<arg>)
+
+This method is used to adjust the selection within an entry. It
+has several forms, depending on I<Option>:
+
+=over 8
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<selectionAdjust>(I<index>)
+
+Locate the end of the selection nearest to the character given by
+I<index>, and adjust that end of the selection to be at I<index>
+(i.e including but not going beyond I<index>). The other
+end of the selection is made the anchor point for future
+B<selectionTo> methods. If the selection
+isn't currently in the entry, then a new selection is created to
+include the characters between I<index> and the most recent
+selection anchor point, inclusive.
+Returns an empty string.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<selectionClear>
+
+Clear the selection if it is currently in this widget. If the
+selection isn't in this widget then the method has no effect.
+Returns an empty string.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<selectionFrom>(I<index>)
+
+Set the selection anchor point to just before the character
+given by I<index>. Doesn't change the selection.
+Returns an empty string.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<selectionPresent>
+
+Returns 1 if there is are characters selected in the entry,
+0 if nothing is selected.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<selectionRange>(I<start, >I<end>)
+
+Sets the selection to include the characters starting with
+the one indexed by I<start> and ending with the one just
+before I<end>.
+If I<end> refers to the same character as I<start> or an
+earlier one, then the entry's selection is cleared.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<selectionTo>(I<index>)
+
+If I<index> is before the anchor point, set the selection
+to the characters from I<index> up to but not including
+the anchor point.
+If I<index> is the same as the anchor point, do nothing.
+If I<index> is after the anchor point, set the selection
+to the characters from the anchor point up to but not including
+I<index>.
+The anchor point is determined by the most recent B<selectionFrom>
+or B<selectionAdjust> method in this widget.
+If the selection isn't in this widget then a new selection is
+created using the most recent anchor point specified for the widget.
+Returns an empty string.
+
+=back
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<validate>
+
+This command is used to force an evaluation of the B<validateCommand>
+independent of the conditions specified by the B<validate> option. It
+returns 0 or 1.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<xview>(I<args>)
+
+This command is used to query and change the horizontal position of the
+text in the widget's window. It can take any of the following
+forms:
+
+=over 8
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<xview>
+
+Returns a list containing two elements.
+Each element is a real fraction between 0 and 1; together they describe
+the horizontal span that is visible in the window.
+For example, if the first element is .2 and the second element is .7,
+20% of the entry's text is off-screen to the left, the middle 50% is visible
+in the window, and 30% of the text is off-screen to the right.
+These are the same values passed to scrollbars via the B<-xscrollcommand>
+option.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<xview>(I<index>)
+
+Adjusts the view in the window so that the character given by I<index>
+is displayed at the left edge of the window.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<xviewMoveto>(I<fraction>)
+
+Adjusts the view in the window so that the character I<fraction> of the
+way through the text appears at the left edge of the window.
+I<Fraction> must be a fraction between 0 and 1.
+
+=item I<$entry>-E<gt>B<xviewScroll>(I<number, what>)
+
+This method shifts the view in the window left or right according to
+I<number> and I<what>.
+I<Number> must be an integer.
+I<What> must be either B<units> or B<pages> or an abbreviation
+of one of these.
+If I<what> is B<units>, the view adjusts left or right by
+I<number> average-width characters on the display; if it is
+B<pages> then the view adjusts by I<number> screenfuls.
+If I<number> is negative then characters farther to the left
+become visible; if it is positive then characters farther to the right
+become visible.
+
+=back
+
+=back
+
+=head1 DEFAULT BINDINGS
+
+Tk automatically creates class bindings for entries that give them
+the following default behavior.
+In the descriptions below, ``word'' refers to a contiguous group
+of letters, digits, or ``_'' characters, or any single character
+other than these.
+
+=over 4
+
+=item [1]
+
+Clicking mouse button 1 positions the insertion cursor
+just before the character underneath the mouse cursor, sets the
+input focus to this widget, and clears any selection in the widget.
+Dragging with mouse button 1 strokes out a selection between
+the insertion cursor and the character under the mouse.
+
+=item [2]
+
+Double-clicking with mouse button 1 selects the word under the mouse
+and positions the insertion cursor at the beginning of the word.
+Dragging after a double click will stroke out a selection consisting
+of whole words.
+
+=item [3]
+
+Triple-clicking with mouse button 1 selects all of the text in the
+entry and positions the insertion cursor before the first character.
+
+=item [4]
+
+The ends of the selection can be adjusted by dragging with mouse
+button 1 while the Shift key is down; this will adjust the end
+of the selection that was nearest to the mouse cursor when button
+1 was pressed.
+If the button is double-clicked before dragging then the selection
+will be adjusted in units of whole words.
+
+=item [5]
+
+Clicking mouse button 1 with the Control key down will position the
+insertion cursor in the entry without affecting the selection.
+
+=item [6]
+
+If any normal printing characters are typed in an entry, they are
+inserted at the point of the insertion cursor.
+
+=item [7]
+
+The view in the entry can be adjusted by dragging with mouse button 2.
+If mouse button 2 is clicked without moving the mouse, the selection
+is copied into the entry at the position of the mouse cursor.
+
+=item [8]
+
+If the mouse is dragged out of the entry on the left or right sides
+while button 1 is pressed, the entry will automatically scroll to
+make more text visible (if there is more text off-screen on the side
+where the mouse left the window).
+
+=item [9]
+
+The Left and Right keys move the insertion cursor one character to the
+left or right; they also clear any selection in the entry and set
+the selection anchor.
+If Left or Right is typed with the Shift key down, then the insertion
+cursor moves and the selection is extended to include the new character.
+Control-Left and Control-Right move the insertion cursor by words, and
+Control-Shift-Left and Control-Shift-Right move the insertion cursor
+by words and also extend the selection.
+Control-b and Control-f behave the same as Left and Right, respectively.
+Meta-b and Meta-f behave the same as Control-Left and Control-Right,
+respectively.
+
+=item [10]
+
+The Home key, or Control-a, will move the insertion cursor to the
+beginning of the entry and clear any selection in the entry.
+Shift-Home moves the insertion cursor to the beginning of the entry
+and also extends the selection to that point.
+
+=item [11]
+
+The End key, or Control-e, will move the insertion cursor to the
+end of the entry and clear any selection in the entry.
+Shift-End moves the cursor to the end and extends the selection
+to that point.
+
+=item [12]
+
+The Select key and Control-Space set the selection anchor to the position
+of the insertion cursor. They don't affect the current selection.
+Shift-Select and Control-Shift-Space adjust the selection to the
+current position of the insertion cursor, selecting from the anchor
+to the insertion cursor if there was not any selection previously.
+
+=item [13]
+
+Control-/ selects all the text in the entry.
+
+=item [14]
+
+Control-\ clears any selection in the entry.
+
+=item [15]
+
+The F16 key (labelled Copy on many Sun workstations) or Meta-w
+copies the selection in the widget to the clipboard, if there is a selection.
+
+=item [16]
+
+The F20 key (labelled Cut on many Sun workstations) or Control-w
+copies the selection in the widget to the clipboard and deletes
+the selection.
+If there is no selection in the widget then these keys have no effect.
+
+=item [17]
+
+The F18 key (labelled Paste on many Sun workstations) or Control-y
+inserts the contents of the clipboard at the position of the
+insertion cursor.
+
+=item [18]
+
+The Delete key deletes the selection, if there is one in the entry.
+If there is no selection, it deletes the character to the right of
+the insertion cursor.
+
+=item [19]
+
+The BackSpace key and Control-h delete the selection, if there is one
+in the entry.
+If there is no selection, it deletes the character to the left of
+the insertion cursor.
+
+=item [20]
+
+Control-d deletes the character to the right of the insertion cursor.
+
+=item [21]
+
+Meta-d deletes the word to the right of the insertion cursor.
+
+=item [22]
+
+Control-k deletes all the characters to the right of the insertion
+cursor.
+
+=item [23]
+
+Control-t reverses the order of the two characters to the right of
+the insertion cursor.
+
+If the entry is disabled using the B<-state> option, then the entry's
+view can still be adjusted and text in the entry can still be selected,
+but no insertion cursor will be displayed and no text modifications will
+take place.
+
+The behavior of entries can be changed by defining new bindings for
+individual widgets or by redefining the class bindings.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 KEYWORDS
+
+entry, widget
+
+=cut
+