1tk_messageBox(n)             Tk Built-In Commands             tk_messageBox(n)
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NAME

8       tk_messageBox - pops up a message window and waits for user response.
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SYNOPSIS

11       tk_messageBox ?option value ...?
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DESCRIPTION

15       This  procedure  creates and displays a message window with an applica‐
16       tion-specified message, an icon and a set of buttons.  Each of the but‐
17       tons in the message window is identified by a unique symbolic name (see
18       the -type options).  After the message window is popped up, tk_message‐
19       Box  waits  for  the user to select one of the buttons. Then it returns
20       the symbolic name of the selected button.
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22       The following option-value pairs are supported:
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24       -default name
25              Name gives the symbolic name of the default button for this mes‐
26              sage  window  ( “ok”, “cancel”, and so on). See -type for a list
27              of the symbolic names.  If this option  is  not  specified,  the
28              first button in the dialog will be made the default.
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30       -detail string
31              Specifies  an auxiliary message to the main message given by the
32              -message option. The message detail will  be  presented  beneath
33              the  main  message  and,  where  supported  by the OS, in a less
34              emphasized font than the main message.
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36       -icon iconImage
37              Specifies an icon to display. IconImage must be one of the  fol‐
38              lowing:  error, info, question or warning. If this option is not
39              specified, then the info icon will be displayed.
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41       -message string
42              Specifies the message  to  display  in  this  message  box.  The
43              default value is an empty string.
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45       -parent window
46              Makes  window the logical parent of the message box. The message
47              box is displayed on top of its parent window.
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49       -title titleString
50              Specifies a string to display as the title of the  message  box.
51              This  option  is  ignored on Mac OS X, where platform guidelines
52              forbid the use of a title on this kind of dialog.
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54       -type predefinedType
55              Arranges for a predefined set of buttons to  be  displayed.  The
56              following values are possible for predefinedType:
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58              abortretryignore  Displays  three  buttons  whose symbolic names
59                                are abort, retry and ignore.
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61              ok                Displays one button whose symbolic name is ok.
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63              okcancel          Displays two buttons whose symbolic names  are
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66              retrycancel       Displays  two buttons whose symbolic names are
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69              yesno             Displays two buttons whose symbolic names  are
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72              yesnocancel       Displays  three  buttons  whose symbolic names
73                                are yes, no and cancel.
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EXAMPLE

76              set answer [tk_messageBox -message "Really quit?" \
77                      -icon question -type yesno \
78                      -detail "Select \"Yes\" to make the application exit"]
79              switch -- $answer {
80                  yes exit
81                  no {tk_messageBox -message "I know you like this application!" \
82                          -type ok}
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KEYWORDS

86       message box
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90Tk                                    4.2                     tk_messageBox(n)
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