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NAME
tk_chooseColor - pops up a dialog box for the user to select a color.SYNOPSIS
tk_chooseColor ?option value ...?DESCRIPTION
The procedure tk_chooseColor pops up a dialog box for the user to select a color. The following option-value pairs are possible as command line arguments:
- -initialcolor color
- Specifies the color to display in the color dialog when it pops up. color must be in a form acceptable to the Tk_GetColor function.
- -parent window
- Makes window the logical parent of the color dialog. The color dialog is displayed on top of its parent window.
- -title titleString
- Specifies a string to display as the title of the dialog box. If this option is not specified, then a default title will be displayed.
If the user selects a color, tk_chooseColor will return the name of the color in a form acceptable to Tk_GetColor. If the user cancels the operation, both commands will return the empty string.
EXAMPLE
button .b -bg [tk_chooseColor -initialcolor gray -title "Choose color"]
KEYWORDS
color selection dialogCopyright © 1995-1997 Roger E. Critchlow Jr.
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