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diff --git a/doc/getOpenFile.n b/doc/getOpenFile.n index a57143e..f5e92ff 100644 --- a/doc/getOpenFile.n +++ b/doc/getOpenFile.n @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ confirmation dialog be presented to the user. A false value requests that the overwrite take place without confirmation. Default value is true. .TP \fB\-defaultextension\fR \fIextension\fR +. Specifies a string that will be appended to the filename if the user enters a filename without an extension. The default value is the empty string, which means no extension will be appended to the filename in @@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ and the UNIX implementation guesses reasonable values for this from the \fB\-filetypes\fR option when this is not supplied. .TP \fB\-filetypes\fR \fIfilePatternList\fR +. If a \fBFile types\fR listbox exists in the file dialog on the particular platform, this option gives the \fIfiletype\fRs in this listbox. When the user choose a filetype in the listbox, only the files of that type @@ -61,32 +63,42 @@ types. See the section \fBSPECIFYING FILE PATTERNS\fR below for a discussion on the contents of \fIfilePatternList\fR. .TP \fB\-initialdir\fR \fIdirectory\fR +. Specifies that the files in \fIdirectory\fR should be displayed -when the dialog pops up. If this parameter is not specified, then -the files in the current working directory are displayed. If the +when the dialog pops up. If this parameter is not specified, +the initial directory defaults to the current working directory +on non-Windows systems and on Windows systems prior to Vista. +On Vista and later systems, the initial directory defaults to the last +user-selected directory for the application. If the parameter specifies a relative path, the return value will convert the relative path to an absolute path. .TP \fB\-initialfile\fR \fIfilename\fR +. Specifies a filename to be displayed in the dialog when it pops up. .TP \fB\-message\fR \fIstring\fR +. Specifies a message to include in the client area of the dialog. This is only available on Mac OS X. .TP \fB\-multiple\fR \fIboolean\fR +. Allows the user to choose multiple files from the Open dialog. .TP \fB\-parent\fR \fIwindow\fR +. Makes \fIwindow\fR the logical parent of the file dialog. The file dialog is displayed on top of its parent window. On Mac OS X, this turns the file dialog into a sheet attached to the parent window. .TP \fB\-title\fR \fItitleString\fR +. Specifies a string to display as the title of the dialog box. If this option is not specified, then a default title is displayed. .TP \fB\-typevariable\fR \fIvariableName\fR +. The global variable \fIvariableName\fR is used to preselect which filter is used from \fIfilterList\fR when the dialog box is opened and is updated when the dialog box is closed, to the last selected @@ -163,6 +175,7 @@ Extensions without a full stop character (e.g. .QW ~ ) are allowed but may not work on all platforms. .SH EXAMPLE +.PP .CS set types { {{Text Files} {.txt} } @@ -172,9 +185,9 @@ set types { {{GIF Files} {} GIFF} {{All Files} * } } -set filename [tk_getOpenFile \-filetypes $types] +set filename [\fBtk_getOpenFile\fR \-filetypes $types] -if {$filename != ""} { +if {$filename ne ""} { # Open the file ... } .CE @@ -182,3 +195,6 @@ if {$filename != ""} { tk_chooseDirectory .SH KEYWORDS file selection dialog +'\" Local Variables: +'\" mode: nroff +'\" End: |