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simonbachmann at bluewin dot ch

2005-07-31, 5:18 pm

Hi!

I'd need a file dialog with wich one can get files AND directories (i.e.
tk_getOpenFile and tk_cooseDirectory combined in a single dialog)

Does anybody knows where to find something like that? Dont tell me Tix!
I DO NOT like it!

tnx


Robert Heller

2005-07-31, 5:18 pm

"simonbachmann at bluewin dot ch",
In a message on Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:18:49 +0200, wrote :

"abdc> Hi!
"abdc>
"abdc> I'd need a file dialog with wich one can get files AND directories (i.e.
"abdc> tk_getOpenFile and tk_cooseDirectory combined in a single dialog)

If you are using UNIX or Linux, the source code for both tk_getOpenFile
and tk_chooseDirectory are in /usr/lib/tk* (or /usr/local/lib/tk*,
depending on how things are installed):

tk_getOpenFile -- tkfbox.tcl
tk_chooseDirectory -- choosedir.tcl

You can copy these two files into one file and hack on it to produce
what you want. Whatever that it.

Under MacOS and MS-Windows, tk_getOpenFile and tk_chooseDirectory use
'native' dialog boxes, over which you have a somewhat limited control
over (at least from Tcl//Tk).

"abdc>
"abdc> Does anybody knows where to find something like that? Dont tell me Tix!
"abdc> I DO NOT like it!

What is wrong with Tix? Why don't you like it?

"abdc>
"abdc> tnx
"abdc>
"abdc>
"abdc>

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simonbachmann at bluewin dot ch

2005-07-31, 10:03 pm

>
> If you are using UNIX or Linux, the source code for both tk_getOpenFile
> and tk_chooseDirectory are in /usr/lib/tk* (or /usr/local/lib/tk*,
> depending on how things are installed):
>
> tk_getOpenFile -- tkfbox.tcl
> tk_chooseDirectory -- choosedir.tcl
>
> You can copy these two files into one file and hack on it to produce
> what you want. Whatever that it.
>


That's what I'm already doing -- but maybe somebody did it before....

> What is wrong with Tix? Why don't you like it?


The project seems not to be very active, some define it dying...
I submitted a bug report about a year ago, it's still without any
followup...
And then... I just don't like it very much, so if I can I avoid it.

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