tk_chooseColor(n) Tk (4.2) tk_chooseColor(n)
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NAME
tk_chooseColor - pops up a dialog box for the user to select
a color.
SYNOPSIS
tk_chooseColor ?option value ...?
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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 -fg [tk_chooseColor -initialcolor gray -title "Choose color"]
KEYWORDS
color selection dialog
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