Name
qinformation — information dialog
Syntax
qinformation caption text [button-0-text] [button-1-text] [button-2-text]
Description
The qinformation command displays a read-only message dialog with one or more buttons together with a caption. The default is a single 'OK' button. The dialog is modal therefore execution is halted until the user closes the dialog.
The dialog may optionally have up to three buttons to replace the default 'OK' button. The buttons are implicitly numbered 0, 1, 2. The command will return the number corresponding to the button pressed by the user.
Arguments
caption
Dialog title.
text
The main text of the dialog
button-x-text
Text to appear on button number x. There may be 1, 2, or 3 buttons provided in place of the default 'OK' button.
Examples
Ex.1: Information dialog
# A titled dialog with a message and OK button
qinformation Information "Hello World"
The above example shows the simplest possible use of qinformation. The OK button is created automatically.
Ex.2: Information dialog with extra buttons
# Message with title and buttons.
# Returns 0 (OK), 1 (Cancel), 2 (Details)
set button [qinformation "Open File" "The file was successfully opened" OK Cancel Details]
if { $button == 0 } {
# OK button was pressed
} elseif { $button == 1 } {
# Cancel buttons was pressed
} elseif { $button == 2 } {
# Details buttons was pressed
}
Example Information dialog with extra buttons shows a message dialog with a title and extra buttons. The number 0, 1, or 2 is returned to the program, depending on which button the user clicks.