• GRIDPLUS Commands/Modes
• Reading And Setting The Value of GRIDPLUS Widgets
• Entry Field Validations
• Using Groups to Set The State of Widgets
• Using GRIDPLUS With Toplevel Windows
• Option Defaults And Option Database
• GRIDPLUS Generated Widget/Command Names
• Variable Substitution in Grid/Layout

GRIDPLUS Commands/Modes

Note: If you are new to GRIDPLUS read the grid reference first.

The main GRIDPLUS command has the following format:-

gridplus::gridplus mode ?option value(s) ...? ?layout?

The modes available are:-

add	Add non-Gridplus widget to Group.
button	Create Grid of buttons.
checkbutton	Create Grid of checkbuttons.
clear	Clear specified window.
entry	Create Grid of entries.
goto	Goto specified label in tagged text display.
grid	Create GRIDPLUS Grid.
layout	Create GRIDPLUS Layout.
line	Create line.
link	Create Grid of links.
menu	Create menubar.
notebook	Create notebook.
radiobutton	Create Grid of radiobuttons.
set	Set GRIDPLUS options.
style	Create style.
tablelist	Create scrollable tablelist.
text	Create scrollable text.
tree	Create scrollable tree.
window	Create toplevel window and set window options.

The following GRIDPLUS commands are used to set/unset the values of GRIDPLUS items/widgets:-

gridplus::gpmap itemlist valuelist
gridplus::gpset item value -or- gridplus::gpset {item value ...}
gridplus::gpunset {item ...}

GRIDPLUS Generated Widget/Command Names

Widget Names:

grid_name,widget_id

grid_name	Name of grid.
widget_id	Widget ID without leading dot.

Examples assuming an entry with ID ".firstname" in grid ".person":-

Main/Root Window:	.person,firstname
Toplevel Window:	.mywindow.person,firstname

Command/Callback Names:

grid,widget_id
...or...
toplevel:grid,widget_id

grid	Name of grid without leading dot.
toplevel	Name of toplevel window without leading dot.
widget_id	Widget ID without leading dot.

Examples assuming a button with ID ".saveperson" in grid ".actions":-

Main/Root Window:	actions,saveperson
Toplevel Window:	mywindow:actions,saveperson