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tk_chooseColor(3tk) Tk Built-In Commands tk_chooseColor(3tk) 





NAME


tk_chooseColor - pops up a dialog box for the user to select a
    color.






SYNOPSIS


tk_chooseColor ?option value ...?








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:



  

  
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.

  

  
Makes window the logical parent of the color dialog. The color
      dialog is displayed on top of its parent window.

  

  
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 -bg [tk_chooseColor -initialcolor gray -title "Choose color"]








KEYWORDS


color, color selection, dialog







  

    4.2
    Tk