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canvas::edit::rectangle - Editing a rectangle on a canvas
package require Tcl 8.5
package require Tk 8.5
package require canvas::edit::points ?0.1?
package require canvas::edit::rectangle ?0.1?
::canvas::edit rectangle objectName canvas options...
objectName destroy
objectName enable
objectName disable
objectName active
objectName set minx miny maxx maxy
objectName clear
activeCmd editorObj id
createCmd canvas x y
dataCmd editorObj coordinates
This package provides a class whose instances handle editing a rectangle on a canvas. Instances can be configured with regard to the visual appearance of the markers denoting the rectangle's corners. Note that instances do not store the edited rectangle themselves, but delegate this to a configurable object.
The rectangle editor internally uses an instance of package canvas::edit::points, and inherits all the options and behaviours for it. The color options are additionally applied to the rectangle element of this editor
Beyond that it provides an option, -rect-config, to customize the rectangle item used to render the rectangle through its corners. Note that it cannot overide the inherited color options.
During interaction instances execute a state machine where the user creates two points, at which point the system completes the rectangle with the missing corners and reports it. At that point the system prevents adding more points. Dragging the points is still possible, enabling resizing and moving the rectangle. Deleting any corner deletes the entire rectangle, at which point the system is again ready for the creation of a new rectangle from two points.
The result of the command is the fully qualified name of the instance command.
The options accepted here, and their values, are explained in the section Options.
Instances of the rectangle editors provide the following API:
Note that this operation does not destroy the items the editor managed on the attached canvas, nor the canvas itself.
The result of the method is an empty string.
The result of the method is an empty string.
The complementary method is disable. The interogatory method for the current state is active.
The result of the method is an empty string.
The complementary method is enable. The interogatory method for the current state is active.
The result of the method is a boolean value, true if the editor is active, and false otherwise, i.e. disabled.
The methods to change the state are enable and disable.
The result of the method is an empty string.
Note that this method goes through the whole set of callbacks invoked when corners are created, i.e. -create-cmd, and, more importantly, -data-cmd.
This is the method through which to load a pre-existing rectangle into an editor instance.
The result of the method is an empty string.
Note that this method goes through the same callbacks invoked when the user interactively removes a corner, i.e. -data-cmd.
The class command accepts the following options
If not specified it defaults to an empty command which does nothing.
The signature of this command prefix is
The id identifies the entered object.
An empty id indicates that the last entered object was left.
The value rect indicates that the rectangle's outline was entered.
Any other value is a code for one of the rectangle's corner, i.e. tl, tr, bl, and br.
The result of this method is ignored.
This option can only be set at construction time.
The default setup uses different events for adding and removing points, ButtonPress-1 and ButtonPress-2 respectively.
When using this option the same event is used for both operations. This is no problem because adding is bound as canvas-global event while removal is bound to the relevant canvas items.
The default value is SkyBlue2.
While this option can be set after construction, it is recommended to use this feature only as a means of inserting custom processing to be done at creation time which remembers and calls the previous value of the option.
If not specified it defaults to a command which will create a black-bordered blue circle of radius 3 centered on the location of the new point.
The signature of this command prefix is
The returned list of items is allowed to be empty, and such is taken as signal that the callback vetoed the creation of the corner.
This option can only be set at construction time.
If not specified it defaults to an empty string and is ignored by the editor, i.e. not invoked.
The signature of this command prefix is
The editorObj identifies the instance invoking the callback, whereas coordinates is a list of 4 elements, containing the min x, and y, and the max x and y coordinates of the rectangle, in this order.
The result of this method is ignored.
This option can only be set at construction time.
The default specification is ButtonPress-3.
The default value is red.
The default value is oval.
The default value is 3.
If not specified it defaults to the empty list.
This option can only be set at construction time.
If not specified it defaults to RECTANGLE
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category canvas of the Tklib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tklib/reportlist]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.
canvas, editing, rectangle
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