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gui.tabform - Function

	Package	display
	Module	guiutils
	Tool	gui

Creates a tab-styled input form, either stand-alone or in a frame

Synopsis
tabform(methods, title, dismiss, parent, tabcount, side)

Arguments

methods		Collection of screen input records used by inputform
		Allowed:	any valid record of screen input records
title		Label or window title of input form
		Allowed:	Any String
		Default:	AIPS++ Tab Input Form
dismiss		Dismiss flag
		Allowed:	Flag to dismiss the form after returning from one of the action events
		Default:	T
parent		The parent frame
		Allowed:	Either F or the frame to put the tab-input form
		Default:	F
tabcount		Number of functions that cause a list box to be used
		Allowed:	any integer but should be less than 7
		Default:	5
side		Which side to pack the list box on
		Allowed:	top, bottom, left, right
		Default:	left

Description
The function's argument may have a two attributes, disallow and show. The disallow attributes tells the tabframe not to allow the array of functions to display or execute that function. The show option will gray out a function in the tab list rather than hide it.

Several utility functions are available via the guiutils module. include "guicomponents.g"

Description