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multiscale - Constructor

	Package	display
	Module	widgets
	Tool	multiscale

Construct a multiscale

Synopsis
multiscale(parent, start, end, values, names, helps, constrain, entry, extend, length, resolution, orient, width, font, relief, borderwidth, foreground, background, fill, widgetset)

Arguments

parent		Parent of the label
		Allowed:	Tk frame
start		Lower limit of range
		Allowed:	float
		Default:	0.0
end		Upper limit of range
		Allowed:	float
		Default:	100.0
values		initial values
		Allowed:	vector of floats
		Default:	[0.0, 100.0]
names		text labels for each scale
		Allowed:	vector of strings
		Default:	['Minimum', 'Maximum']
helps		popup help text for each label
		Allowed:	vector of strings
		Default:	""
constrain		whether to enforce ordering of numbers
		Allowed:	T F
		Default:	T
entry		provide an entry box as well
		Allowed:	T F
		Default:	F
extend		extend the scale if entered value beyond current extrema
		Allowed:	T F
		Default:	F
length		length of the scale widgets
		Allowed:	dimension
		Default:	110
resolution		step value along scales
		Allowed:	float
		Default:	1.0
orient		orientation of scale
		Allowed:	'horizontal' 'vertical'
		Default:	'horizontal'
width		transverse width of the scales
		Allowed:	dimension
		Default:	15
font		text font
		Allowed:	X font
		Default:	''
relief		border relief
		Allowed:	`flat' `ridge', `raised' `sunken' `groove'
		Default:	'flat'
borderwidth		border width
		Allowed:	dimension
		Default:	2
foreground		color of text
		Allowed:	X color
		Default:	`black'
background		background color
		Allowed:	X color
		Default:	`lightgrey'
fill		how to expand when resized
		Allowed:	'x' 'y' 'both' 'none
		Default:	'none'
widgetset		widgetserver to use to make label
		Allowed:	widgetserver toolXS
		Default:	dws

Returns
multiscale widget

Description
Constructs a multiscale according to the specified construction arguments, and returns a ref to the widget.

Example

include 'multiscale.g'   
f := frame();
ms := multiscale(f, start=20.0, end=55.0, resolution=0.2);