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messageline - Constructor

	Package	display
	Module	widgets
	Tool	messageline

Construct a messageline

Synopsis
messageline(parent, width, justify, font, relief, borderwidth, foreground, background, exportselection, hlp, messagenote, widgetset)

Arguments

parent		Parent of the messageline
		Allowed:	Tk frame
width		Width in characters units
		Allowed:	Integer
		Default:	30
justify		Justification of text
		Allowed:	String from 'center', 'left', 'right'
		Default:	'left'
font		Font of text
		Allowed:	X font
		Default:	''
relief		Edge relief
		Allowed:	String from `flat', `ridge', `raised', `sunken', `groove'
		Default:	'sunken'
borderwidth		Border width
		Allowed:	Integer
		Default:	2
foreground		Color of text
		Allowed:	X color
		Default:	`black'
background		Background color
		Allowed:	X color
		Default:	`lightgrey'
exportselection		export to X clipboard?
		Allowed:	Boolean
		Default:	T
hlp		Short popuphelp text
		Allowed:	String
		Default:	No help
messagenote		The note function to use
		Allowed:	A note function
		Default:	note
widgetset		Widget set to use
		Allowed:	A widgetserver closure tool
		Default:	dws

Returns
messageline widget

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