The eventAction methods provides several facilities for dealing with
window system events, such as defining virtual events and synthesizing
events. Virtual events are shared by all widgets of the same
MainWindow. Different MainWindows can have different
virtual event.
Associates the virtual event virtual with the physical
event sequence(s) given by the sequence arguments, so that
the virtual event will trigger whenever any one of the sequences
occurs.
Virtual may be any string value and sequence may have
any of the values allowed for the sequence argument to the
bind method.
If virtual is already defined, the new physical event sequences
add to the existing sequences for the event.
Deletes each of the sequences from those associated with
the virtual event given by virtual.
Virtual may be any string value and sequence may have
any of the values allowed for the sequence argument to the
bind method.
Any sequences not currently associated with virtual
are ignored.
If no sequence argument is provided, all physical event sequences
are removed for virtual, so that the virtual event will not
trigger anymore.
Generates a window event and arranges for it to be processed just as if
it had come from the window system.
$window is a reference to the window for which the event
will be generated.
Event provides a basic description of
the event, such as <Shift-Button-2> or <<Paste>>.
If Window is empty the whole screen is meant, and coordinates
are relative to the screen.
Event may have any of the forms allowed for the sequence
argument of the bind method except that it must consist
of a single event pattern, not a sequence.
Option-value pairs may be used to specify additional
attributes of the event, such as the x and y mouse position;
see ``EVENT FIELDS'' below. If the -when option is not specified, the
event is processed immediately: all of the handlers for the event
will complete before the eventGenerate method returns.
If the -when option is specified then it determines when the
event is processed.
$widget->eventInfo(?'<<virtual>>'?)
Returns information about virtual events.
If the <<virtual>> argument is omitted, the return value
is a list of all the virtual events that are currently defined.
If <<virtual>> is specified then the return value is
a list whose elements are the physical event sequences currently
defined for the given virtual event; if the virtual event is
not defined then undef is returned.
EVENT FIELDS
The following options are supported for the eventGenerate
method. These correspond to the ``%'' expansions
allowed in binding callback for the bind method.
-above => window
Window specifies the above field for the event,
either as a window path name or as an integer window id.
Valid for Configure events.
Corresponds to the %a substitution for binding scripts.
-borderwidth => size
Size must be a screen distance; it specifies the
border_width field for the event.
Valid for Configure events.
Corresponds to the %B substitution for binding scripts.
-button => number
Number must be an integer; it specifies the detail field
for a ButtonPress or ButtonRelease event, overriding
any button number provided in the base event argument.
Corresponds to the %b substitution for binding scripts.
-count => number
Number must be an integer; it specifies the count field
for the event. Valid for Expose events.
Corresponds to the %c substitution for binding scripts.
-delta => number
number must be an integer; it specifies the delta field for the
MouseWheel event. The delta refers to the direction and magnitude the
mouse wheel was rotated. Note the value is not a screen distance but
are units of motion in the mouse wheel. Typically these values are
multiples of 120. For example, 120 should scroll the text widget up 4
lines and -240 would scroll the text widget down 8 lines. Of course,
other widgets may define different behaviors for mouse wheel motion.
This field corresponds to the %D substitution for binding scripts.
-detail => detail
Detail specifies the detail field for the event
and must be one of the following:
Valid for Enter, Leave, FocusIn and
FocusOut events.
Corresponds to the %d substitution for binding scripts.
-focus boolean
Boolean must be a boolean value; it specifies the focus
field for the event.
Valid for Enter and Leave events.
Corresponds to the %f substitution for binding scripts.
-height size
Size must be a screen distance; it specifies the height
field for the event. Valid for Configure events.
Corresponds to the %h substitution for binding scripts.
-keycode number
Number must be an integer; it specifies the keycode
field for the event.
Valid for KeyPress and KeyRelease events.
Corresponds to the %k substitution for binding scripts.
-keysym name
Name must be the name of a valid keysym, such as g,
space, or Return; its corresponding
keycode value is used as the keycode field for event, overriding
any detail specified in the base event argument.
Valid for KeyPress and KeyRelease events.
Corresponds to the %K substitution for binding scripts.
-mode notify
Notify specifies the mode field for the event and must be
one of NotifyNormal, NotifyGrab, NotifyUngrab, or
NotifyWhileGrabbed.
Valid for Enter, Leave, FocusIn, and
FocusOut events.
Corresponds to the %m substitution for binding scripts.
-override boolean
Boolean must be a boolean value; it specifies the
override_redirect field for the event.
Valid for Map, Reparent, and Configure events.
Corresponds to the %o substitution for binding scripts.
-place where
Where specifies the place field for the event; it must be
either PlaceOnTop or PlaceOnBottom.
Valid for Circulate events.
Corresponds to the %p substitution for binding scripts.
-root window
Window must be either a window path name or an integer window
identifier; it specifies the root field for the event.
Valid for KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, Enter, Leave, and Motion
events.
Corresponds to the %R substitution for binding scripts.
-rootx coord
Coord must be a screen distance; it specifies the x_root
field for the event.
Valid for KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, Enter, Leave, and Motion
events. Corresponds to the %X substitution for binding scripts.
-rooty coord
Coord must be a screen distance; it specifies the y_root
field for the event.
Valid for KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, Enter, Leave, and Motion
events.
Corresponds to the %Y substitution for binding scripts.
-sendevent boolean
Boolean must be a boolean value; it specifies the send_event
field for the event. Valid for all events. Corresponds to the
%E substitution for binding scripts.
-serial number
Number must be an integer; it specifies the serial field
for the event. Valid for all events.
Corresponds to the %# substitution for binding scripts.
-state state
State specifies the state field for the event.
For KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, Enter, Leave, and Motion events
it must be an integer value.
For Visibility events it must be one of VisibilityUnobscured,
VisibilityPartiallyObscured, or VisibilityFullyObscured.
This option overrides any modifiers such as Meta or Control
specified in the base event.
Corresponds to the %s substitution for binding scripts.
-subwindow window
Window specifies the subwindow field for the event, either
as a path name for a Tk widget or as an integer window identifier.
Valid for KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, Enter, Leave, and Motion events.
Similar to %S substitution for binding scripts.
-time integer
Integer must be an integer value; it specifies the time field
for the event.
Valid for KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, Enter, Leave, Motion,
and Property events.
Corresponds to the %t substitution for binding scripts.
-warp boolean
boolean must be a boolean value; it specifies whether
the screen pointer should be warped as well.
Valid for KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, and Motion events.
-width size
Size must be a screen distance; it specifies the width field
for the event.
Valid for Configure events.
Corresponds to the %w substitution for binding scripts.
-when when
When determines when the event will be processed; it must have one
of the following values:
now
Process the event immediately, before the command returns.
This also happens if the -when option is omitted.
tail
Place the event on perl/Tk's event queue behind any events already
queued for this application.
head
Place the event at the front of perl/Tk's event queue, so that it
will be handled before any other events already queued.
mark
Place the event at the front of perl/Tk's event queue but behind any
other events already queued with -when mark.
This option is useful when generating a series of events that should
be processed in order but at the front of the queue.
-x coord
Coord must be a screen distance; it specifies the x field
for the event.
Valid for KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, Motion, Enter, Leave,
Expose, Configure, Gravity, and Reparent
events.
Corresponds to the the %x substitution for binding scripts.
If Window is empty the coordinate is relative to the
screen, and this option corresponds to the %X substitution
for binding scripts.
-y coord
Coord must be a screen distance; it specifies the y
field for the event.
Valid for KeyPress, KeyRelease, ButtonPress,
ButtonRelease, Motion, Enter, Leave,
Expose, Configure, Gravity, and Reparent
events.
Corresponds to the the %y substitution for binding scripts.
If Window is empty the coordinate is relative to the
screen, and this option corresponds to the %Y substitution
for binding scripts.
Any options that are not specified when generating an event are filled
with the value 0, except for serial, which is filled with the
next X event serial number.
VIRTUAL EVENT EXAMPLES
In order for a virtual event binding to trigger, two things must
happen. First, the virtual event must be defined with the
eventAdd method. Second, a binding must be created for
the virtual event with the bind method.
Consider the following virtual event definitions:
In the bind method, a virtual event can be bound like any other
builtin event type as follows:
$entry->bind('Tk::Entry', '<<Paste>>' => sub {
$entry->Insert($entry->selectionGet) });
The double angle brackets are used to specify that a virtual event is being
bound. If the user types Control-y or presses button 2, or if
a <<Paste>> virtual event is synthesized with eventGenerate,
then the <<Paste>> binding will be invoked.
If a virtual binding has the exact same sequence as a separate
physical binding, then the physical binding will take precedence.
Consider the following example:
When the user types Control-y the <Control-y> binding
will be invoked, because a physical event is considered
more specific than a virtual event, all other things being equal.
However, when the user types Meta-Control-y the
<<Paste>> binding will be invoked, because the
Meta modifier in the physical pattern associated with the
virtual binding is more specific than the <Control-y> sequence for
the physical event.
Bindings on a virtual event may be created before the virtual event exists.
Indeed, the virtual event never actually needs to be defined, for instance,
on platforms where the specific virtual event would meaningless or
ungeneratable.
When a definition of a virtual event changes at run time, all windows
will respond immediately to the new definition.
Starting from the preceding example, if the following code is executed:
the behavior will change such in two ways. First, the shadowed
<<Paste>> binding will emerge.
Typing Control-y will no longer invoke the <Control-y> binding,
but instead invoke the virtual event <<Paste>>. Second,
pressing the F6 key will now also invoke the <<Paste>> binding.