SeS A way of simulating Dynamic File Links behavior in a text widget.
A typical use-case would be to provide easy loading of files referenced inside a Source Code editor, in such cases, a code developer will likely insert references to file(s) with (semi)paths in the source page. In that case, when clicked on these references the bindings will first highlight the reference with a blue forecolor and underlined font. The second time user presses on the visual link, it will grab the link for further processing inside procedure 'executeDLNK'. When cursor is moved away by mouse-click, the highlight will disappear.
tG² v1.06.01.41 has this feature included for the ctext widget of it's Source Code Editor.
# setDLNKbindings.tcl # # Copyright (C) 2012 Sedat Serper # A similar script and functionality is implemented in tG² as of v1.06.01.41 # # The author hereby grant permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, # and license this software and its documentation for any purpose, # provided that existing copyright notices are retained in all copies # and that this notice is included verbatim in any distributions. No # written agreement, license, or royalty fee is required for any of the # authorized uses. Modifications to this software may be copyrighted by # their authors and need not follow the licensing terms described here, # provided that the new terms are clearly indicated on the first page of # each file where they apply. # # IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY # FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES # ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, ITS DOCUMENTATION, OR ANY # DERIVATIVES THEREOF, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # # THE AUTHOR AND DISTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, # INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF # MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND # NON-INFRINGEMENT. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, # AND THE AUTHOR AND DISTRIBUTORS HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE # MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS. # # Update July 5th, 2013 by SeS: removed overquoting in proc setDLNKbindings # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ proc setDLNKbindings {w triggerString} { # propagate local variable to global set ::triggerString $triggerString #bindings for dynamic DLNK/file links bind $w <ButtonRelease-1> {+; check4DLNK %W %x %y $::triggerString} $w tag bind DLNK <Enter> { check4DLNK %W %x %y $::triggerString if {([string first $::triggerString [%W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]]>=0) && \ ([string first \n [%W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]]<0)} { %W config -cursor hand2 catch {%W tag configure DLNK -font "arial 9 underline" -foreground blue} } } $w tag bind DLNK <Leave> {%W config -cursor xterm} $w tag bind DLNK <ButtonRelease-1> {executeDLNK [%W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]} } # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ proc executeDLNK {link} { puts $link } # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ proc check4DLNK {W x y triggerString} { set cur [::tk::TextClosestGap $W $x $y] if {[catch {$W index anchor}]} {$W mark set anchor $cur} set anchor [$W index anchor] set last [::tk::TextNextPos $W "$cur - 1c" tcl_wordBreakAfter] set first [::tk::TextPrevPos $W anchor tcl_wordBreakBefore] $W tag remove DLNK 0.0 end $W mark set insert $cur $W tag add DLNK $first $last $W tag remove DLNK $last end if {([catch {set tmp [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]}]) || \ ([string first "$triggerString" $tmp]<0) || \ ([string first "\n" $tmp]>=0)} { $W tag remove DLNK 0.0 end } { set i 1 while {([string first "\[" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]]==0) || \ ([string first "\"" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]]==0) || \ ([string first "\\" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]]==0) || \ ([string first "\{" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]]==0) || \ ([string first "\(" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last]]==0) || ($i>256)} { $W tag remove DLNK 0.0 end $W tag add DLNK "$first+${i}c" $last $W tag remove DLNK $last end incr i } if {$i<=256} { incr i -1 set j 1 while {([string first "\]" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last] 13]>0) || \ ([string first "\"" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last] 13]>0) || \ ([string first ";" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last] 13]>0) || \ ([string first "\\" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last] 13]>0) || \ ([string first "\}" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last] 13]>0) || \ ([string first "\)" [$W get DLNK.first DLNK.last] 13]>0) || ($j>256)} { $W tag remove DLNK 0.0 end $W tag add DLNK "$first+${i}c" "$last-${j}c" $W tag remove DLNK $last end incr j } } } update idletasks }
THE DEMO
# ----------------------- demo ------------------------------------------- # Open a new wish console and copy/paste the following complete script. # Clicking on parts of where the trigger string is located, will highlight # the complete string first, the second time user clicks will execute # procedure executeDLNK. console show wm geo . 500x200+500+500 set trigger_string "/" pack [text .t] .t insert end "testing script\n\n" .t insert end "the string or character that will trigger the dynamic link visualisation is $trigger_string.\n" .t insert end "a string like \"\${dev_folder}/procedures/test.tcl\" can be clicked and processed\n" .t insert end "a string like {./test2.anything} can be clicked and processed\n\n" .t insert end "a string like {test2.anything} and test2.anything will be ignored,\nbecause it does not have the trigger string.\n\n" setDLNKbindings .t $trigger_string