[ulis], 2002-08-16, a little [font] chooser, tested under win2k only.

[http://perso.wanadoo.fr/maurice.ulis/tcl/a_little_font_chooser.gif]

LES on 2003-09-28 - Works for me on Win 98.

[Googie], 2005-05-07, under X11 (Linux) looks fine too.

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'''The chooser'''

 ###############################
 #
 # a pure Tcl/Tk font chooser
 #
 # by ulis, 2002
 #
 # NOL (No Obligation Licence)
 #
 ###############################
 
 namespace eval ::choosefont \
 { 
   variable w .choosefont;
   variable font;
 
   # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
   # initialization moved into proc choosefont
   #
   variable listvar;
   #
   # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
 
   variable family;
   variable size;
   variable bold;
   variable italic;
   variable underline;
   variable overstrike;
   variable ok;
   variable lock 1;
 
   # ================
   # choose a font
   # ================
   # args:
   #       f   an initial (and optional) font
   #       t   an optional title
   # returns:
   #       "" if the user aborted
   #       or the created font name
   # usage:
   #       namespace import ::choosefont::choosefont
   #       choosefont "Courier 10 italic" "new font"
 
   namespace export choosefont;
 
   proc choosefont {{f ""} {t ""}} \
   {
     # ------------------
     # get choosefont env
     # ------------------
     variable ::choosefont::w;
     variable ::choosefont::font;
     variable ::choosefont::listvar;
     variable ::choosefont::family;
     variable ::choosefont::size;
     variable ::choosefont::bold;
     variable ::choosefont::italic;
     variable ::choosefont::underline;
     variable ::choosefont::overstrike;
     variable ::choosefont::ok;
     variable ::choosefont::lock;
 
     # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002 
     # refreshing, with every call, lsort added
     #
     set listvar [lsort -dictionary [font families]];
     #
     # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
 
     # ------------------
     # dialog
     # ------------------
     if {[winfo exists $w]} \
     {
       # show the dialog
       wm deiconify $w;
     } \
     else \
     {
       # create the dialog
       toplevel $w;
       wm title $w "Choose a font";
 
       # create widgets
 
       frame $w.f -bd 1 -relief sunken;
         label $w.f.h -height 4;
         label $w.f.l -textvariable ::choosefont::family;
       
       frame $w.fl;
         # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
         # added selectmode setting
         #
         listbox $w.fl.lb \
           -listvar ::choosefont::listvar \
           -width 20 \
           -yscrollcommand [list $w.fl.sb set] \
           -selectmode single;
         #
         # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
         scrollbar $w.fl.sb -command [list $w.fl.lb yview];
 
       # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
       # added underline options for mnemonics
       #
       frame $w.fa -bd 2 -relief groove;
         frame $w.fa.f ;
           label $w.fa.f.lsize -text size -underline 0;
           entry $w.fa.f.esize \
           -textvariable ::choosefont::size \
           -width 3 \
           -validate focusout \
           -vcmd {string is integer -strict %P};
           checkbutton $w.fa.f.bold \
           -text bold \
           -underline 0 \
           -variable ::choosefont::bold;
           checkbutton $w.fa.f.italic -text italic \
           -underline 0 \
           -variable ::choosefont::italic;
           checkbutton $w.fa.f.under \
           -text underline \
           -underline 0 \
           -variable ::choosefont::underline;
           checkbutton $w.fa.f.over \
           -text overstrike \
           -underline 0 \
           -variable ::choosefont::overstrike;
       #
       # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002,
 
       frame $w.fb;
         button $w.fb.ok \
           -text Ok \
           -width 10 \
           -command { set ::choosefont::ok 1 };
         button $w.fb.cancel \
           -text cancel \
           -width 10 \
           -command { set ::choosefont::ok 0 };
 
       # bind events
       bind $w.fl.lb <ButtonRelease-1> \
       { set ::choosefont::family [%W get [%W cursel]] };
 
       # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
       # extended bindings
       #
       tk_focusFollowsMouse;
 
       # listbox handling
       bind $w <Control-Home> \
       { ::choosefont::selectfont %W First };
       bind $w <Control-End> \
       { ::choosefont::selectfont %W Last };
       bind $w <KeyPress> \
       { ::choosefont::selectfont %W %K };
 
       bind $w <Escape> [list $w.fb.cancel invoke];
       bind $w <Return> [list $w.fb.ok invoke];
 
       # mnemonics
       bind $w <Alt-KeyRelease> \
       {
         set w [winfo toplevel %W];
 
         switch -exact -- [string tolower %K] \
         {
           s  {focus $w.fa.f.esize;}
           b  {focus $w.fa.f.bold; $w.fa.f.bold invoke;}
           i  {focus $w.fa.f.italic; $w.fa.f.italic invoke;}
           u  {focus $w.fa.f.under; $w.fa.f.under invoke;}
           o  {focus $w.fa.f.over; $w.fa.f.over invoke;}
         }
       }
       #
       # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
 
       set lock 1;
 
       trace variable ::choosefont::family     w ::choosefont::createfont;
       trace variable ::choosefont::size       w ::choosefont::createfont;
       trace variable ::choosefont::bold       w ::choosefont::createfont;
       trace variable ::choosefont::italic     w ::choosefont::createfont;
       trace variable ::choosefont::underline  w ::choosefont::createfont;
       trace variable ::choosefont::overstrike w ::choosefont::createfont;
 
       # place widgets
 
       grid $w.f           -row 0 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky nsew;
       grid $w.fl          -row 1 -column 0 -padx 5 -pady 5;
       grid $w.fa          -row 1 -column 1 -sticky nsew -padx 5 -pady 5;
       grid $w.fb          -row 2 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky ew -pady 20;
       grid $w.f.h         -row 0 -column 0;
       grid $w.f.l         -row 0 -column 1 -sticky nsew;
       grid $w.fl.lb       -row 0 -column 0;
       grid $w.fl.sb       -row 0 -column 1 -sticky ns;
       grid $w.fa.f        -padx 5 -pady 5;
       grid $w.fa.f.lsize  -row 0 -column 0 -padx 5 -sticky w;
       grid $w.fa.f.esize  -row 0 -column 1 -sticky w;
       grid $w.fa.f.bold   -row 1 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky w;
       grid $w.fa.f.italic -row 2 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky w;
       grid $w.fa.f.under  -row 3 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky w;
       grid $w.fa.f.over   -row 4 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky w;
       grid $w.fb.ok $w.fb.cancel -padx 20;
     };
 
     # ------------------
     # current font
     # ------------------
     if {$f != ""} { set font $f };
     if {![info exists font]} { set font [$w.f.l cget -font] };
     
     set family      [font actual $font -family];
     set size        [font actual $font -size];
     set bold        [expr {[font actual $font -weight] == "bold"}];
     set italic      [expr {[font actual $font -slant] == "italic"}];
     set underline   [font actual $font -underline];
     set overstrike  [font actual $font -overstrike];
     set lock        0;
     
     ::choosefont::createfont;
 
     # ------------------
     # end of dialog
     # ------------------
     if {$t != ""} { wm title $w $t };
 
     # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002 - select current font
     #
     set newIndex  [lsearch -exact $listvar $family];
 
     $w.fl.lb selection set $newIndex;
     $w.fl.lb activate $newIndex; 
     $w.fl.lb see $newIndex;
     #
     # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
 
     vwait ::choosefont::ok;
     wm withdraw $w;
 
     if {$ok} \
     { return [::choosefont::createfont] } \
     else \
     { return "" };
   };
 
   # ================
   # ancillary procs
   # ================
 
   proc selectfont {w mode} \
   {
     if {[winfo class $w] != "Listbox"} \
     { return; }
 
     set oldIndex [$w curselection];
 
     if {[string length $mode] > 1} \
     {
       switch -exact -- $mode \
       {
         Down    {set newIndex [expr {$oldIndex+1}];}
         Up      {set newIndex [expr {$oldIndex-1}];}
         First   {set newIndex 0;}
         Last    {set newIndex end;}
         default \
         { return; }
       }

       if {($newIndex != "end") && $newIndex} \
       {
         if {$newIndex < 0} \
         { set newIndex 0; } \
         elseif {$newIndex > [$w size] - 1} \
         { set newIndex end; };
       }
     } \
     else \
     {
       set oldFamily  [lindex $::choosefont::listvar $oldIndex];
 
       if {[string match ${mode}* $oldFamily]} \
       {
         set newIndex  [expr {$oldIndex + 1}];
         set newFamily [lindex $::choosefont::listvar $newIndex];
 
         if {![string match ${mode}* $newFamily]} \
         {
           set newIndex [lsearch \
             -glob \
             $::choosefont::listvar \
             ${mode}* \
           ];
         }
       } \
       else \
       {
         set newIndex [lsearch \
           -glob \
           $::choosefont::listvar \
           ${mode}* \
         ];
       };
 
       if {$newIndex < 0} \
       { return; };
     };
 
     set ::choosefont::family  [$w get $newIndex];
 
     $w selection clear $oldIndex;
     $w selection set $newIndex;
     $w activate $newIndex;
     $w see $newIndex;
 
     return;
   }
 
   proc createfont {args} \
   {
     if {$::choosefont::lock} { return };
 
     variable ::choosefont::w;
     variable ::choosefont::font;
     variable ::choosefont::family;
     variable ::choosefont::size;
     variable ::choosefont::bold;
     variable ::choosefont::italic;
     variable ::choosefont::underline;
     variable ::choosefont::overstrike;
 
     catch { font delete $font };
 
     set f [list -family $family -size $size];
 
     foreach {var option value} {
       bold        -weight     bold 
       italic      -slant      italic 
       underline   -underline  1 
       overstrike  -overstrike 1
     } \
     { if {[set $var]} { lappend f $option $value } };
     
     $w.f.l config -font [set font  [eval font create $f]];
 
     return $font;
   }
 }

----

'''A demo'''
 
 # test

   namespace import ::choosefont::choosefont
   choosefont "Courier 10 italic" "new font"

----

'''Improvements'''

[Martin Lemburg] August 20th, 2002: beautified a little bit by adding:
   * mnemomic bindings, e.g. Alt+b -> bold
   * keyboard bindings to the listbox, like cursor bindings and alphabetic bindings to jump quicker to a known font family by typing the first character
   * the Return- and Escape-binding for ok and cancel
   * a sorting of the font family list and a refresh of the font family list everytime the font chooser is called

----
'''Discussion'''

Just a quick observation/question. Since newbies are going to be looking at the code, shouldn't the wiki adhere to the Tcl coding style and not breaking lines with slashes to do brace placing?

[ulis] Your (anonymous) ''Tcl coding style'' is Kerningham's C style and I don't know any standard style for Tcl. I think the style I used is best suited for beginners showing clearly where blocs begin and end.

[RLH] Can I agree with both? I would note that the books I have read and the documentation do not show the coding style above. So maybe that is what the poster meant by ''Tcl coding style''.

[MG] Personally, I don't use that coding style (braces on the next line) like [ulis] does, and I'm still never quite familiar with it when I see it. But I don't think it can hurt having different styles on the Wiki; if you're serious about programming in Tcl (or any other language, for that matter), you're going to have to get used to seeing a LOT of different coding styles. No two people write code in the same way. Though, they should, since my coding style is obviously better than any other... ;)

-- Well i am one of the newbies, and am curious, how this scripts finds out about the fonts on my
linux machine? Which code part is it?

[RS]: [font families] returns a list of all available fonts.- Another note: trailing semicolons are redundant in Tcl, and snippets like this
       if {$newIndex < 0} \
       { return; };
     };
can much simpler, and more idiomatically, be written as
       if {$newIndex < 0} return
We should be glad that Tcl is not C :-)

[GN] i use semicolons quite often in Tcl to allow multiple commands on one line (puts 1; puts 2; puts 3)

[RS] True. But semicolons are statement separators in Tcl (just like newline), so to put them behind non-multiple commands is redundant.

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[Googie] 2005-05-07 What about to change [entry] into [spinbox] from Tcl/Tk 8.4? Would be much more usable.
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[schlenk] 2005-09-19 My version of this font chooser, with tile and msgcat support added and the controversial brace and semicolons removed.

 ###############################
 #
 # a pure Tcl/Tk font chooser
 #
 # by ulis, 2002
 #
 # NOL (No Obligation Licence)
 #
 #
 # Basic Tile'ification and msgcat support
 # by schlenk, 2005 
 ###############################

 package require Tcl 8.4
 package require Tk 8.4
 package require msgcat
 package require tile 0.6
   
 namespace eval ::choosefont {
   namespace import ::msgcat::mc
   namespace import ::ttk::*
   
   variable w .choosefont
   variable font

   # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
   # initialization moved into proc choosefont
   #
   variable listvar
   #
   # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002

   variable family
   variable size
   variable bold
   variable italic
   variable underline
   variable overstrike
   variable ok
   variable lock 1

   # ================
   # choose a font
   # ================
   # args:
   #       f   an initial (and optional) font
   #       t   an optional title
   # returns:
   #       "" if the user aborted
   #       or the created font name
   # usage:
   #       namespace import ::choosefont::choosefont
   #       choosefont "Courier 10 italic" "new font"

   namespace export choosefont

   proc choosefont {{f ""} {t ""}} \
   {
     # ------------------
     # get choosefont env
     # ------------------
     variable ::choosefont::w
     variable ::choosefont::font
     variable ::choosefont::listvar
     variable ::choosefont::family
     variable ::choosefont::size
     variable ::choosefont::bold
     variable ::choosefont::italic
     variable ::choosefont::underline
     variable ::choosefont::overstrike
     variable ::choosefont::ok
     variable ::choosefont::lock

     # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
     # refreshing, with every call, lsort added
     #
     set listvar [lsort -dictionary [font families]]
     #
     # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002

     # ------------------
     # dialog
     # ------------------
     if {[winfo exists $w]} {
       # show the dialog
       wm deiconify $w
     } else {
       # create the dialog
       toplevel $w
       wm title $w [mc "Choose a font"]

       # create widgets

       frame $w.f -bd 1 -relief sunken
         label $w.f.h -height 4
         label $w.f.l -textvariable ::choosefont::family

       frame $w.fl
         # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
         # added selectmode setting
         #
         listbox $w.fl.lb \
           -listvar ::choosefont::listvar \
           -width 20 \
           -yscrollcommand [list $w.fl.sb set] \
           -selectmode single
         #
         # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
         scrollbar $w.fl.sb -command [list $w.fl.lb yview]

       # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002
       # added underline options for mnemonics
       #
       frame $w.fa -bd 2 -relief groove
         frame $w.fa.f 
           label $w.fa.f.lsize -text [mc size] -underline 0
           spinbox $w.fa.f.esize \
           -textvariable ::choosefont::size \
           -width 3 \
           -validate focusout \
           -vcmd {string is integer -strict %P} \
                   -from 1 \
                   -to 500
                    
           checkbutton $w.fa.f.bold \
           -text [mc bold] \
           -underline 0 \
           -variable ::choosefont::bold
           checkbutton $w.fa.f.italic -text [mc italic] \
           -underline 0 \
           -variable ::choosefont::italic
           checkbutton $w.fa.f.under \
           -text [mc underline] \
           -underline 0 \
           -variable ::choosefont::underline
           checkbutton $w.fa.f.over \
           -text [mc overstrike] \
           -underline 0 \
           -variable ::choosefont::overstrike
       #
       # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002,

       frame $w.fb
         button $w.fb.ok \
           -text [mc Ok] \
           -width 10 \
           -command { set ::choosefont::ok 1 }
         button $w.fb.cancel \
           -text [mc cancel] \
           -width 10 \
           -command { set ::choosefont::ok 0 }

       # bind events
       bind $w.fl.lb <ButtonRelease-1> \
       { set ::choosefont::family [%W get [%W cursel]] }

       # listbox handling
       bind $w <Control-Home> \
       { ::choosefont::selectfont %W First }
       bind $w <Control-End> \
       { ::choosefont::selectfont %W Last }
       bind $w <KeyPress> \
       { ::choosefont::selectfont %W %K }

       bind $w <Escape> [list $w.fb.cancel invoke]
       bind $w <Return> [list $w.fb.ok invoke]

       # mnemonics
       bind $w <Alt-KeyRelease> {
         set w [winfo toplevel %W]

         switch -exact -- [string tolower %K] {
           s  {focus $w.fa.f.esize}
           b  {focus $w.fa.f.bold $w.fa.f.bold invoke}
           i  {focus $w.fa.f.italic $w.fa.f.italic invoke}
           u  {focus $w.fa.f.under $w.fa.f.under invoke}
           o  {focus $w.fa.f.over $w.fa.f.over invoke}
         }
       }
       #
       # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002

       set lock 1

       trace variable ::choosefont::family     w ::choosefont::createfont
       trace variable ::choosefont::size       w ::choosefont::createfont
       trace variable ::choosefont::bold       w ::choosefont::createfont
       trace variable ::choosefont::italic     w ::choosefont::createfont
       trace variable ::choosefont::underline  w ::choosefont::createfont
       trace variable ::choosefont::overstrike w ::choosefont::createfont

       # place widgets

       grid $w.f           -row 0 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky nsew -pady {2 20}
       grid $w.fl          -row 1 -column 0 -padx 5 -pady 5
       grid $w.fa          -row 1 -column 1 -sticky nsew -padx 5 -pady 5
       grid $w.fb          -row 2 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky ew -pady 20
       grid $w.f.h         -row 0 -column 0 
       grid $w.f.l         -row 0 -column 1 -sticky nsew -pady 3
       grid $w.fl.lb       -row 0 -column 0
       grid $w.fl.sb       -row 0 -column 1 -sticky ns
       grid $w.fa.f        -padx 5 -pady 5
       grid $w.fa.f.lsize  -row 0 -column 0 -padx 5 -sticky w
       grid $w.fa.f.esize  -row 0 -column 1 -sticky w
       grid $w.fa.f.bold   -row 1 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky w
       grid $w.fa.f.italic -row 2 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky w
       grid $w.fa.f.under  -row 3 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky w
       grid $w.fa.f.over   -row 4 -column 0 -columnspan 2 -sticky w
       grid $w.fb.ok $w.fb.cancel -padx 20
     }

     # ------------------
     # current font
     # ------------------
     if {$f != ""} { set font $f }
     if {![info exists font]} { set font [$w.f.l cget -font] }

     set family      [font actual $font -family]
     set size        [font actual $font -size]
     set bold        [expr {[font actual $font -weight] == "bold"}]
     set italic      [expr {[font actual $font -slant] == "italic"}]
     set underline   [font actual $font -underline]
     set overstrike  [font actual $font -overstrike]
     set lock        0

     ::choosefont::createfont

     # ------------------
     # end of dialog
     # ------------------
     if {$t != ""} { wm title $w $t }

     # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002 - select current font
     #
     set newIndex  [lsearch -exact $listvar $family]

     $w.fl.lb selection set $newIndex
     $w.fl.lb activate $newIndex
     $w.fl.lb see $newIndex
     #
     # Martin Lemburg Aug. 20th, 2002

     vwait ::choosefont::ok
     wm withdraw $w

     if {$ok} {
           return [::choosefont::createfont] 
         } else { 
           return "" 
         }
   }

   # ================
   # ancillary procs
   # ================

   proc selectfont {w mode} \
   {
     if {[winfo class $w] != "Listbox"} { return }

     set oldIndex [$w curselection]

     if {[string length $mode] > 1} {
       switch -exact -- $mode \
       {
         Down    {set newIndex [expr {$oldIndex+1}]}
         Up      {set newIndex [expr {$oldIndex-1}]}
         First   {set newIndex 0}
         Last    {set newIndex end}
         default { return }
       }

       if {($newIndex ne "end") && $newIndex} {
         if {$newIndex < 0} { 
                        set newIndex 0 
                 } elseif {$newIndex > [$w size] - 1} { 
                        set newIndex end 
                 }
       }
     } else {
       set oldFamily  [lindex $::choosefont::listvar $oldIndex]

       if {[string match ${mode}* $oldFamily]} {
         set newIndex  [expr {$oldIndex + 1}]
         set newFamily [lindex $::choosefont::listvar $newIndex]

         if {![string match ${mode}* $newFamily]} {
           set newIndex [lsearch \
             -glob \
             $::choosefont::listvar \
             ${mode}* \
           ]
         }
       } else {
         set newIndex [lsearch \
           -glob \
           $::choosefont::listvar \
           ${mode}* \
         ]
       }

       if {$newIndex < 0} { return }
     }

     set ::choosefont::family  [$w get $newIndex]

     $w selection clear $oldIndex
     $w selection set $newIndex
     $w activate $newIndex
     $w see $newIndex

     return
   }

   proc createfont {args} {
     if {$::choosefont::lock} { return ""}

     variable ::choosefont::w
     variable ::choosefont::font
     variable ::choosefont::family
     variable ::choosefont::size
     variable ::choosefont::bold
     variable ::choosefont::italic
     variable ::choosefont::underline
     variable ::choosefont::overstrike

     catch { font delete $font }

     set f [list -family $family -size $size]
     foreach {var option value} {
       bold        -weight     bold
       italic      -slant      italic
       underline   -underline  1
       overstrike  -overstrike 1
     } { if {[set $var]} { lappend f $option $value } }
     
        
     $w.f.l config -font [set font  [eval [linsert $f 0 font create]]]

     return $font
   }
 }

 package provide choosefont 0.1

 # some translations for the msgcat support
 namespace eval ::choosefont {
        namespace import ::msgcat::mcset
        namespace import ::msgcat::mcset
        mcset de "ok" "Ok"
        mcset de "cancel" "Abbrechen"
        mcset de "bold" "Fett"
        mcset de "italic" "Kursiv"
        mcset de "underline" "Unterstrichen"
        mcset de "overstrike" "Durchgestrichen"
        mcset de "size" "Größe"
        mcset de "Choose a font" "Schriftart auswählen"
 }

[WJP] I recently made a font selection widget
that has a somewhat different philosophy from others that
I have seen. The code is too long to put up here (both
intriniscally and because the demo won't run without
some ancillary stuff such as balloon help), so I've made
the code available at: http://billposer.org/Software/FontControl.tcl.
Here's a screenshot showing what the control panel looks like:

[http://billposer.org/Software/FontSelector.jpg]

The top section illustrates the main difference in philosophy.
Instead of selecting a font and then using it as desired,
the idea here is that you first decide what distinct fonts you
want to have (that is, say, one for most text, another for
help balloons, another for menu labels, etc.) and make a list
of them. The control panel then presents you with a menu of
fonts that you can configure. (It actually is possible to
call my procedure with an argument naming the single font you want
to configure, but that isn't the usual intended use.)

A  second idea is that it is helpful to be able to contrast
the existing font with the candidate for replacing it.

A third idea is that a font that looks good with one
color scheme may be illegible in another, so I provide
color adjustment so that you can view the candidate and
current fonts in the colors that you are thinking of.

A fourth idea is that it is nice to have a way to return
to default values after you've played around.
There's a procedure for recording defaults (since
you may want to record them after, let's say, the
program has read its init file), and a button
for resetting the font to the default values.

The package provides some ancillary procedures that
aren't called in the demo. DefineFontSettingProcs
creates procedures for setting fonts and their
properties suitable for exposing in a slave
interpreter used to read a configuration file.
AliasFontSettings takes care of aliasing these
procedures in a specified slave interpreter.
SaveFontSettings is useful if you want to save
the current settings.

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Oct-08-2005 There is also a font selection dialogue by [dkf]. Look at http://people.man.ac.uk/~zzcgudf/tcl/mwidx.html#fontdlg

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[Category GUI]
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[Category Widget]