# http://wiki.tcl.tk/39622
# gridDemo-grid3a.tcl

  package require Tk

  global Prg
  set Prg(Title)    "Grid-Demo_BigGrid"
  set Prg(Version)  "v0.04"
  set Prg(Date)     "2014-03-26"
  set Prg(Author)   "Hans-Joachim Gurt"
  set Prg(Contact)  [string map -nocase {: @ ! .} gurt:gmx!de]
  set Prg(About)    "Grid-Demo - BigGrid"
  set Prg(Msg)      "big grid, with lots of buttons"

  proc Start {} {
      set ::Prg(Msg)  "Starting..."
      after 1000  { .b_a1 invoke }   ;# Sorry, no animated button-press here...
      after 1500  { .b_b2 invoke }
      after 2000  { .b_c3 invoke }
      after 2500  { .b_c3 invoke }
  }

  proc ButtonProc { b } {
      set c [ .b_$b cget -bg ]   ;# SystemButtonFace
      set ::Prg(Msg)  "Button pressed: $b ($c)"
      if { $c=="red" } {
        set c2 cyan
      } else {
        set c2 red          
      }    
      .b_$b configure -bg $c2
  }

 #: Main
    wm title . "$Prg(Title) $Prg(Version)"
    puts       "$Prg(Title) $Prg(Version)"

    label .lb_1 -text "GridDemo"        -width 12 -bg white -pady 10
    label .lb_2 -textvariable Prg(Msg)            -bg grey  -pady 10
    
    grid .lb_1              

    option add *Button.width  2     ;# "m10", "w10" etc. look a bit cramped
 #  option add *Button.height 2
 ## button  .b_11 -text "11" -command { ButtonProc "11" }

    set n 0
    set maxCol 40
#   set maxRow 20
#   for {set r 1} {$r<=$maxRow} {incr r} {
    foreach r { a b c d e  f g h i j  k m n o p  q r s t u  v w x y z } {
        set xb "grid "
        for {set c 1} {$c<=$maxCol} {incr c} {
            button .b_$r$c -text "$r$c" -command "ButtonProc $r$c"
            append xb ".b_$r$c "         ;# collect buttons
            incr n 1
        }
        append xb "-sticky nsew"   ;# create a grid-row, e.g.:
        eval $xb                   ;#  grid .b_11 .b_12 .b_13 .b_14 -sticky nsew
    }    
    set ::Prg(Msg)  "Buttons created: $n"

    grid .lb_2             -sticky ew

    option add *Button.width  7
    option add *Button.height 1
    button .bt_start -text "Start" -command { Start }
    button .bt_quit  -text "Quit"  -command { exit  }

    ;# ?? place buttons in specific location ??
    grid .bt_start - .bt_quit 

    grid configure .lb_1     -columnspan $maxCol -padx 4
    grid configure .lb_2     -columnspan $maxCol -padx 4

    grid configure .bt_start -columnspan 6 -padx 4 -sticky w
    grid configure .bt_quit  -columnspan 6 -padx 4 -sticky e

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