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tk_chooseColor(n)                           Tk Built-In Commands                           tk_chooseColor(n)



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NAME
       tk_chooseColor - pops up a dialog box for the user to select a color.


SYNOPSIS
       tk_chooseColor ?option value ...?
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DESCRIPTION
       The  procedure  tk_chooseColor  pops  up  a  dialog box for the user to select a color. The following
       option-value pairs are possible as command line arguments:

       -initialcolor color
              Specifies the color to display in the color dialog when it pops up. color must be  in  a  form
              acceptable to the Tk_GetColor function.

       -parent window
              Makes  window  the logical parent of the color dialog. The color dialog is displayed on top of
              its parent window.

       -title titleString
              Specifies a string to display as the title of the dialog box. If this option is not specified,
              then a default title will be displayed.

       If the user selects a color, tk_chooseColor will return the name of the color in a form acceptable to
       Tk_GetColor.  If the user cancels the operation, both commands will return the empty string.

EXAMPLE
              button .b -bg [tk_chooseColor -initialcolor gray -title "Choose color"]


KEYWORDS
       color selection dialog



Tk                                                   4.2                                   tk_chooseColor(n)