The Tk dialogs can be redefined easily. For example, instead of this line
(https://github.com/JuliaLang/Tk.jl/blob/master/src/dialogs.jl#L4)
GetOpenFile() = tcl("tk_getOpenFile")
You had
GetOpenFile(;kwargs...) = tcl("tk_getOpenFile"; kwargs...)
Then you can pass in the named arguments such as
GetOpenFile(initialdir="/tmp")
You did a good job on the docs, want to put this together for the function
definitions?
On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 9:57:57 AM UTC-5, Eric S wrote:
> Tim,
>
> I did edit the documentation README as suggested. I've discovered (I
> think), that while one can call the various file dialogs, none of the
> options are supported such as specifying file extensions, etc. I'm
> gathering those just aren't coded yet. Is there a obvious way to make this
> request?
>
> Eric
>
> On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 12:53:41 PM UTC-6, Tim Holy wrote:
>>
>> Sure, just click on the source file (e.g., README.md) and then on the
>> little
>> pencil icon in the upper right hand corner.
>>
>> See also https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
>>
>> Thanks for tackling this!
>> --Tim
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 10:44:28 AM Eric S wrote:
>> > Is there some documentation describing how to add to the documentation?
>> I'd
>> > be happy to do so if I had a clue how.
>> >
>> > Eric
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 10:08:41 AM UTC-6, Tim Holy wrote:
>> > > It's a mix: the author has a lot of implicit knowledge that's s/he
>> takes
>> > > for
>> > > granted, and that makes it harder to write good documentation. In
>> > > combination
>> > > with edits from the package author, a user who is just learning a
>> package
>> > > is
>> > > the _perfect_ person to write documentation.
>> > >
>> > > The other point is that developers who release code are giving a gift
>> to
>> > > the
>> > > community, and then being extra nice by answering questions on the
>> mailing
>> > > list. Asking the developers to do even more is, in a sense, asking
>> too
>> > > much.
>> > > In my opinion, it's simply a fair exchange if the asker then takes
>> that
>> > > information that s/he has received, polishes it up as necessary, and
>> adds
>> > > it
>> > > to the README. I help you, you help me.
>> > >
>> > > Converting "one answered question on the user list" into "one
>> community-
>> > > contributed improvement in the documentation" will go a long, long
>> ways to
>> > > improving the documentation for future users---if everyone did that,
>> we
>> > > would
>> > > erase our documentation problems very quickly.
>> > >
>> > > --Tim
>> > >
>> > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 07:35:57 AM Eric S wrote:
>> > > > I guess I would if I had the knowledge. I was hoping the author of
>> the
>> > > > package might help here since I'm assuming that person could do it
>> much
>> > > > more efficiently.
>> > > >
>> > > > Eric
>> > > >
>> > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 9:27:14 AM UTC-6, Tim Holy
>> wrote:
>> > > > > By all means, please improve the documentation!
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --Tim
>> > > > >
>> > > > > On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 07:09:33 AM Eric S wrote:
>> > > > > > Thanks,
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > This is exactly what I want. The documentation for the Tk
>> package
>> > > > >
>> > > > > doesn't
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > list all the available methods/functions. There needs to be a
>> more
>> > > > > > discoverable method of finding them than asking in the user
>> group.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Eric
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:55:52 PM UTC-6, j verzani
>> wrote:
>> > > > > > > You can try `GetOpenFile`, `GetSaveFile`, or
>> `ChooseDirectory` in
>> > >
>> > > the
>> > >
>> > > > > > > Tk.jl package. They all return a file name or "" if canceled.
>> If
>> > >
>> > > you
>> > >
>> > > > > have
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > > other calls you want, these are just simple wrappers. For
>> example,
>> > >
>> > > `
>> > >
>> > > > > > > GetOpenFile() = tcl("tk_getOpenFile")`.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:56:21 PM UTC-5, Eric S
>> wrote:
>> > > > > > >> I did try the Tk package instead. The message dialog look a
>> lot
>> > > > >
>> > > > > better,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >> but there is nothing in the documentation which suggests how
>> to
>> > >
>> > > get
>> > >
>> > > > > at
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >> Tk's
>> > > > > > >> askopenfile or other dialogs. Any help would be appreciated.
>> > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > >> Eric
>> > > > > > >>
>> > > > > > >> On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 5:22:19 PM UTC-6, Eric S
>> wrote:
>> > > > > > >>> I'm enjoying Julia, but one thing I'm missing is standard
>> file
>> > >
>> > > open
>> > >
>> > > > > and
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> file save dialogs. I've found the Gtk package and tried
>> that. It
>> > > > >
>> > > > > does
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> indeed generate a file dialog, but it is really ugly and
>> > >
>> > > nonstandard
>> > >
>> > > > > (on
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> OS
>> > > > > > >>> X) and also generates the following error like messages in
>> the
>> > > > >
>> > > > > terminal
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (below). Perhaps there is something wrong with my
>> installation.
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> Is there something like how R works where you can just type
>> ">
>> > > > > > >>> file.choose()" and a nice file picker dialog comes up.
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> -Eric
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent.
>> This
>> > >
>> > > is
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> discouraged.
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
>> > > > > assertion
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
>> > > > > assertion
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
>> > > > > assertion
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
>> > > > > assertion
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
>> > > > > assertion
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
>> > > > > assertion
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
>> > > > > assertion
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>>
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon
>> > > > > > >>> 'image-missing' for stock: Icon 'image-missing' not present
>> in
>> > >
>> > > theme
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_ref:
>> > > assertion
>> > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> (<unknown>:2678): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref:
>> > > > > assertion
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > >>> 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
>>
>>
