TransientLabel

Name

TransientLabel -- Label widget that transforms to default.

Synopsis

package require TransientLabel

TransientLabel path ?options?

path configure option value ?....?

path cget ?option?

DESCRIPTION

Provides a widget that allows you to set some transient text. After a specified timeout, the text modified reverts to some default text. This can be useful when a label normally showing some fixed information doubles as a status line. The status information can then be displayed for some fixed amount of time before the label reverts to its normal function.

OPTIONS

-defaultstring

Option that containns the value of the 'normal' string.

-timerlength

Numbrer of milliseconds for which the transient text will be displayed before the text reverst to the -defaultstring

-text

The transient text to display for the -timerlength milliseconds.