Re: [Tile-dev] Proposed ttk::dialog callback change

[Jeff H. <je...@ac...>]

Kevin Partin wrote:
> Currently when the user presses a button on a ttk::dialog widget, the
> widget is destroyed regardless of which button was invoked, and the
> return status of the callback command.
> 
> In terms of user feedback and interaction with the dialog widget,
> wouldn't it be better if the command where executed before the dialog
> widget is destroyed? The dialog widget could check the return status of
> the command, and if it was zero, destroy the dialog. This way the
> programmer has some control over when the dialog is destroyed. 
> 
> To accomplish this task now, I don't specify a '-command' option when I
> create the dialog, and configure the dialog button commands after the
> dialog is created.
> 
> Just a thought. I don't know if this topic has been previously
> discussed.

I agree, but this and other points is why ttk::dialog is not in 8.5 
core.  You can look at widget::dialog for ideas on how to handle the 
richer possible interactions with a dialog.  It is more of a replacement 
for a general dialog shell, whereas ttk::dialog tries to be a richer 
tk_dialog.

Jeff