A simple window

 
 
 

The following is a sample window to illustrate some of the concepts mentioned.

Script 7. A Simple Window

// Create the window.
//
window -title "Test Window" ExampleWindow7;
 columnLayout ColumnLayout;
 frameLayout -labelVisible false -marginWidth 5 -marginHeight 5;
 columnLayout;
 text -label "Overall Intensity";
 rowLayout -numberOfColumns 3;
 string $radioButton1, $radioButton2, $radioButton3;
 radioCollection;
 $radioButton1 = `radioButton -label "Low"`;
 $radioButton2 = `radioButton -label "Medium"`;
 $radioButton3 = `radioButton -label "High"`;
 setParent ..;
 text -label "Light Switches";
 rowColumnLayout -numberOfColumns 2 
 -columnWidth 1 130 -columnWidth 2 130;
 string $checkBox1, $checkBox2, $checkBox3, $checkBox4;
 $checkBox1 = `checkBox -label "Front Spot"`;
 $checkBox2 = `checkBox -label "Center Spot"`;
 $checkBox3 = `checkBox -label "Near Flood"`;
 $checkBox4 = `checkBox -label "Sunlight"`;
 setParent ExampleWindow7|ColumnLayout;
 textField -text "Ready" -editable false -width 278 StatusLine;
 // Set initial state.
 //
 radioButton -edit -select $radioButton1;
 checkBox -edit -value on $checkBox1;
 checkBox -edit -value off $checkBox2;
 checkBox -edit -value off $checkBox3;
 checkBox -edit -value on $checkBox4;
 // Add functionality.
 //
 radioButton -edit -onCommand "showStatus \"Low Intensity\"" $radioButton1;
 radioButton -edit -onCommand "showStatus \"Med Intensity\"" $radioButton2;
 radioButton -edit -onCommand "showStatus \"High Intensity\"" $radioButton3;
 checkBox -edit
 -changeCommand "showStatus \"Front Spot: #1\""
 $checkBox1;
 checkBox -edit
 -changeCommand "showStatus \"Center Spot: #1\""
 $checkBox2;
 checkBox -edit
 -onCommand "showStatus \"Near Flood On\"" 
 -offCommand "showStatus \"Near Flood Off\"" 
 $checkBox3;
 checkBox -edit 
 -onCommand "showStatus \"Sunlight On\""
 -offCommand "showStatus \"Sunlight Off\"" 
 $checkBox4;
showWindow ExampleWindow7;
// Procedure to update the status line.
//
global proc showStatus (string $newStatus) {
 textField -edit -text $newStatus ExampleWindow7|ColumnLayout|StatusLine;
}