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.so man.macros
.TH tk_chooseColor n 4.2 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
.BS
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.SH NAME
tk_chooseColor \- pops up a dialog box for the user to select a color.
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBtk_chooseColor \fR?\fIoption value ...\fR?
.BE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The procedure \fBtk_chooseColor\fR pops up a dialog box for the
user to select a color. The following \fIoption\-value\fR pairs are
possible as command line arguments:
.TP
\fB\-initialcolor\fR \fIcolor\fR
Specifies the color to display in the color dialog when it pops
up. \fIcolor\fR must be in a form acceptable to the \fBTk_GetColor\fR
function.
.TP
\fB\-parent\fR \fIwindow\fR
Makes \fIwindow\fR the logical parent of the color dialog. The color
dialog is displayed on top of its parent window.
.TP
\fB\-title\fR \fItitleString\fR
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.
.LP
If the user selects a color, \fBtk_chooseColor\fR will return the
name of the color in a form acceptable to \fBTk_GetColor\fR.  If the
user cancels the operation, both commands will return the empty
string.
.SH EXAMPLE
.CS
button .b \-fg [tk_chooseColor \-initialcolor gray \-title "Choose color"]
.CE

.SH KEYWORDS
color selection dialog
