Dialogs¶
/dialog¶
Added in 1.9.0
/dialog -abcdefghijklmnoprstuvx <name> [newname|table] [x y w h] [text|filename] [N]
Allows you to create a modeless dialog with the -m switch.
See also $dialog, on DIALOG, Dialog Items.
Switches
| Switch | Description |
| -a | Used with -m, uses currently active window as the parent. |
| -b | Interprets size as dbu. |
| -c | Click cancel button. |
| -d | Open dialog on the desktop, used with -m. |
| -e | Restores the dialog if created on the desktop. |
| -f | Hides the window borders. (AdiIRC only) |
| -g | Renames existing dialog using <name> <newname>. |
| -h | Make dialog work with active server connection. TODO |
| -i | Minimize the dialog if created on the desktop. |
| -j | Shows the window borders/allows resizing the dialog window. (AdiIRC only) |
| -k | Click the "ok" button. |
| -l | TODO |
| -m | Create a modeless dialog using 'table'. |
| -n | Unset ontop setting. |
| -o | Set dialog ontop of all windows. |
| -p | Interprets size as pixels. |
| -r | Centers dialog. |
| -s | Set dialog position/size. |
| -t | Set dialog title to 'text'. |
| -u | Set dialog icon to 'filename'. (AdiIRC only) |
| -v | Makes the dialog the active window. |
| -x | Close a dialog without triggering any events. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| <name> | Name of the dialog to create. |
| [newname] | Newname used with -g |
| [table] | Name of the dialog table to use. |
| [x y w h] | X/Y Position on the desktop and the Height/Width of the dialog. |
| [text|filename] | Dialog title text or dialog icon filename. |
| [N] | Icon index. (AdiIRC only, used with -u) |
Example
; Create a dialog table.
Dialog Example1 {
title "This is Example 1"
size -1 -1 172 129
option dbu
tab "Tab A", 14, 2 0 165 123
tab "Tab B", 15
tab "Tab C", 16
edit "", 17, 8 16 154 104, tab 16 multi return autohs vsbar
menu "&File", 1
item "&New", 6, 1
item "&Open", 7, 1
item break, 8, 1
item "&Save", 9, 1
item "Save &as", 10, 1
menu "&Edit", 2
item "&Copy", 11, 2
item "P&aste", 12, 2
menu "&view", 3
item "&All", 13, 3
menu "&Help", 4
item "&About", 5, 4
}
; Create and show the dialog as modeless and on the desktop.
/dialog -md Example1 Example1
/did¶
Added in 1.9.0
/did -abcdefghijklmnorstuvz <name> <id> [n] [text | filename | start [end]]
The /did command allows you to modify the values of controls in a dialog,
Switches
| Switch | Description |
| -a | Add line of text to end. |
| -b | Disable id. |
| -c | Check checkbox/radiobutton list/combo line. |
| -d | Delete Nth line. |
| -e | Enable id. |
| -f | Set focus on id. |
| -g | Set a new icon/image to an icon control. |
| -h | hide id |
| -i | Insert text at Nth line. |
| -j | Resets the edited setting in an editbox. TODO |
| -k | Works with -cu, keeps other selections in a listbox. |
| -l | Uncheck the checkbox of an item in a listcb control. |
| -m | Disables editbox. |
| -n | Enables editbox. |
| -o | Overwrite Nth line with text. |
| -r | Clear all text in id. |
| -s | Checks the checkbox of an item in a listcb control. |
| -t | Set id as default button. |
| -u | Uncheck checkbox/radiobutton list/combo line. |
| -v | Make id visible. |
| -z | Resets the width of horizontal scrollbar in listbox. TODO |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| <name> | Name of the dialog. |
| <id> | Id of the control to edit, you can use the form N-N1,N2-N3 to change multiple id's at once, 1-5,6,9 would change the following ids: 1,2,3,4,5,6,9. |
| [n] | Usually a line number, it can also be an id number with menus, use 0 if you want to access the editbox of a combo control. |
| [text] | The text parameter if applicable. |
| [filename] | Filename used with -g. |
| |start [end] | Used with -z to set the range of a scrollbar, or with -c to set a selection |
/didtok¶
Added in 1.9.0
/didtok <name> <id> <c> <text>
Tokenizes a string by character c, then adds the result to a dialog list/combo/edit box.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| <name> | Name of the dialog. |
| <id> | Id of the dialog control. |
| <c> | ASCII value to tokenize by. |
| <text> | Text to tokenize. |
Example
; Dialog table layout.
dialog colors {
size -1 -1 100 200
list 1, 10 10 80 180
}
; Run the dialog.
/dialog -m colors colors
; Tokenize the string "red blue orange yellow" by whitespace and insert result into the list control.
/didtok colors 1 32 red blue orange yellow
$did¶
Added in 1.9.0
$did
Returns the id of the matched dialog id during a on DIALOG event.
Example
on *:DIALOG:*:*:{
echo -ag The matched dialog id is $did
}
$did([name},id,[N])
Returns settings and values from a dialog item.
See also /dialog, on DIALOG, Dialog Items.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| [name] | If specified, name of the dialog otherwise $dname from the current event is used. (optional) |
| id | Id of the dialog item. |
| [N] | If N = 0, get number of lines, otherwise the Nth line for a item with multiple lines. (optional) |
Properties
| Property | Description |
| .text | Returns line or Nth line. |
| .len | Returns length of line or length of Nth line. |
| .lines | Returns number of lines. |
| .sel | If N = 0, returns number of lines otherwise the Nth selected line. |
| .seltext | Returns selected text in an editbox or first selected item in a listbox. |
| .selstart | Returns select start character in editbox line. |
| .selend | Returns select end character in editbox line. |
| .edited | Returns $true if text in editbox was changed, otherwise $false. |
| .state | Returns 0 = off, 1 = on, and 2 = indeterminate. |
| .next | Returns id of next control in tab key order. |
| .prev | Returns id of previous control in tab key order. |
| .visible | Returns $true if the control is visible, otherwise $false. |
| .enabled | Returns $true if the control is enabled, otherwise $false. |
| .isid | Returns $true if id exists in the dialog, otherwise $false. |
| .csel | If N is 0, returns number of checked lines, otherwise line number of the Nth checked box in a listcb control. |
| .cstate | Returns 0 = off, 1 = on for item in a listcb control (listbox created using the check parameter). |
| .type | Returns the dialog item type. (AdiIRC only) |
$didwm¶
Added in 1.9.0
$didwm([name],id,wildtext,[N])
Returns the number of the line that matches the wildtext, with the search starting at line N.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| [name] | If specified, name of the dialog otherwise $dname from the current event is used. (optional) |
| id | Id of the dialog item. |
| wildtext | The wildtext to search. |
| [N] | If N = 0, number of matches, otherwise the Nth match. (optional) |
$didreg¶
Added in 1.9.0
$didreg([name],id,regex,[N])
Returns the number of the line that matches the regular expression, with the search starting at line N.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| [name] | If specified, name of the dialog otherwise $dname from the current event is used. (optional) |
| id | Id of the dialog item. |
| regex | The regular expression to perform. |
| [N] | If N = 0, number of matches, otherwise the Nth match. (optional) |
$didtok¶
Added in 1.9.1
$didtok([name],id,C)
Returns a tokenized list of the items in a dialog list/combo/edit box.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| [name] | If specified, name of the dialog otherwise $dname from the current event is used. (optional) |
| id | Id of the dialog item. |
| C | The ASCII value to tokenize by. |
on DIALOG¶
Added in 1.9.0
on <level>:DIALOG:<name>:<event>:<id>
Triggers when a dialog item state is changed, e.g clicking a button or types text in a Editbox.
See also $dname, $devent, $did, /dialog, $dialog, Dialog Items.
Parameters
<level> - The User Access Level for the event to trigger.
<name> - The dialog name that this event triggers for; wildcards accepted.
<event> - The dialog event that this event triggers for; wildcards accepted.
<id> - The id name of the dialog item to listen for; wildcards accepted. Multiple IDs can be specified in the form: 1,2,3,4-8,9
<commands> - The commands to be performed when the event listener's criteria is met.
Events
| Event | Description |
| active | Triggers when the dialog is made active. |
| close | Triggered when a dialog has been closed. |
| dclick | Occurs when a double left-click has occurred in a list box or combo box, as well as on the dialog itself. |
| drop | Triggers when an item has been dragged and dropped with the mouse. |
| edit | When text in an Editbox or a combo box has changed. |
| init | This event ID is 0, and triggers before a dialog is displayed. This allows initialization time for the dialog and its items. |
| menu | Whenever a menu-item is selected. |
| mouse | When the mouse is moved. |
| rclick | Works when the mouse right-clicks. |
| sclick | Occurs during a single-click in a list box/combo box, during check/uncheck of radio/check buttons, or during the click of a button. |
| scroll | A scrollbar control position has changed. |
| uclick | Left mouse button has been released/gone up. |
Updated by Per Amundsen over 6 years ago · 1 revisions