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new
get-range
get-value
set-range
set-value
Inherited methods:
from control<%>
command
from subwindow<%>
reparent
from window<%>
accept-drop-files
client->screen
enable
focus
get-client-handle
get-client-size
get-cursor
get-handle
get-height
get-label
get-plain-label
get-size
get-width
get-x
get-y
has-focus?
is-enabled?
is-shown?
on-drop-file
on-focus
on-move
on-size
on-subwindow-char
on-subwindow-event
on-subwindow-focus
on-superwindow-enable
on-superwindow-show
popup-menu
refresh
screen->client
set-cursor
set-label
show
warp-pointer
wheel-event-mode
from area<%>
get-graphical-min-size
get-parent
get-top-level-window
min-height
min-width
stretchable-height
stretchable-width
from subarea<%>
horiz-margin
vert-margin

class

gauge% : class?

  superclass: object%

  extends: control<%>
A gauge is a horizontal or vertical bar for displaying the output value of a bounded integer quantity. Each gauge has an adjustable range, and the gauge’s current value is always between 0 and its range, inclusive. Use set-value to set the value of the gauge.

constructor

(new gauge% 
    [label label] 
    [range range] 
    [parent parent] 
    [[style style] 
    [font font] 
    [enabled enabled] 
    [vert-margin vert-margin] 
    [horiz-margin horiz-margin] 
    [min-width min-width] 
    [min-height min-height] 
    [stretchable-width stretchable-width] 
    [stretchable-height stretchable-height]]) 
  (is-a?/c gauge%)
  label : (or/c label-string? #f)
  range : positive-dimension-integer?
  parent : 
(or/c (is-a?/c frame%) (is-a?/c dialog%)
      (is-a?/c panel%) (is-a?/c pane%))
  style : 
(listof (or/c 'horizontal 'vertical
              'vertical-label 'horizontal-label
              'deleted))
   = '(horizontal)
  font : (is-a?/c font%) = normal-control-font
  enabled : any/c = #t
  vert-margin : spacing-integer? = 2
  horiz-margin : spacing-integer? = 2
  min-width : (or/c dimension-integer? #f) = #f
  min-height : (or/c dimension-integer? #f) = #f
  stretchable-width : any/c = (memq 'horizontal style)
  stretchable-height : any/c = (memq 'vertical style)
If label is a string, it is used as the gauge label; otherwise the gauge does not display a label.

If & occurs in label, it is specially parsed; under Windows and X, the character following & is underlined in the displayed control to indicate a keyboard mnemonic. (Under Mac OS, mnemonic underlines are not shown.) The mnemonic is meaningless for a gauge (as far as on-traverse-char in top-level-window<%> is concerned), but it is supported for consistency with other control types. A programmer may assign a meaning to the mnemonic (e.g., by overriding on-traverse-char).

The range argument is an integer specifying the maximum value of the gauge (inclusive). The minimum gauge value is always 0.

The style list must include either 'horizontal, specifying a horizontal gauge, or 'vertical, specifying a vertical gauge. If style includes 'vertical-label, then the gauge is created with a label above the control; if style does not include 'vertical-label (and optionally includes 'horizontal-label), then the label is created to the left of the gauge. If style includes 'deleted, then the gauge is created as hidden, and it does not affect its parent’s geometry; the gauge can be made active later by calling parent’s add-child method.

The font argument determines the font for the control. For information about the enabled argument, see window<%>. For information about the horiz-margin and vert-margin arguments, see subarea<%>. For information about the min-width, min-height, stretchable-width, and stretchable-height arguments, see area<%>.

Returns the range (maximum value) of the gauge.

method

(send a-gauge get-value)  dimension-integer?

Returns the gauge’s current value.

method

(send a-gauge set-range range)  void?

  range : positive-dimension-integer?
Sets the range (maximum value) of the gauge.

method

(send a-gauge set-value pos)  void?

  pos : dimension-integer?
Sets the gauge’s current value. If the specified value is larger than the gauge’s range, an exn:fail:contract exception is raised.