#!/usr/local/bin/wish -f # # This script implements a simple remote-control mechanism for # Tk applications. It allows you to select an application and # then type commands to that application. wm title . "Tk Remote Controller" wm iconname . "Tk Remote" wm minsize . 1 1 # The global variable below keeps track of the remote application # that we're sending to. If it's an empty string then we execute # the commands locally. set app "local" # The global variable below keeps track of whether we're in the # middle of executing a command entered via the text. set executing 0 # The global variable below keeps track of the last command executed, # so it can be re-executed in response to !! commands. set lastCommand "" # Create menu bar. Arrange to recreate all the information in the # applications sub-menu whenever it is cascaded to. frame .menu -relief raised -bd 2 pack .menu -side top -fill x menubutton .menu.file -text "File" -menu .menu.file.m -underline 0 menu .menu.file.m .menu.file.m add cascade -label "Select Application" -command fillAppsMenu \ -menu .menu.file.m.apps -underline 0 .menu.file.m add command -label "Quit" -command "destroy ." -underline 0 menu .menu.file.m.apps pack .menu.file -side left tk_menuBar .menu .menu.file # Create text window and scrollbar, and set up bindings for text # window to foward commands to a remote application. text .t -relief raised -bd 2 -yscrollcommand ".s set" -setgrid true scrollbar .s -relief flat -command ".t yview" pack .s -side right -fill both pack .t -side left bind .t <1> { set tk_priv(selectMode) char %W mark set anchor @%x,%y if {[lindex [%W config -state] 4] == "normal"} {focus %W} } bind .t { set tk_priv(selectMode) word tk_textSelectTo %W @%x,%y } bind .t { set tk_priv(selectMode) line tk_textSelectTo %W @%x,%y } bind .t { .t delete {promptEnd + 1 char} insert .t yview -pickplace insert } bind .t {.t insert insert \n; invoke} bind .t backspace bind .t backspace bind .t backspace bind .t { .t insert insert [selection get] .t yview -pickplace insert if [string match *.0 [.t index insert]] { invoke } } .t tag configure bold -font *-Courier-Bold-R-Normal-*-120-* # The procedure below is used to print out a prompt at the # insertion point (which should be at the beginning of a line # right now). proc prompt {} { global app .t insert insert "$app: " .t mark set promptEnd {insert - 1 char} .t tag add bold {promptEnd linestart} promptEnd } # The procedure below executes a command (it takes everything on the # current line after the prompt and either sends it to the remote # application or executes it locally, depending on "app". proc invoke {} { global app executing lastCommand set cmd [.t get promptEnd+1c insert] incr executing 1 if [info complete $cmd] { if {$cmd == "!!\n"} { set cmd $lastCommand } else { set lastCommand $cmd } if {$app == "local"} { set result [catch [list uplevel #0 $cmd] msg] } else { set result [catch [list send $app $cmd] msg] } if {$result != 0} { .t insert insert "Error: $msg\n" } else { if {$msg != ""} { .t insert insert $msg\n } } prompt .t mark set promptEnd insert-1c } incr executing -1 .t yview -pickplace insert } # The following procedure is invoked to change the application that # we're talking to. It also updates the prompt for the current # command, unless we're in the middle of executing a command from # the text item (in which case a new prompt is about to be output # so there's no need to change the old one). proc newApp appName { global app executing set app $appName if !$executing { .t delete "promptEnd linestart" promptEnd .t insert promptEnd "$appName:" .t tag add bold "promptEnd linestart" promptEnd } return {} } # The following procedure below handles backspaces, being careful not # to backspace over the prompt. proc backspace {} { if {[.t index promptEnd] != [.t index {insert - 1 char}]} { .t delete insert-1c insert .t yview -pickplace insert } } # The procedure below will fill in the applications sub-menu with a list # of all the applications that currently exist. proc fillAppsMenu {} { catch {.menu.file.m.apps delete 0 last} foreach i [lsort [winfo interps]] { .menu.file.m.apps add command -label $i -command [list newApp $i] } .menu.file.m.apps add command -label local -command {newApp local} } set app [winfo name .] prompt focus .t