Base widgets are used to hold and organize other widgets, including other base widgets. Base widgets can include scroll bars, allowing the base to be larger than the space on the screen.
This is a button widget.
The button is activated by positioning the mouse pointer over the button and clicking.
This is a slider widget.
Sliders are used to indicate a value from a range of possible values. To move the slider, click and hold the mouse button, and then move the mouse.
This is a text widget.
Text widgets are used to display text and optionally get textual input from the user. They can have one or more lines and may contain scrollbars to allow viewing of more text than could otherwise be displayed.
This is a draw widget.
Draw widgets offer a rectangular area that works like a standard IDL graphics window. Any graphical output produced by IDL can be directed to a draw widget using the WSET procedure.
This is a label widget.
Label widgets display static text. They are similar to text widgets but have been optimized for small labeling purposes. Use a text widget to display large amounts of text.
This is a list widget.
List widgets offer the user a list of text elements from which to choose. Select an item by pointing with the mouse and clicking. List widgets always have a vertical scrollbar and allow selection from a large number of items.
This is a stub widget.
Stub widgets are not supported on the Macintosh.
This is a droplist widget.
Droplist widgets present a popup menu with a list of elements from which to choose. To select an item, point the mouse and click. Let up on the menu item you wish to select.
This is a menu bar widget.
Menu bar widgets are used to organize menus. To select a menu item, click with the mouse and drag to the item you wish to select.
This is a menu button widget.
To select a menu item, click with the mouse and drag to the item you wish to select.
