Tk::Dial - An alternative to the Scale widget

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NAME

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Tk::Dial - An alternative to the Scale widget

SYNOPSIS

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    use Tk::Dial;

    $dial = $widget->Dial(-margin =>  20,
		          -radius =>  48,
		          -min    =>   0,
		          -max    => 100,
		          -value  =>   0,
		          -format => '%d');




    margin - blank space to leave around dial
    radius - radius of dial
    min, max - range of possible values
    value  - current value
    format - printf-style format for displaying format

Values shown above are defaults.

DESCRIPTION

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A dial looks like a speedometer: a 3/4 circle with a needle indicating the current value. Below the graphical dial is an entry that displays the current value, and which can be used to enter a value by hand.

The needle is moved by pressing button 1 in the canvas and dragging. The needle will follow the mouse, even if the mouse leaves the canvas, which allows for high precision. Alternatively, the user can enter a value in the entry space and press Return to set the value; the needle will be set accordingly.

TO DO

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 Configure
 Tick marks
 Step size

AUTHORS

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Roy Johnson <rjohnson@shell.com>

Based on a similar widget in XV, a program by John Bradley <bradley@cis.upenn.edu>

HISTORY

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August 1995: Released for critique by pTk mailing list

Tk-Contrib documentation Contained in the Tk-Contrib distribution. 
package Tk::Dial;
use strict;
require Tk::Frame;

use vars qw($VERSION @ISA);
$VERSION = substr(q$Revision: 1.5 $, 10) + 1;

@ISA = qw(Tk::Derived Tk::Frame);           

my $pi = atan2(1, 1) * 4;

Construct Tk::Widget 'Dial';



my @flags = qw(-margin -radius -min -max -value -format);

sub Populate
{
  my ($w, $args) = @_;

  @$w{@flags} = (20, 48, (0, 100), 0, '%d');
  my $key;
  for $key (@flags) {
    my $val = delete $args->{$key};
    if (defined $val) {
      $$w{$key} = $val;
    }
  }

  # Pass other args on to Frame
  $w->SUPER::Populate($args);

  # Convenience variables, based on flag settings
  my ($margin, $radius, $min, $max, $format) = @$w{@flags};
  my ($center_x, $center_y) = ($margin + $radius) x 2;

  # Create Widgets
  my $c = $w->Canvas(-width => 2 * ($radius + $margin),
		     -height => 1.75 * $radius + $margin);

  $c->create('arc',
	     ($center_x - $radius, $center_y - $radius),
	     ($center_x + $radius, $center_y + $radius),
	     -start => -45, -extent => 270, -style => 'chord',
	     -width => 2);

  $c->pack(-expand => 1, -fill => 'both');

  $w->bind($c, '<1>' => \&drawPointer);
  $w->bind($c, '<B1-Motion>' => \&drawPointer);

  my $e = $w->Entry(-textvariable => \$w->{-value});
  $e->pack();

  $w->bind($e, '<Return>' => sub { &setvalue($c) });

  &setvalue($c);
}
#------------------------------
sub drawPointer
{
  my $c = shift;
  my $w = $c->parent;
  my $e = $c->XEvent;

  # Convenience variables, based on flag settings
  my ($margin, $radius, $min, $max, $value, $format) = @$w{@flags};
  my ($center_x, $center_y) = ($margin + $radius) x 2;

  my ($delta_x, $delta_y) = ($e->x - $center_x, $e->y - $center_y);
  my $distance = sqrt($delta_x**2 + $delta_y**2);
  return if ($distance < 1);

  # atan2/pi returns the angle in pi-radians, but out-of-phase;
  # here we correct it to be 0 at the start of the arc
  my $angle = atan2($delta_y, $delta_x) / $pi + 1.25;
  if ($angle > 2) { $angle -= 2 }

  if ($angle < 1.5) {
    my $factor = $radius/$distance;
    my $newx = $center_x + int($factor * $delta_x);
    my $newy = $center_y + int($factor * $delta_y);

    $c->delete('oldpointer');
    $c->create('line', ($newx, $newy, $center_x, $center_y),
	       -arrow => 'first', -tags => 'oldpointer',
	       -width => 2);

    $w->{-value} = sprintf($format,
			   $angle / 1.5 * ($max - $min) + $min);
  } elsif ($angle < 1.75) {
    if ($w->{-value} < $max) {
      &setvalue($c);
      $w->{-value} = $max;
    }
  } else {
    if ($w->{-value} > $min) {
      &setvalue($c);
      $w->{-value} = $min;
    }
  }

}

#------------------------------

sub setvalue {
  my $c = shift;
  my $w = $c->parent;

  my $value = $w->{-value};

  # Convenience variables, based on flag settings
  my ($margin, $radius, $min, $max, $dummy, $format) = @$w{@flags};
  my ($center_x, $center_y) = ($margin + $radius) x 2;

  if ($value > $max) {
    $value = $max;
  } elsif ($value < $min) {
    $value = $min;
  }

  $w->{-value} = sprintf($format, $value);

  # value = (angle / 1.5) * (max-min) + min
  # Solving backwards...
  # value - min = angle / 1.5 * (max-min)
  # (value - min) * 1.5 / (max-min) = angle

  my $angle = ($value - $min) * 1.5 / ($max - $min);
  $angle -= 1.25;
  $angle *= $pi;

  # Now just figure out X and Y where atan2 == $angle
  my($x, $y) = (cos($angle) * $radius, sin($angle) * $radius);
  $x += $center_x;
  $y += $center_y;
  $c->delete('oldpointer');
  $c->create('line', ($x, $y, $center_x, $center_y),
	     -arrow => 'first', -tags => 'oldpointer',
	     -width => 2);

}

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