The CW_RGBSLIDER function creates a compound widget that provides three sliders for adjusting color values. The RGB, CMY, HSV, and HLS color systems can all be used. No matter which color system is in use, the resulting color is always supplied in RGB, which is the base system for IDL.
This routine is written in the IDL language. Its source code can be found in the file cw_rgbslider.pro in the lib subdirectory of the IDL distribution.
The CW_RGBSLIDER widget consists of a pulldown menu which allows the user to change between the supported color systems, and three color adjustment sliders, allowing the user to select a new color value.
Result = CW_RGBSLIDER( Parent [, /CMY | , /HSV | , /HLS | , /RGB] [, /COLOR_INDEX | , GRAPHICS_LEVEL={1 | 2}] [, /DRAG] [, /FRAME] [, LENGTH=value] [, UNAME=string] [, UVALUE=value] [, VALUE=[r, g, b]] [, /VERTICAL] )
This function returns the widget ID of the newly-created color adjustment widget.
The widget ID of the parent widget.
If set, the initial color system used is CMY.
Set this keyword to display a small rectangle with the selected color. The color is updated as the values are changed. The color initially displayed in this rectangle corresponds to the value specified with the VALUE keyword. If using Object Graphics, it is recommended that you set the GRAPHICS_LEVEL keyword to 2, in which case the COLOR_INDEX keyword is ignored.
Set this keyword and events will be generated continuously when the sliders are adjusted. If not set, events will only be generated when the mouse button is released. Note: On slow systems, /DRAG performance can be inadequate. The default is DRAG = 0.
If set, a frame will be drawn around the widget. The default is FRAME = 0.
Set this keyword to 2 to use Object Graphics. Set to 1 for Direct Graphics (the default). If set to 2, a small rectangle is displayed with the selected color. The color is updated as the values are changed. The color initially displayed in this rectangle corresponds to the value specified with the VALUE keyword. If this keyword is set, the COLOR_INDEX keyword is ignored.
If set, the initial color system used is HSV.
If set, the initial color system used is HLS.
The length of the sliders. The default = 256.
If set, the initial color system used is RGB. This is the default.
Set this keyword to a string that can be used to identify the widget in your code. You can associate a name with each widget in a specific hierarchy, and then use that name to query the widget hierarchy and get the correct widget ID.
To query the widget hierarchy, use the WIDGET_INFO function with the FIND_BY_UNAME keyword. The UNAME should be unique to the widget hierarchy because the FIND_BY_UNAME keyword returns the ID of the first widget with the specified name.
The "user value" to be assigned to the widget.
Set this keyword to a 3-element [r, g, b] vector representing the initial RGB value for the CW_RGBSLIDER widget. If the GRAPHICS_LEVEL keyword is set to 2, the color swatch will also initially display this RGB value.
If set, the sliders will be oriented vertically. The default is VERTICAL = 0.
The widget ID returned by most compound widgets is actually the ID of the compound widget's base widget. This means that many keywords to the WIDGET_CONTROL and WIDGET_INFO routines that affect or return information on base widgets can be used with compound widgets.
See Compound Widgets for a more complete discussion of controlling compound widgets using WIDGET_CONTROL and WIDGET_INFO.
This widget generates event structures with the following definition:
event = {ID:0L, TOP:0L, HANDLER:0L, R:0B, G:0B, B:0B }
The `R', `G', and `B' fields contain the Red, Green and Blue components of the selected color. Note that CW_RGBSLIDER reports back the Red, Green, and Blue values no matter which color system is selected.
Introduced: Pre 4.0
CW_CLR_INDEX, XLOADCT, XPALETTE