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win32-msgbox
win32-msgbox is a Scheme interface to the Windows API MessageBox function.
[procedure] (msgbox MSG #!key (title "") (buttons 'ok) (default-button 1) (icon 'none) (foreground #t) (topmost #f))
Valid symbols for the buttons option are:
- ok
- ok/cancel
- abort/retry/ignore
- yes/no/cancel
- yes/no
- retry/cancel
- cancel/try/continue
Valid symbols for the icon option are:
- none
- stop
- question
- exclamation
- information
msgbox returns the symbol associated to each button (e.g. the retry button returns the 'retry symbol).
Requirements
A Windows platform of course.
Usage
(use win32-msgbox)
The -Wl,--subsystem,windows linker switch ensures that the application is built as a Windows GUI application, and not as a console application.
csc -Wl,--subsystem,windows test.scm
Example 1
(use win32-msgbox) (msgbox "Your public IP address is:\n\n7.19.211.65" title: "Info" icon: 'information)
Example 2
(use win32-msgbox) (define user-input (msgbox "Resource not available\nDo you want to try again?" title: "Warning" buttons: 'retry/cancel icon: 'exclamation)) (or (eq? user-input 'retry) (exit 1)) ...
About this software
The source code is hosted at Bitbucket. Feel free to send pull requests or open an issue there. Alternatively, send an e-mail to the chicken-users mailing list for information or requests.
Author
Michele La Monaca
Version history
- 1.0
- Initial release
License
Copyright (c) 2013 Michele La Monaca (mikele~lamonaca.net) All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1) Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2) Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3) Neither the name of the author nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.