Technical data

add button

ModelSim EE/SE Command Reference ModelSim Commands CR-21

Note: Because the arguments are positional, a Disable | NoDisable option must be specified in order to use

the options argument.

Examples

add button pwd {transcribe pwd} NoDisable

Creates a button labeled "pwd" that invokes the transcribe command (CR-157) with the

pwd Tcl command, and echoes the command and its results to the Main window. The

button remains active during a run.

The pwd button

example is available in

the following DO file:

<install_dir>/

modeltech/examples/

addbutton.do. You can

run the DO file to add

the pwd button shown

in the illustration, or

modify the file for

different results.

To execute the DO file, select Macro > Execute Macro from the Main window

menu bar, or use the do command

(CR-67) from the ModelSim command line.

add button date {transcribe exec date} Disable {-fg blue -bg yellow

-activebackground red}

Creates a button labeled "date" that echoes the system date to the Main window. The button

is disabled during a run; its colors are: blue foreground, yellow background, and red active

background.

add button doit {run 1000 ns; echo did it} Disable {-underline 1}

Creates a "doit" button and underlines the second character of the label, the "o" of "doit".

.controls.button_7 config -command {run 10000} -bg red

Changes the button command to "run 10000" and changes the button background color to

red.