guiToolkit: Function to select the GUI toolkit used by gWidgets
Description
A GUI toolkit is a separate package that implements the
gWidgets API. This function allows one to select the toolkit
to be used by default.
Usage
guiToolkit(name = NULL)
gtoolkit()
Arguments
name
The name matches the package name without the initial
gWidgets. For instance, "RGtk2" refers to the implementation
provided by gWidgetsRGtk2.
Value
The guiToolkit function returns a subclass of guiWidgetsToolkit that is
used for dispatching purposes by gWidgets. For example, the
method svalue dispatches on its first argument and the value
of the toolkit class stored in the toolkit slot of the object.
The gtoolkit function returns a character string for the toolkit.
Details
Toolkits are named gWidgetsXXX. This function is used to get the toolkit class, or have the user select one. The gtoolkit function returns a string form of the toolkit. One way to set a toolkit is to use the guiToolkit option, as in options(guiToolkit="RGtk2").