2004-06-11 SRIV This is a network traffic/activity indicator as done on the Windows systray that you can add to you GUI network apps.
package require Tk
#network activity icon
# 2004-12-06 Steve Redler IV
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set ::networkleft [image create photo .networkleft -data {
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set ::networkoff [image create photo .networkoff -data {
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set ::networknc [image create photo .networknc -data {
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proc blinkoff {labelname dir} {
switch $dir {
tx {set ::txlight 0}
rx {set ::rxlight 0}
}
if {$::rxlight && $::txlight} {
$labelname configure -image $::networkon
return
}
if {$::rxlight && ! $::txlight} {
$labelname configure -image $::networkright
return
}
if {! $::rxlight && $::txlight} {
$labelname configure -image $::networkleft
return
}
$labelname configure -image $::networkoff
}
proc blinkon {labelname dir} {
switch $dir {
tx {if {$::txlight} {
return
} else {
set ::txlight 1
after 400 [list blinkoff $labelname tx]
}
}
rx {if {$::rxlight} {
return
} else {
set ::rxlight 1
after 400 [list blinkoff $labelname rx]
}
}
}
if {$::rxlight && $::txlight} {
$labelname configure -image $::networkon
return
}
if {$::rxlight && ! $::txlight} {
$labelname configure -image $::networkright
return
}
if {! $::rxlight && $::txlight} {
$labelname configure -image $::networkleft
return
}
$labelname configure -image $::networkoff
}
#start of demo code
set ::txlight 0
set ::rxlight 0
label .label1 -width 4 -borderwidth 1
label .label2 -text "Net Activity"
button .button1 -text "connect" -width 10 -command {set ::connected 1; backgroundprocess}
button .button2 -text "disconnect" -width 10 -command {set ::connected 0}
pack .button1 -fill x
pack .button2 -fill x
pack .label1 -side left -expand n -fill none
pack .label2 -side right -expand n -fill none
.label1 configure -image $::networknc -width 16 -height 16
wm geometry . 110x80
update
set ::connected 1
proc backgroundprocess {} {
if {! $::connected} {.label1 configure -image $::networknc; return}
after 10 [list blinkon .label1 rx]
after 1000 [list blinkon .label1 tx]
after 2000 [list backgroundprocess]
}