Appendix: Widgets at a Glance

The following table lists the Photon widget classes and the icons used in PhAB's widget palette. For more information on specific widget classes, see the Photon Widget Reference.

PhAB Icon	Class	Description
	PtArc	An elliptical arc
	PtBarGraph	Bar graph
	PtBasic	A superclass of basic resources for most widgets
	PtBezier	Bézier curve
	PtBkgd	Background of tiled images, gradients, or bitmaps
	PtButton	A button for initiating an action
	PtCalendar	Calendar
N/A	PtClient	Superclass for client widgets — not normally instantiated
	PtClock	Analog, digital, or LED clock
	PtColorPanel	A color panel
	PtColorPatch	A widget for selecting a hue and shading or tint
N/A	PtColorSel	Superclass for color-selector widgets—not normally instantiated
	PtColorSelGroup	A group of color selectors
	PtColorWell	A rectangle that displays a color and lets you change it
	PtComboBox	Text-entry field with a list of choices
N/A	PtCompound	Superclass for compound widgets—not normally instantiated
	PtContainer	Superclass for container widgets
N/A	PtDisjoint	Superclass for disjoint widgets—not normally instantiated
	PtDivider	Widget that divides a given space among its child widgets and allows resizing
	PtEllipse	Ellipse
	PtFileSel	A tree widget for selecting files and directories
	PtFontSel	A widget for selecting font attributes
N/A	PtGauge	Superclass for gauge-like widgets—not normally instantiated
N/A	PtGenList	Superclass for list widgets—not normally instantiated
N/A	PtGenTree	Superclass for tree widgets—not normally instantiated
N/A	PtGraphic	Superclass for graphical widgets—not normally instantiated
	PtGrid	Grid pattern
N/A	PtGroup	Group—use PhAB's Group Together button to create this
	PtImageArea	An area for viewing an image
	PtLabel	A text, bitmap, or image label
	PtLine	Straight line (single segment)
	PtList	List of text items
N/A	PtMenu	Menu—use a Menu module instead
	PtMenuBar	Menubar that's placed at the top of a window
	PtMenuButton	Button that pops up a menu, or an item in a menu
	PtMeter	Meter widget
	PtMTrend	Medical trend widget
	PtMultitext	Multiple-line stylized text field
N/A	PtNumeric	Numeric field superclass—not normally instantiated
	PtNumericFloat	Floating-point numeric field
	PtNumericInteger	Integer field
	PtOnOffButton	Button that's either on or off
	PtOSContainer	Offscreen-context container, useful for drawing flicker-free images and animations
	PtPane	Container that manages its children
	PtPanelGroup	Container that manages panels
	PtPixel	Set of points
	PtPolygon	Set of connected line segments
	PtPrintSel	Compound widget for choosing printing options
	PtProgress	Progress bar
	PtRaw	Widget in which you can use low-level Pg drawing functions
	PtRawList	Raw list
	PtRawTree	raw tree
	PtRect	Rectangle
N/A	PtRegion	Photon region—must be created with PtCreateWidget()
N/A	PtScrollArea	Superclass for scrolling widgets—not normally instantiated
	PtScrollBar	Scrollbar
	PtScrollContainer	A viewport for viewing a large virtual area
	PtSeparator	Separator
N/A	PtServer	Server widget — must be created with PtCreateWidget()
	PtSlider	Numerical input mechanism with a range
	PtTab	Terminal emulator
	PtTerminal	Terminal emulator
	PtText	Single-line text field
	PtTimer	Timer
	PtToggleButton	Toggle button
	PtToolbar	Superclass for toolbar widgets
	PtToolbarGroup	A group of toolbars
	PtTree	Hierarchy tree
	PtTrend	Display of connected points that shift in a specified direction at the rate in which data is fed
	PtTty	Terminal device
	PtUpDown	Increment/decrement button
	PtWebClient	Widget for displaying web pages
N/A	PtWidget	Widget superclass—not normally instantiated
N/A	PtWindow	Window—use a Window module instead