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choicewindow - Function

	Package	display
	Module	guiutils

Display a question in a window with multiple choice answers

Synopsis
choicewindow(question, choices, interactive, timeout, ws) include "choicewindow.g"

Description
The choicewindow is a simple dialog window that lets one pose a question to a user with a limited number of responses. The window will dismiss itself after the timeout period specified returning the first choice in the choices lists. If the user make a selection before the timeout it will return the user's choice.

Arguments

question		The question you want answered
		Allowed:	string
choices		Vector of choices
		Allowed:	string
interactive		Is the session iteractive
		Allowed:	Boolean
		Default:	has_gui()
timeout		specifies the number of ticks in .2s for the window to automatically dismiss itself
		Allowed:	integer
		Default:	150
ws		widget server
		Allowed:	agent
		Default:	dws

Returns
T (or fail)

Example

include 'choicewindow.g';
cw := choicewindow('Do you want to continue?', "Yes No");