See: http://docs.activestate.com/activetcl/8.5/tklib/widget/widget_calendar.html

'''Questions/Remarks'''

   * Is it possible to "drive" this widget without using a mouse? I didn't see any key bindings...
   ** [LV] I do not see any [bind] commands in the code for keyboard shortcuts
   * Did a few tests with '''-textvariable'''. The coupling didn't seem to work (changes in the var are not reflected and vice versa)...?
   ** I tried the following:

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$ tclsh8.6
% package require widget::calendar
0.91
% set t [widget::calendar -textvariable ::a .t]
unknown subcommand "-textvariable": namespace ::widget::calendar does not export any commands
% set t [widget::calendar .t -textvariable ::a]
.t
% pack .t
% set ::a 9/25/2009
9/25/2009
% puts $::a
09/21/2009
% puts $::a
09/26/2009
% set ::a 10/10/2010
10/10/2010
% 
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When I clicked on different days on the widget, $::a changed value. HOWEVER, as you noticed, when I change the text variable, the widget does not change.  Sounds like time for a bug report.

See also [tklib] and [widget].

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