#!/usr/bin/env ruby require 'tk' require 'tkextlib/iwidgets' mb = Tk::Iwidgets::Messagebox.new(:hscrollmode=>:dynamic, :labeltext=>'Messages', :labelpos=>:n, :height=>120, :width=>550, :savedir=>'/tmp', :textbackground=>'#d9d9d9') mb.pack(:padx=>5, :pady=>5, :fill=>:both, :expand=>true) error = mb.type_add(:background=>'red', :foreground=>'white', :bell=>true) warning = mb.type_add(:background=>'yellow', :foreground=>'black') info = mb.type_add(:background=>'white', :foreground=>'black') mb.issue('This is an error message in red with a beep', error) mb.issue('This warning message in yellow', warning) mb.issue('This is an informational message', info) Tk.mainloop