#!/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) mb.type_add('ERROR', :background=>'red', :foreground=>'white', :bell=>true) mb.type_add('WARNING', :background=>'yellow', :foreground=>'black') mb.type_add('INFO', :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