package TimeOutDialog; use Tk; sub ask { my $mw = MainWindow->new(); my $target = shift; my $label = $mw->Label ( -text => "Please anwer my question:" )->pack; my $text = $mw->Entry->pack; my $button = $mw->Button ( -text => 'confirm', -command => sub { $$target = $text->get(); $mw->destroy; }, )->pack; my $id = $mw->after ( 5000, sub { $$target = undef; $mw->destroy; } ); MainLoop; } 1;