Tk Commands Manual

after

Execute a command after a time delay

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  after ms
  after ms ?script script script ...?
  after cancel id
  after cancel command
  after idle ?script script script ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • after ms
  • after ms ?script script script ...?
  • after cancel id
  • after cancel command
  • after idle script ?script script ...?
• SEE ALSO
• KEYWORDS

bell

Ring a display's bell

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  bell ?-displayof window?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

bind

Arrange for X events to invoke Tcl scripts

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  bind tag
  bind tag sequence
  bind tag sequence script
  bind tag sequence +script
  
• INTRODUCTION
• EVENT PATTERNS
• MODIFIERS
• EVENT TYPES
• BINDING SCRIPTS AND SUBSTITUTIONS
  • %%
  • %#
  • %a
  • %b
  • %c
  • %d
  • %f
  • %h
  • %k
  • %m
  • %o
  • %p
  • %s
  • %t
  • %w
  • %x
  • %y
  • %A
  • %B
  • %E
  • %K
  • %N
  • %R
  • %S
  • %T
  • %W
  • %X
  • %Y
• MULTIPLE MATCHES
• MULTI-EVENT SEQUENCES AND IGNORED EVENTS
• ERRORS
• SEE ALSO
• KEYWORDS

bindtags

Determine which bindings apply to a window, and order of evaluation

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  bindtags window ?tagList?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• SEE ALSO
• KEYWORDS

bitmap

Images that display two colors

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  image create bitmap ?name? ?options?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• CREATING BITMAPS
  • -background color
  • -data string
  • -file name
  • -foreground color
  • -maskdata string
  • -maskfile name
• IMAGE COMMAND
  • imageName cget option
  • imageName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
• KEYWORDS

button

Create and manipulate button widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  button pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • activeBackground, Foreground, -activebackground
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • activeForeground, Background, -activeforeground
  • disabledForeground, DisabledForeground, -disabledforeground
  • image, Image, -image
  • text, Text, -text
  • anchor, Anchor, -anchor
  • font, Font, -font
  • justify, Justify, -justify
  • textVariable, Variable, -textvariable
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • padX, Pad, -padx
  • underline, Underline, -underline
  • bitmap, Bitmap, -bitmap
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • padY, Pad, -pady
  • wrapLength, WrapLength, -wraplength
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • relief, Relief, -relief
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • command, Command, -command
  • height, Height, -height
  • state, State, -state
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName flash
  • pathName invoke
• DEFAULT BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

canvas

Create and manipulate canvas widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  canvas pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • insertWidth, InsertWidth, -insertwidth
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • insertBackground, Foreground, -insertbackground
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • xScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -xscrollcommand
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • insertBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -insertborderwidth
  • selectBackground, Foreground, -selectbackground
  • yScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -yscrollcommand
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • insertOffTime, OffTime, -insertofftime
  • selectBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -selectborderwidth
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • insertOnTime, OnTime, -insertontime
  • selectForeground, Background, -selectforeground
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • closeEnough, CloseEnough, -closeenough
  • confine, Confine, -confine
  • height, Height, -height
  • scrollRegion, ScrollRegion, -scrollregion
  • width, width, -width
  • xScrollIncrement, ScrollIncrement, -xscrollincrement
  • yScrollIncrement, ScrollIncrement, -yscrollincrement
• INTRODUCTION
• DISPLAY LIST
• ITEM IDS AND TAGS
• COORDINATES
• TRANSFORMATIONS
• INDICES
  • number
  • end
  • insert
  • sel.first
  • sel.last
  • @x,y
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName addtag tag searchSpec ?arg arg ...?
    • above tagOrId
    • all
    • below tagOrId
    • closest x y ?halo? ?start?
    • enclosed x1 y1 x2 y2
    • overlapping x1 y1 x2 y2
    • withtag tagOrId
  • pathName bbox tagOrId ?tagOrId tagOrId ...?
  • pathName bind tagOrId ?sequence? ?command?
  • pathName canvasx screenx ?gridspacing?
  • pathName canvasy screeny ?gridspacing?
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value? ?option value ...?
  • pathName coords tagOrId ?x0 y0 ...?
  • pathName create type x y ?x y ...? ?option value ...?
  • pathName dchars tagOrId first ?last?
  • pathName delete ?tagOrId tagOrId ...?
  • pathName dtag tagOrId ?tagToDelete?
  • pathName find searchCommand ?arg arg ...?
  • pathName focus ?tagOrId?
  • pathName gettags tagOrId
  • pathName icursor tagOrId index
  • pathName index tagOrId index
  • pathName insert tagOrId beforeThis string
  • pathName itemcget tagOrId option
  • pathName itemconfigure tagOrId ?option? ?value? ?option value ...?
  • pathName lower tagOrId ?belowThis?
  • pathName move tagOrId xAmount yAmount
  • pathName postscript ?option value option value ...?
    • -colormap varName
    • -colormode mode
    • -file fileName
    • -fontmap varName
    • -height size
    • -pageanchor anchor
    • -pageheight size
    • -pagewidth size
    • -pagex position
    • -pagey position
    • -rotate boolean
    • -width size
    • -x position
    • -y position
  • pathName raise tagOrId ?aboveThis?
  • pathName scale tagOrId xOrigin yOrigin xScale yScale
  • pathName scan option args
    • pathName scan mark x y
    • pathName scan dragto x y.
  • pathName select option ?tagOrId arg?
    • pathName select adjust tagOrId index
    • pathName select clear
    • pathName select from tagOrId index
    • pathName select item
    • pathName select to tagOrId index
  • pathName type tagOrId
  • pathName xview ?args?
    • pathName xview
    • pathName xview moveto fraction
    • pathName xview scroll number what
  • pathName yview ?args?
    • pathName yview
    • pathName yview moveto fraction
    • pathName yview scroll number what
• OVERVIEW OF ITEM TYPES
• ARC ITEMS
  • -extent degrees
  • -fill color
  • -outline color
  • -start degrees
  • -stipple bitmap
  • -style type
  • -tags tagList
  • -width outlineWidth
• BITMAP ITEMS
  • -anchor anchorPos
  • -background color
  • -bitmap bitmap
  • -foreground color
  • -tags tagList
• IMAGE ITEMS
  • -anchor anchorPos
  • -image name
  • -tags tagList
• LINE ITEMS
  • -arrow where
  • -arrowshape shape
  • -capstyle style
  • -fill color
  • -joinstyle style
  • -smooth boolean
  • -splinesteps number
  • -stipple bitmap
  • -tags tagList
  • -width lineWidth
• OVAL ITEMS
  • -fill color
  • -outline color
  • -stipple bitmap
  • -tags tagList
  • -width outlineWidth
• POLYGON ITEMS
  • -fill color
  • -smooth boolean
  • -splinesteps number
  • -stipple bitmap
  • -tags tagList
• RECTANGLE ITEMS
  • -fill color
  • -outline color
  • -stipple bitmap
  • -tags tagList
  • -width outlineWidth
• TEXT ITEMS
  • -anchor anchorPos
  • -fill color
  • -font fontName
  • -justify how
  • -stipple bitmap
  • -tags tagList
  • -text string
  • -width lineLength
• WINDOW ITEMS
  • -anchor anchorPos
  • -height pixels
  • -tags tagList
  • -width pixels
  • -window pathName
• APPLICATION-DEFINED ITEM TYPES
• BINDINGS
• CREDITS
• KEYWORDS

checkbutton

Create and manipulate checkbutton widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  checkbutton pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • activeBackground, Foreground, -activebackground
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • activeForeground, Background, -activeforeground
  • disabledForeground, DisabledForeground, -disabledforeground
  • image, Image, -image
  • text, Text, -text
  • anchor, Anchor, -anchor
  • font, Font, -font
  • justify, Justify, -justify
  • textVariable, Variable, -textvariable
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • padX, Pad, -padx
  • underline, Underline, -underline
  • bitmap, Bitmap, -bitmap
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • padY, Pad, -pady
  • wrapLength, WrapLength, -wraplength
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • relief, Relief, -relief
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • command, Command, -command
  • height, Height, -height
  • indicatorOn, IndicatorOn, -indicatoron
  • offValue, Value, -offvalue
  • onValue, Value, -onvalue
  • selectColor, Background, -selectcolor
  • selectImage, SelectImage, -selectimage
  • state, State, -state
  • variable, Variable, -variable
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName deselect
  • pathName flash
  • pathName invoke
  • pathName select
  • pathName toggle
• BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

clipboard

Manipulate Tk clipboard

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  clipboard option ?arg arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • clipboard clear ?-displayof window?
  • clipboard append ?-displayof window? ?-format format? ?-type type? data
• KEYWORDS

destroy

Destroy one or more windows

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  destroy ?window window ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

entry

Create and manipulate entry widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  entry pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • insertOnTime, OnTime, -insertontime
  • selectForeground, Background, -selectforeground
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • insertWidth, InsertWidth, -insertwidth
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • justify, Justify, -justify
  • textVariable, Variable, -textvariable
  • exportSelection, ExportSelection, -exportselection
  • insertBackground, Foreground, -insertbackground
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • xScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -xscrollcommand
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • insertBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -insertborderwidth
  • selectBackground, Foreground, -selectbackground
  • font, Font, -font
  • insertOffTime, OffTime, -insertofftime
  • selectBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -selectborderwidth
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • show, Show, -show
  • state, State, -state
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • number
  • anchor
  • end
  • insert
  • sel.first
  • sel.last
  • @number
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName delete first ?last?
  • pathName get
  • pathName icursor index
  • pathName index index
  • pathName insert index string
  • pathName scan option args
    • pathName scan mark x
    • pathName scan dragto x
  • pathName selection option arg
    • pathName selection adjust index
    • pathName selection clear
    • pathName selection from index
    • pathName selection present
    • pathName selection range start end
    • pathName selection to index
  • pathName xview args
    • pathName xview
    • pathName xview index
    • pathName xview moveto fraction
    • pathName xview scroll number what
• DEFAULT BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

exit

Exit the process

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  exit ?returnCode?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

fileevent

Execute a script when a file becomes readable or writable

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  fileevent fileId readable ?script?
  fileevent fileId writable ?script?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• CREDITS
• SEE ALSO
• KEYWORDS

focus

Manage the input focus

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  focus
  focus window
  focus option ?arg arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • focus
  • focus window
  • focus -displayof window
  • focus -force window
  • focus -lastfor window
• QUIRKS
• KEYWORDS

frame

Create and manipulate frame widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  frame pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • relief, Relief, -relief
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • background, Background, -background
  • class, Class, -class
  • colormap, Colormap, -colormap
  • height, Height, -height
  • visual, Visual, -visual
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
• BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

grab

Confine pointer and keyboard events to a window sub-tree

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  grab ?-global? window
  grab option ?arg arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • grab ?-global? window
  • grab current ?window?
  • grab release window
  • grab set ?-global? window
  • grab status window
• BUGS
• KEYWORDS

image

Create and manipulate images

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  image option ?arg arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • image create type ?name? ?option value ...?
  • image delete name
  • image height name
  • image names
  • image type name
  • image types
  • image width name
• BUILT-IN IMAGE TYPES
  • bitmap
  • photo
• KEYWORDS

label

Create and manipulate label widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  label pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • anchor, Anchor, -anchor
  • font, Font, -font
  • image, Image, -image
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • justify, Justify, -justify
  • text, Text, -text
  • bitmap, Bitmap, -bitmap
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • padX, Pad, -padx
  • textVariable, Variable, -textvariable
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • padY, Pad, -pady
  • underline, Underline, -underline
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • wrapLength, WrapLength, -wraplength
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • height, Height, -height
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
• BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

listbox

Create and manipulate listbox widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  listbox pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • font, Font, -font
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • height
  • selectBackground, Foreground, -selectbackground
  • width
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • selectBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -selectborderwidth
  • xScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -xscrollcommand
  • exportSelection, ExportSelection, -exportselection
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • selectForeground, Background, -selectforeground
  • yScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -yscrollcommand
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • setGrid, SetGrid, -setgrid
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • height, Height, -height
  • selectMode, SelectMode, -selectmode
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• INDICES
  • number
  • active
  • anchor
  • end
  • @x,y
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName activate index
  • pathName bbox index
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName curselection
  • pathName delete first ?last?
  • pathName get first ?last?
  • pathName index index
  • pathName insert index ?element element ...?
  • pathName nearest y
  • pathName scan option args
    • pathName scan mark x y
    • pathName scan dragto x y.
  • pathName see index
  • pathName selection option arg
    • pathName selection anchor index
    • pathName selection clear first ?last?
    • pathName selection includes index
    • pathName selection set first ?last?
  • pathName size
  • pathName xview args
    • pathName xview
    • pathName xview index
    • pathName xview moveto fraction
    • pathName xview scroll number what
  • pathName yview ?args?
    • pathName yview
    • pathName yview index
    • pathName yview moveto fraction
    • pathName yview scroll number what
• DEFAULT BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

lower

Change a window's position in the stacking order

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  lower window ?belowThis?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

menu

Create and manipulate menu widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  menu pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • activeBackground, Foreground, -activebackground
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • disabledForeground, DisabledForeground, -disabledforeground
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • activeBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -activeborderwidth
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • font, Font, -font
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • activeForeground, Background, -activeforeground
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • postCommand, Command, -postcommand
  • selectColor, Background, -selectcolor
  • tearOff, TearOff, -tearoff
• INTRODUCTION
• COMMAND ENTRIES
• SEPARATOR ENTRIES
• CHECKBUTTON ENTRIES
• RADIOBUTTON ENTRIES
• CASCADE ENTRIES
• TEAR-OFF ENTRIES
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • number
  • active
  • last
  • none
  • @number
  • pattern
  • pathName activate index
  • pathName add type ?option value option value ...?
    • -activebackground value
    • -activeforeground value
    • -accelerator value
    • -background value
    • -bitmap value
    • -command value
    • -font value
    • -foreground value
    • -image value
    • -indicatoron value
    • -label value
    • -menu value
    • -offvalue value
    • -onvalue value
    • -selectcolor value
    • -selectimage value
    • -state value
    • -underline value
    • -value value
    • -variable value
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName delete index1 ?index2?
  • pathName entrycget index option
  • pathName entryconfigure index ?options?
  • pathName index index
  • pathName insert index type ?option value option value ...?
  • pathName invoke index
  • pathName post x y
  • pathName postcascade index
  • pathName type index
  • pathName unpost
  • pathName yposition index
• MENU CONFIGURATIONS
  • Pulldown Menus
  • Popup Menus
  • Option Menus
  • Torn-off Menus
• DEFAULT BINDINGS
• BUGS
• KEYWORDS

menubutton

Create and manipulate menubutton widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  menubutton pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • activeBackground, Foreground, -activebackground
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • activeForeground, Background, -activeforeground
  • disabledForeground, DisabledForeground, -disabledforeground
  • image, Image, -image
  • text, Text, -text
  • anchor, Anchor, -anchor
  • font, Font, -font
  • justify, Justify, -justify
  • textVariable, Variable, -textvariable
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • padX, Pad, -padx
  • underline, Underline, -underline
  • bitmap, Bitmap, -bitmap
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • padY, Pad, -pady
  • wrapLength, WrapLength, -wraplength
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • relief, Relief, -relief
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • height, Height, -height
  • indicatorOn, IndicatorOn, -indicatoron
  • menu, MenuName, -menu
  • state, State, -state
  • width, Width, -width
• INTRODUCTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
• DEFAULT BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

message

Create and manipulate message widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  message pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • anchor, Anchor, -anchor
  • font, Font, -font
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • padX, Pad, -padx
  • text, Text, -text
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • padY, Pad, -pady
  • textVariable, Variable, -textvariable
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • width
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • aspect, Aspect, -aspect
  • justify, Justify, -justify
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
• DEFAULT BINDINGS
• BUGS
• KEYWORDS

option

Add/retrieve window options to/from the option database

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  option add pattern value ?priority?
  option clear
  option get window name class
  option readfile fileName ?priority?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • widgetDefault
  • startupFile
  • userDefault
  • interactive
• KEYWORDS

options

Standard options supported by widgets

• NAME
• DESCRIPTION
  • activeBackground, Foreground, -activebackground
  • activeBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -activeborderwidth
  • activeForeground, Background, -activeforeground
  • anchor, Anchor, -anchor
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • bitmap, Bitmap, -bitmap
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • disabledForeground, DisabledForeground, -disabledforeground
  • exportSelection, ExportSelection, -exportselection
  • font, Font, -font
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • geometry, Geometry, -geometry
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • image, Image, -image
  • insertBackground, Foreground, -insertbackground
  • insertBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -insertborderwidth
  • insertOffTime, OffTime, -insertofftime
  • insertOnTime, OnTime, -insertontime
  • insertWidth, InsertWidth, -insertwidth
  • jump, Jump, -jump
  • justify, Justify, -justify
  • orient, Orient, -orient
  • padX, Pad, -padx
  • padY, Pad, -pady
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • repeatDelay, RepeatDelay, -repeatdelay
  • repeatInterval, RepeatInterval, -repeatinterval
  • selectBackground, Foreground, -selectbackground
  • selectBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -selectborderwidth
  • selectForeground, Background, -selectforeground
  • setGrid, SetGrid, -setgrid
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • text, Text, -text
  • textVariable, Variable, -textvariable
  • troughColor, Background, -troughcolor
  • underline, Underline, -underline
  • wrapLength, WrapLength, -wraplength
  • xScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -xscrollcommand
  • yScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -yscrollcommand
• KEYWORDS

pack

Geometry manager that packs around edges of cavity

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  pack option arg ?arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • pack slave ?slave ...? ?options?
  • pack configure slave ?slave ...? ?options?
    • -after other
    • -anchor anchor
    • -before other
    • -expand boolean
    • -fill style
      • none
      • x
      • y
      • both
    • -in other
    • -ipadx amount
    • -ipady amount
    • -padx amount
    • -pady amount
    • -side side
  • pack forget slave ?slave ...?
  • pack info slave
  • pack propagate master ?boolean?
  • pack slaves master
• THE PACKER ALGORITHM
• EXPANSION
• GEOMETRY PROPAGATION
• RESTRICTIONS ON MASTER WINDOWS
• PACKING ORDER
• KEYWORDS

photo

Full-color images

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  image create photo ?name? ?options?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• CREATING PHOTOS
  • -data string
  • -format format-name
  • -file name
  • -gamma value
  • -height number
  • -palette palette-spec
  • -width number
• IMAGE COMMAND
  • imageName blank
  • imageName cget option
  • imageName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • imageName copy sourceImage ?option value(s) ...?
    • -from x1 y1 x2 y2
    • -to x1 y1 x2 y2
    • -shrink
    • -zoom x y
    • -decimate x y
  • imageName get x y
  • imageName put data ?-to x1 y1 x2 y2?
  • imageName read filename ?option value(s) ...?
    • -format format-name
    • -from x1 y1 x2 y2
    • -shrink
    • -to x y
  • imageName redither
  • imageName write filename ?option value(s) ...?
    • -format format-name
    • -from x1 y1 x2 y2
• IMAGE FORMATS
• COLOR ALLOCATION
• CREDITS
• KEYWORDS

place

Geometry manager for fixed or rubber-sheet placement

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  place window option value ?option value ...?
  place configure window option value ?option value ...?
  place forget window
  place info window
  place slaves window
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • -in master
  • -x location
  • -relx location
  • -y location
  • -rely location
  • -anchor where
  • -width size
  • -relwidth size
  • -height size
  • -relheight size
  • -bordermode mode
• FINE POINTS
• KEYWORDS

radiobutton

Create and manipulate radiobutton widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  radiobutton pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • activeBackground, Foreground, -activebackground
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • activeForeground, Background, -activeforeground
  • disabledForeground, DisabledForeground, -disabledforeground
  • image, Image, -image
  • text, Text, -text
  • anchor, Anchor, -anchor
  • font, Font, -font
  • justify, Justify, -justify
  • textVariable, Variable, -textvariable
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • padX, Pad, -padx
  • underline, Underline, -underline
  • bitmap, Bitmap, -bitmap
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • padY, Pad, -pady
  • wrapLength, WrapLength, -wraplength
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • relief, Relief, -relief
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • command, Command, -command
  • height, Height, -height
  • indicatorOn, IndicatorOn, -indicatoron
  • selectColor, Background, -selectcolor
  • selectImage, SelectImage, -selectimage
  • state, State, -state
  • value, Value, -value
  • variable, Variable, -variable
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName deselect
  • pathName flash
  • pathName invoke
  • pathName select
• BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

raise

Change a window's position in the stacking order

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  raise window ?aboveThis?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

scale

Create and manipulate scale widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  scale pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • activeBackground, Foreground, -activebackground
  • font, Font, -font
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • repeatInterval, RepeatInterval, -repeatinterval
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • orient, Orient, -orient
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • troughColor, Background, -troughcolor
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • repeatDelay, RepeatDelay, -repeatdelay
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • bigIncrement, BigIncrement, -bigincrement
  • command, Command, -command
  • digits, Digits, -digits
  • from, From, -from
  • label, Label, -label
  • length, Length, -length
  • resolution, Resolution, -resolution
  • showValue, ShowValue, -showvalue
  • sliderLength, SliderLength, -sliderlength
  • state, State, -state
  • tickInterval, TickInterval, -tickinterval
  • to, To, -to
  • variable, Variable, -variable
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName coords ?value?
  • pathName get ?x y?
  • pathName identify x y
  • pathName set value
• BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

scrollbar

Create and manipulate scrollbar widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  scrollbar pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • activeBackground, Foreground, -activebackground
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • orient, Orient, -orient
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • troughColor, Background, -troughcolor
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • repeatDelay, RepeatDelay, -repeatdelay
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • jump, Jump, -jump
  • repeatInterval, RepeatInterval, -repeatinterval
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • activeRelief, ActiveRelief, -activerelief
  • command, Command, -command
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• ELEMENTS
  • arrow1
  • trough1
  • slider
  • trough2
  • arrow2
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName activate ?element?
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName fraction x y
  • pathName get
  • pathName identify x y
  • pathName set first last
• SCROLLING COMMANDS
  • prefix moveto fraction
  • prefix scroll number unit
  • prefix scroll number page
• OLD COMMAND SYNTAX
  • pathName set totalUnits windowUnits firstUnit lastUnit
  • prefix unit
• BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

selection

Manipulate the X selection

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  selection option ?arg arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • selection clear ?-displayof window? ?-selection selection?
  • selection get ?-displayof window? ?-selection selection? ?-type type?
  • selection handle ?-selection selection? ?-type type? ?-format format? window command
  • selection own ?-displayof window? ?-selection selection?
  • selection own ?-command command? ?-selection selection? window
• KEYWORDS

send

Execute a command in a different application

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  send ?options? app cmd ?arg arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • -async
  • -displayof pathName
  • --
• APPLICATION NAMES
• DISABLING SENDS
• SECURITY
• KEYWORDS

text

Create and manipulate text widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  text pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • background, Background, -background or -bg
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • insertOnTime, OnTime, -insertontime
  • selectBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -selectborderwidth
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • insertWidth, InsertWidth, -insertwidth
  • selectForeground, Background, -selectforeground
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • padX, Pad, -padx
  • setGrid, SetGrid, -setgrid
  • exportSelection, ExportSelection, -exportselection
  • insertBackground, Foreground, -insertbackground
  • padY, Pad, -pady
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • font, Font, -font
  • insertBorderWidth, BorderWidth, -insertborderwidth
  • relief, Relief, -relief
  • xScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -xscrollcommand
  • foreground, Foreground, -foreground or -fg
  • insertOffTime, OffTime, -insertofftime
  • selectBackground, Foreground, -selectbackground
  • yScrollCommand, ScrollCommand, -yscrollcommand
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • height, Height, -height
  • spacing1, Spacing1, -spacing1
  • spacing2, Spacing2, -spacing2
  • spacing3, Spacing3, -spacing3
  • state, State, -state
  • tabs, Tabs, -tabs
  • width, Width, -width
  • wrap, Wrap, -wrap
• DESCRIPTION
• INDICES
  • line.char
  • @x,y
  • end
  • mark
  • tag.first
  • tag.last
  • pathName
  • + count chars
  • - count chars
  • + count lines
  • - count lines
  • linestart
  • lineend
  • wordstart
  • wordend
• TAGS
  • -background color
  • -bgstipple bitmap
  • -borderwidth pixels
  • -fgstipple bitmap
  • -font fontName
  • -foreground color
  • -justify justify
  • -lmargin1 pixels
  • -lmargin2 pixels
  • -offset pixels
  • -overstrike boolean
  • -relief relief
  • -rmargin pixels
  • -spacing1 pixels
  • -spacing2 pixels
  • -spacing3 pixels
  • -tabs tabList
  • -underline boolean
• MARKS
• EMBEDDED WINDOWS
  • -align where
  • -create script
  • -padx pixels
  • -pady pixels
  • -stretch boolean
  • -window pathName
• THE SELECTION
• THE INSERTION CURSOR
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName bbox index
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName compare index1 op index2
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
  • pathName debug ?boolean?
  • pathName delete index1 ?index2?
  • pathName dlineinfo index
  • pathName get index1 ?index2?
  • pathName index index
  • pathName insert index chars ?tagList chars tagList ...?
  • pathName mark option ?arg arg ...?
    • pathName mark gravity markName ?direction?
    • pathName mark names
    • pathName mark set markName index
    • pathName mark unset markName ?markName markName ...?
  • pathName scan option args
    • pathName scan mark x y
    • pathName scan dragto x y
  • pathName search ?switches? pattern index ?stopIndex?
    • -forwards
    • -backwards
    • -exact
    • -regexp
    • -nocase
    • -count varName
    • --
  • pathName see index
  • pathName tag option ?arg arg ...?
    • pathName tag add tagName index1 ?index2 index1 index2 ...?
    • pathName tag bind tagName ?sequence? ?script?
    • pathName tag cget tagName option
    • pathName tag configure tagName ?option? ?value? ?option value ...?
    • pathName tag delete tagName ?tagName ...?
    • pathName tag lower tagName ?belowThis?
    • pathName tag names ?index?
    • pathName tag nextrange tagName index1 ?index2?
    • pathName tag raise tagName ?aboveThis?
    • pathName tag ranges tagName
    • pathName tag remove tagName index1 ?index2 index1 index2 ...?
  • pathName window option ?arg arg ...?
    • pathName window cget index option
    • pathName window configure index ?option value ...?
    • pathName window create index ?option value ...?
  • pathName xview option args
    • pathName xview
    • pathName xview moveto fraction
    • pathName xview scroll number what
  • pathName yview ?args?
    • pathName yview
    • pathName yview moveto fraction
    • pathName yview scroll number what
    • pathName yview ?-pickplace? index
    • pathName yview number
• BINDINGS
• PERFORMANCE ISSUES
• KEYWORDS

tk

Manipulate Tk internal state

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  tk option ?arg arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • tk appname ?newName?
• KEYWORDS

tk_dialog

Create modal dialog and wait for response

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  tk_dialog window title text bitmap default string string ...
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • window
  • title
  • text
  • bitmap
  • default
  • string
• KEYWORDS

tk_focusNext

tk_focusPrev

tk_focusFollowsMouse

Utility procedures for managing the input focus.

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  tk_focusNext window
  tk_focusPrev window
  tk_focusFollowsMouse
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

tk_optionMenu

Create an option menubutton and its menu

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  tk_optionMenu w varName value ?value value ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

tk_popup

Post a popup menu

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  tk_popup menu x y ?entry?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

tkerror

Command invoked to process background errors

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  tkerror message
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

tkvars

Variables used or set by Tk

• NAME
• DESCRIPTION
  • tk_library
  • tk_patchLevel
  • tkPriv
  • tk_strictMotif
  • tk_version
• KEYWORDS

tkwait

Wait for variable to change or window to be destroyed

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  tkwait variable name
  tkwait visibility name
  tkwait window name
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

toplevel

Create and manipulate toplevel widgets

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  toplevel pathName ?options?
  
• STANDARD OPTIONS
  • borderWidth, BorderWidth, -borderwidth or -bd
  • highlightBackground, HighlightBackground, -highlightbackground
  • highlightThickness, HighlightThickness, -highlightthickness
  • takeFocus, TakeFocus, -takefocus
  • cursor, Cursor, -cursor
  • highlightColor, HighlightColor, -highlightcolor
  • relief, Relief, -relief
• WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
  • background, Background, -background
  • class, Class, -class
  • colormap, Colormap, -colormap
  • height, Height, -height
  • None, None, -screen
  • visual, Visual, -visual
  • width, Width, -width
• DESCRIPTION
• WIDGET COMMAND
  • pathName cget option
  • pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
• BINDINGS
• KEYWORDS

update

Process pending events and/or when-idle handlers

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  update ?idletasks?
  
• DESCRIPTION
• KEYWORDS

winfo

Return window-related information

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  winfo option ?arg arg ...?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • winfo allmapped window
  • winfo atom ?-displayof window? name
  • winfo atomname ?-displayof window? id
  • winfo cells window
  • winfo children window
  • winfo class window
  • winfo containing ?-displayof window? rootX rootY
  • winfo depth window
  • winfo exists window
  • winfo fpixels window number
  • winfo geometry window
  • winfo height window
  • winfo id window
  • winfo interps ?-displayof window?
  • winfo ismapped window
  • winfo manager window
  • winfo name window
  • winfo parent window
  • winfo pathname ?-displayof window? id
  • winfo pixels window number
  • winfo reqheight window
  • winfo reqwidth window
  • winfo rgb window color
  • winfo rootx window
  • winfo rooty window
  • winfo screen window
  • winfo screencells window
  • winfo screendepth window
  • winfo screenheight window
  • winfo screenmmheight window
  • winfo screenmmwidth window
  • winfo screenvisual window
  • winfo screenwidth window
  • winfo toplevel window
  • winfo viewable window
  • winfo visual window
  • winfo visualsavailable window
  • winfo vrootheight window
  • winfo vrootwidth window
  • winfo vrootx window
  • winfo vrooty window
  • winfo width window
  • winfo x window
  • winfo y window
• KEYWORDS

wm

Communicate with window manager

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
  wm option window ?args?
  
• DESCRIPTION
  • wm aspect window ?minNumer minDenom maxNumer maxDenom?
  • wm client window ?name?
  • wm colormapwindows window ?windowList?
  • wm command window ?value?
  • wm deiconify window
  • wm focusmodel window ?active|passive?
  • wm frame window
  • wm geometry window ?newGeometry?
  • wm grid window ?baseWidth baseHeight widthInc heightInc?
  • wm group window ?pathName?
  • wm iconbitmap window ?bitmap?
  • wm iconify window
  • wm iconmask window ?bitmap?
  • wm iconname window ?newName?
  • wm iconposition window ?x y?
  • wm iconwindow window ?pathName?
  • wm maxsize window ?width height?
  • wm minsize window ?width height?
  • wm overrideredirect window ?boolean?
  • wm positionfrom window ?who?
  • wm protocol window ?name? ?command?
  • wm sizefrom window ?who?
  • wm state window
  • wm title window ?string?
  • wm transient window ?master?
  • wm withdraw window
• GEOMETRY MANAGEMENT
• GRIDDED GEOMETRY MANAGEMENT
• BUGS
• KEYWORDS

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