ttk::frame(3tk) Tk Themed Widget ttk::frame(3tk)
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NAME
ttk::frame - Simple container widget
SYNOPSIS
ttk::frame pathName ?options?
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DESCRIPTION
A ttk::frame widget is a container, used to group other widgets to-
gether.
STANDARD OPTIONS
-class -cursor -padding-style
-takefocus
See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Command-Line Name:-borderwidth
Database Name: borderWidth
Database Class: BorderWidth
The desired width of the widget border. Defaults to 0. May be
ignored depending on the theme used.
Command-Line Name:-relief
Database Name: relief
Database Class: Relief
One of the standard Tk border styles: flat, groove, raised,
ridge, solid, or sunken. Defaults to flat.
Command-Line Name:-width
Database Name: width
Database Class: Width
If specified, the widget's requested width in pixels.
Command-Line Name:-height
Database Name: height
Database Class: Height
If specified, the widget's requested height in pixels.
WIDGET COMMAND
Supports the standard widget commands configure, cget, identify, in-
state, and state; see ttk::widget(3tk).
NOTES
Note that if the pack, grid, or other geometry managers are used to
manage the children of the frame, by the GM's requested size will nor-
mally take precedence over the frame widget's -width and -height op-
tions. pack propagate and grid propagate can be used to change this.
STYLING OPTIONS
The class name for a ttk::frame is TFrame.
TFrame styling options configurable with ttk::style are:
-background color
-relief relief
Some options are only available for specific themes.
See the ttk::style manual page for information on how to configure ttk
styles.
BINDINGS
When a new ttk::frame is created, it has no default event bindings;
ttk::frames are not intended to be interactive.
SEE ALSO
ttk::widget(3tk), ttk::labelframe(3tk), frame(3tk)
KEYWORDS
widget, frame, container
Tk 8.5 ttk::frame(3tk)
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