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NAME

ttk::frame — Simple container widget

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

STANDARD OPTIONS

-class, undefined, undefined

-cursor, cursor, Cursor

-padding, padding, Padding

-style, style, Style

-takefocus, takeFocus, TakeFocus

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

-borderwidth, borderWidth, BorderWidth

-relief, relief, Relief

-width, width, Width

-height, height, Height

WIDGET COMMAND

NOTES

STYLING OPTIONS

BINDINGS

SEE ALSO

KEYWORDS

NAME

ttk::frame — Simple container widget

SYNOPSIS

ttk::frame pathName ?options?

DESCRIPTION

A ttk::frame widget is a container, used to group other widgets together.

STANDARD OPTIONS

-class, undefined, undefined

-cursor, cursor, Cursor

-padding, padding, Padding

-style, style, Style

-takefocus, takeFocus, TakeFocus

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

Frame widgets support the standard commands cget, configure, identify element, instate, state and style (see ttk::widget).

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 normally take precedence over the frame widget's -width and -height options. 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, ttk::labelframe, frame

KEYWORDS

widget, frame, container