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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

Supports the standard widget commands configure, cget, identify, instate, and state; see ttk::widget(n).

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
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