ttk::frame

Section: Tk Themed Widget (n)
Updated: 8.5
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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     -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, 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.

KEYWORDS

widget, frame, container