frame(3)
NAME
Tk::Frame - Create and manipulate Frame widgets
SYNOPSIS
$frame = $parent->Frame(?options?);
STANDARD OPTIONS
-borderwidth -highlightbackground -highlightthick
ness -takefocus -class -highlightcolor -relief
-cursor
See Tk::options for details of the standard options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
- Name: background
Class: Background
Switch: -background - This option is the same as the standard background
option except that its value may also be specified as
an undefined value. In this case, the widget will
display no background or border, and no colors will be
consumed from its colormap for its background and bor
der. - Name: colormap
Class: Colormap
Switch: -colormap - Specifies a colormap to use for the window. The value
may be either new, in which case a new colormap is
created for the window and its children, or the name
of another window (which must be on the same screen
and have the same visual as $widget), in which case
the new window will use the colormap from the speci
fied window. If the colormap option is not specified, the new window uses the same colormap as its parent.
This option may not be changed with the configure method. - Name: container
Class: Container
Switch: -container - The value must be a boolean. If true, it means that
this window will be used as a container in which some
other application will be embedded (for example, a Tk
toplevel can be embedded using the -use option). The
window will support the appropriate window manager
protocols for things like geometry requests. The win
dow should not have any children of its own in this
application. This option may not be changed with the
configure method. - Name: height
Class: Height
Switch: -height - Specifies the desired height for the window in any of
the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. If this option is less than or equal to zero then the window will not
request any size at all. - Name: visual
Class: Visual
Switch: -visual - Specifies visual information for the new window in any
of the forms accepted by Tk_GetVisual. If this option is not specified, the new window will use the same
visual as its parent. The visual option may not be
modified with the configure method. - Name: width
Class: Width
Switch: -width - Specifies the desired width for the window in any of
the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels. If this option is less than or equal to zero then the window will not
request any size at all.
DESCRIPTION
The Frame method creates a new window (given by the $wid
get argument) and makes it into a frame widget. Addi
tional options, described above, may be specified on the
command line or in the option database to configure
aspects of the frame such as its background color and
relief. The frame command returns the path name of the
new window.
A frame is a simple widget. Its primary purpose is to act
as a spacer or container for complex window layouts. The
only features of a frame are its background color and an
optional 3-D border to make the frame appear raised or
sunken.
WIDGET METHODS
The Frame method creates a widget object. This object
supports the configure and cget methods described in
Tk::options which can be used to enquire and modify the
options described above. The widget also inherits all the
methods provided by the generic Tk::Widget class.
BINDINGS
When a new frame is created, it has no default event bind
ings: frames are not intended to be interactive.
KEYWORDS
- frame, widget