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(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 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(3tk), ttk::labelframe(3tk), frame(3tk)

KEYWORDS¶

widget, frame, container