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Name

ttk::paned - Multi-pane container window

Synopsis

ttk::paned pathName ?options?
pathName add pathName.subwindow ?options...? pathName insert index pathName.subwindow ?options...? _________________________________________________________________

Description

A paned widget displays a number of subwindows, stacked either vertically or horizontally. The user may adjust the relative sizes of the subwindows by dragging the sash between panes.

Standard Options

-class
-cursor -takefocus-style

See the options manual entry for details on the standard options.

Widget Options

Command-Line Name:-orient
Database Name: orient
Database Class: Orient

Specifies the orientation of the window. If verti*- cal, subpanes are stacked top-to-bottom; if hori*- zontal, subpanes are stacked left-to-right.

Pane Options

The following options may be specified for each pane:

Command-Line Name:-weight
Database Name: weight
Database Class: Weight

An integer specifying the relative stretchability of the pane. When the paned window is resized, the extra space is added or subracted to each pane pro- portionally to its -weight.

Widget Command

Supports the standard configure, cget, state, and instate commands; see widget(n) for details. Additional commands:

pathname add subwindow options...
Adds a new pane to the window. subwindow must be a direct child of the paned window pathname. See PANE OPTIONS for the list of available options.

pathname forget pane
Removes the specified subpane from the widget. pane is either an integer index or the name of a managed subwindow.

pathname insert pos subwindow options... Inserts a pane at the specified position. pos is either the string end, an integer index, or the name of a managed subwindow. If subwindow is already managed by the paned window, moves it to the specified position. See PANE OPTIONS for the list of available options.

pathname pane pane -option ?value ?-option value... Query or modify the options of the specified pane, where pane is either an integer index or the name of a managed subwindow. If no -option is speci- fied, returns a dictionary of the pane option val- ues. If one -option is specified, returns the value of that option. Otherwise, sets the -options to the corresponding values.

Internal Routines

The following routines are used internally by the paned widget binding code.

pathname sashpos index ?newpos?
If newpos is specified, sets the sash position (subject to constraints). Returns the position of sash number index.

pathname identify x y
Returns a list consisting of the sash index at point x,y and the name of the sash subelement at that point. Returns the empty list if x,y is not over a sash.

See Also

widget(n), notebook(n).

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