FRAME(9)FRAME(9)NAME
frame - Create and manipulate frame widgets
SYNOPSIS
frame pathName ?options?
STANDARD OPTIONS-borderwidth -relief
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-background colour
This option is the same as the standard background option except
that its value may also be specified as an empty string. In
this case, the widget will display no background or border, and
no colours will be consumed from its colourmap for its back‐
ground and border.
-height dist
Specifies the desired height for the window. If this option is
less than or equal to zero then the window will not request any
size at all.
-width dist
Specifies the desired width for the window. If this option is
less than or equal to zero then the window will not request any
size at all.
DESCRIPTION
The frame command creates a new window (given by the pathName argument)
and makes it into a frame widget. Additional options, described above,
may be specified on the command line to configure aspects of the frame
such as its background colour 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 colour and an optional 3-D border to make the frame
appear raised or sunken.
WIDGET COMMAND
The frame command creates a new Tk command whose name is pathName..
This command may be used to invoke various operations on the widget.
It has the following general form:
pathName option ?arg arg ...?
PathName is the name of the command, which is the same as the frame
widget's path name. Option and the args determine the exact behaviour
of the command. The following commands are possible for frame widgets:
pathName cget option
Returns the current value of the configuration option given by
option. Option may have any of the values accepted by the frame
command.
pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...?
Query or modify the configuration options of the widget. If no
option is specified, returns a list of all of the available
options for pathName. If one or more option-value pairs are
specified, then the command modifies the given widget option(s)
to have the given value(s); in this case the command returns an
empty string. Option may have any of the values accepted by the
frame command.
BINDINGS
When a new frame is created, it has no default event bindings: frames
are not intended to be interactive.
SEE ALSOoptions(9), types(9)FRAME(9)