Tk Built-In Commands panedwindow(1T)
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NAME
panedwindow - Create and manipulate panedwindow widgets
SYNOPSIS
panedwindow pathName ?options?
STANDARD OPTIONS-background -height -width
-borderwidth -orient
-cursor -relief
See the options manual entry for details on the standard options.WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Command-Line Name:-handlepad
Database Name: handlePad Database Class: HandlePad When sash handles are drawn, specifies the distance from the top or left end of the sash (depending on the orientation of the widget) at which to draw the handle.May be any value accepted by Tk_GetPixels.
Command-Line Name:-handlesize
Database Name: handleSize Database Class: HandleSize Specifies the side length of a sash handle. Handles are always drawn as squares. May be any value acceptedby Tk_GetPixels.
Command-Line Name:-opaqueresize
Database Name: opaqueResize Database Class: OpaqueResize Specifies whether panes should be resized as a sash is moved (true), or if resizing should be deferred until the sash is placed (false).Command-Line Name:-sashcursor
Database Name: sashCursor Database Class: SashCursor Mouse cursor to use when over a sash. If null,sb_h_double_arrow will be used for horizontal panedwin-
dows, and sb_v_double_arrow will be used for vertical
panedwindows.
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Command-Line Name:-sashpad
Database Name: sashPad Database Class: SashPad Specifies the amount of padding to leave of each sideof a sash. May be any value accepted by Tk_GetPixels.
Command-Line Name:-sashrelief
Database Name: sashRelief Database Class: SashRelief Relief to use when drawing a sash. May be any of the standard Tk relief values.Command-Line Name:-sashwidth
Database Name: sashWidth Database Class: SashWidth Specifies the width of each sash. May be any valueaccepted by Tk_GetPixels.
Command-Line Name:-showhandle
Database Name: showHandle Database Class: ShowHandle Specifies whether sash handles should be shown. May be any valid Tcl boolean value._________________________________________________________________
DESCRIPTION
The panedwindow command creates a new window (given by the
pathName argument) and makes it into a panedwindow widget.
Additional options, described above, may be specified on the command line or in the option database to configure aspectsof the panedwindow such as its default background color and
relief. The panedwindow command returns the path name of
the new window.A panedwindow widget contains any number of panes, arranged
horizontally or vertically, according to the value of the-orient option. Each pane contains one widget, and each
pair of panes is separated by a moveable (via mouse move-
ments) sash. Moving a sash causes the widgets on either side of the sash to be resized. WIDGET COMMANDThe panedwindow command creates a new Tcl command whose name
is the same as the path name of the panedwindow's window.
This command may be used to invoke various operations on the widget. It has the following general form: pathName option ?arg arg ...? Tk Last change: 8.4 2Tk Built-In Commands panedwindow(1T)
PathName is the name of the command, which is the same asthe panedwindow widget's path name. Option and the args
determine the exact behavior of the command. The followingcommands are possible for panedwindow widgets:
pathName add window ?window ...? ?option value ...?Add one or more windows to the panedwindow, each in a
separate pane. The arguments consist of the names of one or more windows followed by pairs of arguments that specify how to manage the windows. Option may have any of the values accepted by the configure subcommand. pathName cget option Returns the current value of the configuration option given by option. Option may have any of the valuesaccepted by the panedwindow command.
pathName configure ?option? ?value option value ...? Query or modify the configuration options of the widget. If no option is specified, returns a list describing all of the available options for pathName(see Tk_ConfigureInfo for information on the format of
this list). If option is specified with no value, then the command returns a list describing the one namedoption (this list will be identical to the correspond-
ing sublist of the value returned if no option isspecified). 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 ofthe values accepted by the panedwindow command.
pathName forget window ?window ...?Remove the pane containing window from the panedwindow.
All geometry management options for window will be for-
gotten. pathName identify x yIdentify the panedwindow component underneath the point
given by x and y, in window coordinates. If the point is over a sash or a sash handle, the result is a twoelement list containing the index of the sash or han-
dle, and a word indicating whether it is over a sash or a handle, such as {0 sash} or {2 handle}. If the pointis over any other part of the panedwindow, the result
is an empty list. pathName proxy ?args? This command is used to query and change the positionof the sash proxy, used for rubberband-style pane
resizing. It can take any of the following forms: Tk Last change: 8.4 3Tk Built-In Commands panedwindow(1T)
pathName proxy coord Return a list containing the x and y coordinates of the most recent proxy location. pathName proxy forget Remove the proxy from the display. pathName proxy place x y Place the proxy at the given x and y coordinates. pathName sash ?args? This command is used to query and change the positionof sashes in the panedwindow. It can take any of the
following forms: pathName sash coord index Return the current x and y coordinate pair for the sash given by index. Index must be an integer between 0 and 1 less than the number of panes inthe panedwindow. The coordinates given are those
of the top left corner of the region containing the sash. pathName sash dragto index x y This command computes the difference between the given coordinates and the coordinates given to the last sash mark command for the given sash. It then moves that sash the computed difference. The return value is the empty string. pathName sash mark index x y Records x and y for the sash given by index; used in conjunction with later sash dragto commands to move the sash. pathName sash place index x yPlace the sash given by index at the given coordi-
nates. pathName panecget window option Query a management option for window. Option may be any value allowed by the paneconfigure subcommand. pathName paneconfigure window ?option? ?value option value ...? Query or modify the management options for window. If no option is specified, returns a list describing all of the available options for pathName (seeTk_ConfigureInfo for information on the format of this
list). If option is specified with no value, then the command returns a list describing the one named option(this list will be identical to the corresponding sub-
list of the value returned if no option is specified). Tk Last change: 8.4 4Tk Built-In Commands panedwindow(1T)
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. The following options are supported:-after window
Insert the window after the window specified. window should be the name of a window already managed by pathName.-before window
Insert the window before the window specified. window should be the name of a window already managed by pathName.-height size
Specify a height for the window. The height will be the outer dimension of the window including its border, if any. If size is an empty string, or if-height is not specified, then the height
requested internally by the window will be used initially; the height may later be adjusted by themovement of sashes in the panedwindow. Size may
be any value accepted by Tk_GetPixels.
-minsize n
Specifies that the size of the window cannot be made less than n. This constraint only affectsthe size of the widget in the paned dimension --
the x dimension for horizontal panedwindows, the y
dimension for vertical panedwindows. May be any
value accepted by Tk_GetPixels.
-padx n
Specifies a non-negative value indicating how much
extra space to leave on each side of the window inthe X-direction. The value may have any of the
forms accepted by Tk_GetPixels.
-pady n
Specifies a non-negative value indicating how much
extra space to leave on each side of the window inthe Y-direction. The value may have any of the
forms accepted by Tk_GetPixels.
-sticky style
If a window's pane is larger than the requested dimensions of the window, this option may be used to position (or stretch) the window within its pane. Style is a string that contains zero or more of the characters n, s, e or w. The string can optionally contains spaces or commas, but they Tk Last change: 8.4 5Tk Built-In Commands panedwindow(1T)
are ignored. Each letter refers to a side (north, south, east, or west) that the window will "stick" to. If both n and s (or e and w) are specified, the window will be stretched to fill the entire height (or width) of its cavity.-width size
Specify a width for the window. The width will be the outer dimension of the window including its border, if any. If size is an empty string, or if-width is not specified, then the width requested
internally by the window will be used initially; the width may later be adjusted by the movement ofsashes in the panedwindow. Size may be any value
accepted by Tk_GetPixels.
pathName panesReturns an ordered list of the widgets managed by path-
Name. RESIZING PANES A pane is resized by grabbing the sash (or sash handle if present) and dragging with the mouse. This is accomplished via mouse motion bindings on the widget. When a sash is moved, the sizes of the panes on each side of the sash, and thus the widgets in those panes, are adjusted. When a pane is resized from outside (e.g. it is packed to expand and fill, and the containing toplevel is resized), space is added to the final (rightmost or bottommost) pane in the window. KEYWORDSpanedwindow, widget, geometry management
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE|
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| Availability | runtime/tk-8 |
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| Interface Stability| Uncommitted ||____________________|_________________|
NOTES Source for Tk is available on http://opensolaris.org. Tk Last change: 8.4 6