The widget roundup provides you with a quick and easy reference to the most important features
and options for each Tk widget.
Frame
Widget Essentials
When to use: | As a container for other widgets, either to simplify layout, to help with spacing around the border of a user interface, or to visually distinguish an area as e.g. sunken. |
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Python: | frame = ttk.Frame(parent) |
Tcl: | ttk::frame .frame |
Ruby: | frame = Tk::Tile::Frame.new(parent) |
Perl: | my $frame = $parent->new_ttk__frame; |
Reference: | (at www.tcl.tk) |
Common Options
padding | Extra padding to be left on the inside of the frame; single argument is same padding all around, two arguments is different horizontal and vertical, and four is different for left, top, right and bottom. |
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borderwidth | Width of a border around the widget, used in conjunction with relief. |
relief | How to display the frame's border: flat, raised, sunken, solid, ridge, groove. |
width, height |
Specify an explicit size for the frame to request; if the frame contains other widgets, normally this is omitted, and the frame requests the size needed to accommodate the other widgets. |