ttk::button(n) | Tk Themed Widget | ttk::button(n) |
NAME
ttk::button - Widget that issues a command when pressed
SYNOPSIS
ttk::button pathName ?options?
DESCRIPTION
A ttk::button widget displays a textual label and/or image, and evaluates a command when pressed.
STANDARD OPTIONS
-class -compound -cursor -image -state -style -takefocus -text -textvariable -underline -width
See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.
WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
Command-Line Name: -command Database Name: command Database Class: Command
- A script to evaluate when the widget is invoked.
Command-Line Name: -default Database Name: default Database Class: Default
- May be set to one of normal, active, or disabled. In a dialog box, one button may be designated the “default” button (meaning, roughly, “the one that gets invoked when the user presses <Enter>”). active indicates that this is currently the default button; normal means that it may become the default button, and disabled means that it is not defaultable. The default is normal.
Depending on the theme, the default button may be displayed with an extra highlight ring, or with a different border color.
WIDGET COMMAND
In addition to the standard cget, configure, identify, instate, and state commands, buttons support the following additional widget commands:
- pathName invoke
- Invokes the command associated with the button.
STANDARD STYLES
Ttk::button widgets support the Toolbutton style in all standard themes, which is useful for creating widgets for toolbars.
STYLING OPTIONS
The class name for a ttk::button is TButton.
Dynamic states: active, disabled, pressed, readonly.
TButton styling options configurable with ttk::style are:
-anchor anchor
-background color
-bordercolor color
-compound compound
-darkcolor color
-foreground color
-font font
-highlightcolor color
-highlightthickness amount
-lightcolor color
-padding padding
-relief relief
-shiftrelief amount
Some options are only available for specific themes.
See the ttk::style manual page for information on how to configure ttk styles.
SEE ALSO
ttk::widget(n), button(n)
KEYWORDS
widget, button, default, command
8.5 | Tk |