section 3tk · Library functions 📚

A

• autoscroll(3tk)Provides for a scrollbar to automatically mapped and unmapped as needed✨

B

• bell(3tk)Ring a display's bell✨
• bind(3tk)Arrange for X events to invoke Tcl scripts✨
• bindtags(3tk)Determine which bindings apply to a window, and order of evaluation✨
• bitmap(3tk)Images that display two colors✨
• busy(3tk)Make Tk widgets busy, temporarily blocking user interactions✨
• button(3tk)Create and manipulate 'button' action widgets✨

C

• canvas(3tk)Create and manipulate 'canvas' hypergraphics drawing surface widgets✨
• canvas::drag(3tk)Manage the dragging of canvas items or item groups✨
• canvas::edit::circle(3tk)Editing a circle on a canvas✨
• canvas::edit::points(3tk)Editing a cloud of points on a canvas✨
• canvas::edit::polyline(3tk)Editing a polyline on a canvas✨
• canvas::edit::quadrilateral(3tk)Editing a quadrilateral on a canvas✨
• canvas::edit::rectangle(3tk)Editing a rectangle on a canvas✨
• canvas::gradient(3tk)Canvas with a gradient background✨
• canvas::highlight(3tk)Manage the highlighting of canvas items or item groups✨
• canvas::mvg(3tk)Canvas to ImageMagick MVG vector format✨
• canvas::pdf(3tk)Canvas to PDF✨
• canvas::snap(3tk)Canvas snapshot to Tk photo image✨
• canvas::sqmap(3tk)Canvas with map background based on square tiles✨
• canvas::tag(3tk)Easier management of the tags on canvas items or item groups✨
• canvas::track::lines(3tk)Manage a group of rubber band lines✨
• canvas::zoom(3tk)Zoom control for canvas::sqmap✨
• canvasLabel(3tk)tkpiechart canvas label class✨
• chatwidget(3tk)Provides a multi-paned view suitable for display of chat room or irc channel information✨
• checkbutton(3tk)Create and manipulate 'checkbutton' boolean selection widgets✨
• clipboard(3tk)Manipulate Tk clipboard✨
• colors(3tk)symbolic color names recognized by Tk✨
• console(3tk)Control the console on systems without a real console✨
• controlwidget(3tk)Collection of widgets for displaying and controlling numerical values✨
• crosshair(3tk)Crosshairs for Tk canvas✨
• ctext(3tk)Ctext a text widget with highlighting support✨
• cursor(3tk)Procedures to handle CURSOR data✨
• cursors(3tk)mouse cursors available in Tk✨

D

• datefield(3tk)Tk datefield widget✨
• destroy(3tk)Destroy one or more windows✨
• diagram(3tk)Diagram drawing✨
• dump(3tk)Dump information about Tcl interpreter in TkCon✨

E

• entry(3tk)Create and manipulate 'entry' one-line text entry widgets✨
• event(3tk)Miscellaneous event facilities: define virtual events and generate events✨

F

• FindPhoto(3tk)manipulate the image data stored in a photo image.✨
• focus(3tk)Manage the input focus✨
• font(3tk)Create and inspect fonts.✨
• fontchooser(3tk)control font selection dialog✨
• FontId(3tk)accessor functions for fonts✨
• frame(3tk)Create and manipulate 'frame' simple container widgets✨

G

• geometry(3tk)Variables used or set by Tk✨
• getstring(3tk)A string dialog✨
• grab(3tk)Confine pointer and keyboard events to a window sub-tree✨
• grid(3tk)Geometry manager that arranges widgets in a grid✨

H

• history(3tk)Provides a history for Entry widgets✨

I

• ico(3tk)Reading and writing windows icons✨
• idebug(3tk)Interactive debugging environment in TkCon✨
• image(3tk)Create and manipulate images✨
• img-bmp(3tk)Windows bitmap format (bmp)✨
• img-dted(3tk)Digital Terrain Elevation Data format (dted)✨
• img-flir(3tk)FLIR FPF Public Image format (flir)✨
• img-gif(3tk)Graphics Interchange Format (gif)✨
• img-ico(3tk)Windows icon format (ico)✨
• img-intro(3tk)Introduction to Img✨
• img-jpeg(3tk)Joint Picture Expert Group format (jpeg)✨
• img-pcx(3tk)Paintbrush format (pcx)✨
• img-pixmap(3tk)Pixmap image type (pixmap)✨
• img-png(3tk)Portable Network Graphics format (png)✨
• img-ppm(3tk)Portable pixmap format (ppm)✨
• img-ps(3tk)PostScript and PDF format (ps)✨
• img-raw(3tk)Raw data format (raw)✨
• img-sgi(3tk)Silicon Graphics format (sgi)✨
• img-sun(3tk)Sun raster format (sun)✨
• img-tga(3tk)Truevision Targa format (tga)✨
• img-tiff(3tk)Tagged Image File Format (tiff)✨
• img-window(3tk)Tk window grab (window)✨
• img-xbm(3tk)X Windows Bitmap format (xbm)✨
• img-xpm(3tk)X Windows Pixmap Format (xpm)✨
• ipentry(3tk)An IP address entry widget✨

K

• keysyms(3tk)keysyms recognized by Tk✨
• khim(3tk)Provides key bindings for entering international characters on a keyboard that does not support them✨

L

• label(3tk)Create and manipulate 'label' non-interactive text or image widgets✨
• labelframe(3tk)Create and manipulate 'labelframe' labelled container widgets✨
• listbox(3tk)Create and manipulate 'listbox' item list widgets✨
• lower(3tk)Change a window's position in the stacking order✨

M

• map::area::display(3tk)Widget to display a single geo/area definition✨
• map::area::file(3tk)Reading/writing tklib geo/area files✨
• map::area::map-display(3tk)Map Action Engine - Layer to display area definitions✨
• map::area::store::fs(3tk)Filesystem-based store of geo/area definitions✨
• map::area::store::memory(3tk)In-memory store for geo/area definitions✨
• map::area::table-display(3tk)Widget to display a table of area definitions✨
• map::box::display(3tk)Widget to display a single box definition✨
• map::box::entry(3tk)Map Action Engine - Box Entry✨
• map::box::file(3tk)Reading/writing tklib geo/box files✨
• map::box::map-display(3tk)Map Action Engine - Layer to display box definitions✨
• map::box::store::fs(3tk)Filesystem-based store of geo/box definitions✨
• map::box::store::memory(3tk)In-memory store for geo/box definitions✨
• map::box::table-display(3tk)Widget to display a table of box definitions✨
• map::display(3tk)Map Display Widget✨
• map::mark(3tk)Map Action Engine - Mark A Point✨
• map::point::file(3tk)Reading/writing tklib geo/point files✨
• map::point::map-display(3tk)Map Action Engine - Layer to display point definitions✨
• map::point::store::fs(3tk)Filesystem-based store of geo/point definitions✨
• map::point::store::memory(3tk)In-memory store for geo/point definitions✨
• map::point::table-display(3tk)Widget to display a table of point definitions✨
• map::provider::osm(3tk)Tile provider using OpenStreetMap Mapnik as origin✨
• map::track::display(3tk)Widget to display a single track definition✨
• map::track::entry(3tk)Map Action Engine - Track Entry✨
• map::track::file(3tk)Reading/writing tklib geo/track files✨
• map::track::map-display(3tk)Map Action Engine - Layer to display track definitions✨
• map::track::store::fs(3tk)Filesystem-based store of geo/track definitions✨
• map::track::store::memory(3tk)In-memory store for geo/track definitions✨
• map::track::table-display(3tk)Widget to display a table of track definitions✨
• map_overview(3tk)Overview of the packages in the Map module✨
• MeasureChar(3tk)routines to measure and display simple single-line strings.✨
• menu(3tk)Create and manipulate 'menu' widgets and menubars✨
• menubar(3tk)Creates an instance of the menubar Class.✨
• menubutton(3tk)Create and manipulate 'menubutton' pop-up menu indicator widgets✨
• message(3tk)Create and manipulate 'message' non-interactive text widgets✨

N

• notifywindow(3tk)Provides unobtrusive window for alerts/notifications from Tk applications✨
• nsimage(3tk)A Tk image type for macOS based on the NSImage class.✨
• ntext(3tk)Alternative Bindings for the Text Widget✨
• ntextBindings(3tk)Alternative Bindings for the Text Widget✨
• ntextIndent(3tk)ntext Indentation for the Text Widget✨
• ntextWordBreak(3tk)ntext Word Boundary Detection for the Text Widget✨

O

• observe(3tk)Runtime debugging output in TkCon✨
• option(3tk)Add/retrieve window options to/from the option database✨
• options(3tk)Standard options supported by widgets✨

P

• pack(3tk)Geometry manager that packs around edges of cavity✨
• pack_old(3tk)Obsolete syntax for packer geometry manager✨
• panedwindow(3tk)Create and manipulate 'panedwindow' split container widgets✨
• persistentSelection(3tk)Enhanced PRIMARY selection✨
• photo(3tk)Full-color images✨
• pie(3tk)2D or 3D pie chart object in a canvas✨
• pieBoxLabeler(3tk)tkpiechart pie box style labeler class✨
• piePeripheralLabeler(3tk)tkpiechart pie peripheral style labeler class✨
• place(3tk)Geometry manager for fixed or rubber-sheet placement✨
• Plotchart(3tk)Simple plotting and charting package✨
• print(3tk)Print canvas and text widgets using native dialogs and APIs.✨

R

• radiobutton(3tk)Create and manipulate 'radiobutton' pick-one widgets✨
• raise(3tk)Change a window's position in the stacking order✨

S

• safe_loadTk(3tk)Load Tk into a safe interpreter.✨
• scale(3tk)Create and manipulate 'scale' value-controlled slider widgets✨
• scrollbar(3tk)Create and manipulate 'scrollbar' scrolling control and indicator widgets✨
• selection(3tk)Manipulate the X selection✨
• send(3tk)Execute a command in a different application✨
• shtmlview(3tk)Basic HTML and Markdown viewer application✨
• shtmlview_doctools(3tk)shtmlview extension adding support for doctools markup✨
• shtmlview_mkdoc(3tk)shtmlview extension adding support for mkdoc markup✨
• spinbox(3tk)Create and manipulate 'spinbox' value spinner widgets✨
• swaplist(3tk)A dialog which allows a user to move options between two lists✨
• sysnotify(3tk)Creates a notification window with a title and message.✨
• systray(3tk)Creates an icon display in the platform-specific system tray.✨

T

• text(3tk)Create and manipulate 'text' hypertext editing widgets✨
• tipstack(3tk)Stacked tooltips✨
• tk(3tk)Manipulate Tk internal state✨
• Tk_3DBorderColor(3tk)draw borders with three-dimensional appearance✨
• Tk_3DBorderGC(3tk)draw borders with three-dimensional appearance✨
• Tk_3DHorizontalBevel(3tk)draw borders with three-dimensional appearance✨
• Tk_3DVerticalBevel(3tk)draw borders with three-dimensional appearance✨
• Tk_AddOption(3tk)Add an option to the option database✨
• Tk_Alloc3DBorderFromObj(3tk)draw borders with three-dimensional appearance✨
• Tk_AllocBitmapFromObj(3tk)maintain database of single-plane pixmaps✨
• Tk_AllocColorFromObj(3tk)maintain database of colors✨
• Tk_AllocCursorFromObj(3tk)maintain database of cursors✨
• Tk_AllocFontFromObj(3tk)maintain database of fonts✨
• Tk_AlwaysShowSelection(3tk)retrieve information from Tk's local data structure✨
• Tk_AttachHWND(3tk)manage interactions between the Windows handle and an X window✨
• Tk_Attributes(3tk)retrieve information from Tk's local data structure✨
• Tk_BindEvent(3tk)invoke scripts in response to X events✨
• tk_bindForTraversal(3tk)Obsolete support for menu bars✨
• tk_bisque(3tk)Modify the Tk color palette✨
• Tk_CanvasDrawableCoords(3tk)utility procedures for canvas type managers✨
• Tk_CanvasEventuallyRedraw(3tk)utility procedures for canvas type managers✨
• Tk_CanvasGetCoord(3tk)utility procedures for canvas type managers✨
• Tk_CanvasPsBitmap(3tk)utility procedures for generating Postscript for canvases✨
• Tk_CanvasPsColor(3tk)utility procedures for generating Postscript for canvases✨
• Tk_CanvasPsFont(3tk)utility procedures for generating Postscript for canvases✨
• Tk_CanvasPsPath(3tk)utility procedures for generating Postscript for canvases✨
• Tk_CanvasPsStipple(3tk)utility procedures for generating Postscript for canvases✨
• Tk_CanvasPsY(3tk)utility procedures for generating Postscript for canvases✨
• Tk_CanvasSetStippleOrigin(3tk)utility procedures for canvas type managers✨
• Tk_CanvasTagsOption(3tk)utility procedures for canvas type managers✨
• Tk_CanvasTextInfo(3tk)additional information for managing text items in canvases✨
• Tk_CanvasTkwin(3tk)utility procedures for canvas type managers✨
• Tk_CanvasWindowCoords(3tk)utility procedures for canvas type managers✨
• Tk_Changes(3tk)retrieve information from Tk's local data structure✨
• Tk_ChangeWindowAttributes(3tk)change window configuration or attributes✨
• Tk_CharBbox(3tk)routines to measure and display single-font, multi-line, justified text.✨
• tk_chooseColor(3tk)pops up a dialog box for the user to select a color.✨
• tk_chooseDirectory(3tk)pops up a dialog box for the user to select a directory.✨
• Tk_Class(3tk)set or retrieve a window's class✨
• Tk_ClearSelection(3tk)Deselect a selection✨
• Tk_ClipboardAppend(3tk)Manage the clipboard✨
• Tk_ClipboardClear(3tk)Manage the clipboard✨
• Tk_ClipDrawableToRect(3tk)draw borders with three-dimensional appearance✨
• Tk_CollapseMotionEvents(3tk)Add a window event to the Tcl event queue✨
• Tk_Colormap(3tk)retrieve information from Tk's local data structure✨
• Tk_ComputeTextLayout(3tk)routines to measure and display single-font, multi-line, justified text.✨
• Tk_ConfigureInfo(3tk)process configuration options for widgets✨
• Tk_ConfigureValue(3tk)process configuration options for widgets✨
• Tk_ConfigureWidget(3tk)process configuration options for widgets✨
• Tk_ConfigureWindow(3tk)change window configuration or attributes✨
• Tk_CoordsToWindow(3tk)Find window containing a point✨