section 3tk — Library functions

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) confine pointer events to a window sub-tree
button(3tk) Create and manipulate 'button' action widgets
canvas(3tk) Create and manipulate 'canvas' hypergraphics drawing surface widgets
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
cursors(3tk) mouse cursors available in Tk
destroy(3tk) Destroy one or more windows
entry(3tk) Create and manipulate 'entry' one-line text entry widgets
event(3tk) Miscellaneous event facilities: define virtual events and generate events
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
geometry(3tk) Variables used or set by Tk
grab(3tk) Confine pointer and keyboard events to a window sub-tree
grid(3tk) Geometry manager that arranges widgets in a grid
image(3tk) Create and manipulate images
keysyms(3tk) keysyms recognized by Tk
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
MeasureChar(3tk) routines to measure and display simple single-line strings.
menu(3tk) Create and manipulate 'menu' widgets and menubars
menubutton(3tk) Create and manipulate 'menubutton' pop-up menu indicator widgets
message(3tk) Create and manipulate 'message' non-interactive text widgets
option(3tk) Add/retrieve window options to/from the option database
options(3tk) Standard options supported by widgets
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
photo(3tk) Full-color images
place(3tk) Geometry manager for fixed or rubber-sheet placement
radiobutton(3tk) Create and manipulate 'radiobutton' pick-one widgets
raise(3tk) Change a window's position in the stacking order
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
spinbox(3tk) Create and manipulate 'spinbox' value spinner widgets
text(3tk) Create and manipulate 'text' hypertext editing widgets
tk(3tk) Manipulate Tk internal state
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_CanvasPsY(3tk) utility procedures for generating Postscript for canvases
Tk_CanvasTextInfo(3tk) additional information for managing text items in canvases
Tk_CanvasTkwin(3tk) utility procedures for canvas type managers
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_ClearSelection(3tk) Deselect a selection
Tk_ClipboardClear(3tk) Manage the clipboard
Tk_CollapseMotionEvents(3tk) Add a window event to the Tcl event queue
Tk_ComputeTextLayout(3tk) routines to measure and display single-font, multi-line, justified text.
Tk_ConfigureWidget(3tk) process configuration options for widgets
Tk_ConfigureWindow(3tk) change window configuration or attributes
Tk_CoordsToWindow(3tk) Find window containing a point
Tk_CreateBindingTable(3tk) invoke scripts in response to X events
Tk_CreateClientMessageHandler(3tk) associate procedure callback with ClientMessage type X events
Tk_CreateErrorHandler(3tk) handle X protocol errors
Tk_CreateEventHandler(3tk) associate procedure callback with an X event
Tk_CreateGenericHandler(3tk) associate procedure callback with all X events
Tk_CreateImageType(3tk) define new kind of image
Tk_CreateItemType(3tk) define new kind of canvas item
Tk_CreateOptionTable(3tk) process configuration options
Tk_CreatePhotoImageFormat(3tk) define new file format for photo images
Tk_CreateSelHandler(3tk) arrange to handle requests for a selection
Tk_CreateWindow(3tk) create or delete window
Tk_DeleteImage(3tk) Destroy an image.
tk_dialog(3tk) Create modal dialog and wait for response
Tk_DrawFocusHighlight(3tk) draw the traversal highlight ring for a widget
tk_focusNext(3tk) Utility procedures for managing the input focus.
Tk_FreeXId(3tk) make X resource identifier available for reuse
Tk_GeometryRequest(3tk) specify desired geometry or internal border for a window
Tk_GetAnchorFromObj(3tk) translate between strings and anchor positions
Tk_GetCapStyle(3tk) translate between strings and cap styles
Tk_GetColormap(3tk) allocate and free colormaps
Tk_GetDash(3tk) convert from string to valid dash structure.
Tk_GetGC(3tk) maintain database of read-only graphics contexts
Tk_GetHINSTANCE(3tk) retrieve the global application instance handle
Tk_GetHWND(3tk) manage interactions between the Windows handle and an X window
Tk_GetImage(3tk) use an image in a widget
Tk_GetJoinStyle(3tk) translate between strings and join styles
Tk_GetJustifyFromObj(3tk) translate between strings and justification styles
tk_getOpenFile(3tk) pop up a dialog box for the user to select a file to open or save.
Tk_GetOption(3tk) retrieve an option from the option database
Tk_GetPixelsFromObj(3tk) translate between strings and screen units
Tk_GetPixmap(3tk) allocate and free pixmaps
Tk_GetReliefFromObj(3tk) translate between strings and relief values
Tk_GetRootCoords(3tk) Compute root-window coordinates of window
Tk_GetScrollInfoObj(3tk) parse arguments for scrolling commands
Tk_GetSelection(3tk) retrieve the contents of a selection
Tk_GetUid(3tk) convert from string to unique identifier
Tk_GetUserInactiveTime(3tk) discover user inactivity time
Tk_GetVisual(3tk) translate from string to visual
Tk_GetVRootGeometry(3tk) Get location and size of virtual root for window
Tk_Grab(3tk) manipulate grab state in an application
Tk_HandleEvent(3tk) invoke event handlers for window system events
Tk_HWNDToWindow(3tk) Find Tk's window information for a Windows window
Tk_IdToWindow(3tk) Find Tk's window information for an X window
Tk_ImageChanged(3tk) notify widgets that image needs to be redrawn
Tk_Init(3tk) add Tk to an interpreter and make a new Tk application.
Tk_InitConsoleChannels(3tk) Install the console channels as standard channels
Tk_InitStubs(3tk) initialize the Tk stubs mechanism
Tk_InternAtom(3tk) manage cache of X atoms
tk_mac(3tk) Access Mac-Specific Functionality on OS X from Tk
Tk_Main(3tk) main program for Tk-based applications
Tk_MainLoop(3tk) loop for events until all windows are deleted
Tk_MaintainGeometry(3tk) maintain geometry of one window relative to another
Tk_MainWindow(3tk) functions for querying main window information
Tk_ManageGeometry(3tk) arrange to handle geometry requests for a window
Tk_MapWindow(3tk) map or unmap a window
tk_menuBar(3tk) Obsolete support for menu bars
tk_messageBox(3tk) pops up a message window and waits for user response.
Tk_MoveToplevelWindow(3tk) Adjust the position of a top-level window
Tk_Name(3tk) convert between names and window tokens
Tk_NameOfImage(3tk) Return name of image.
tk_optionMenu(3tk) Create an option menubutton and its menu
Tk_OwnSelection(3tk) make a window the owner of the primary selection
Tk_ParseArgv(3tk) process command-line options
tk_popup(3tk) Post a popup menu
Tk_RestackWindow(3tk) Change a window's position in the stacking order
Tk_RestrictEvents(3tk) filter and selectively delay X events
Tk_SetAppName(3tk) Set the name of an application for 'send' commands
Tk_SetCaretPos(3tk) set the display caret location
Tk_SetClass(3tk) set or retrieve a window's class
Tk_SetClassProcs(3tk) register widget specific procedures
Tk_SetGrid(3tk) control the grid for interactive resizing
tk_setPalette(3tk) Modify the Tk color palette
Tk_SetWindowVisual(3tk) change visual characteristics of window
Tk_StrictMotif(3tk) Return value of tk_strictMotif variable
Tk_WindowId(3tk) retrieve information from Tk's local data structure
tkerror(3tk) Command invoked to process background errors
tkwait(3tk) Wait for variable to change or window to be destroyed
toplevel(3tk) Create and manipulate 'toplevel' main and popup window widgets
ttk_button(3tk) Widget that issues a command when pressed
ttk_checkbutton(3tk) On/off widget
ttk_combobox(3tk) text field with popdown selection list
Ttk_CreateTheme(3tk) create and use Tk themes.
ttk_entry(3tk) Editable text field widget
ttk_frame(3tk) Simple container widget
ttk_image(3tk) Define an element based on an image
ttk_intro(3tk) Introduction to the Tk theme engine
ttk_label(3tk) Display a text string and/or image
ttk_labelframe(3tk) Container widget with optional label
Ttk_MakeBox(3tk) Tk themed geometry utilities
ttk_menubutton(3tk) Widget that pops down a menu when pressed
ttk_notebook(3tk) Multi-paned container widget
ttk_panedwindow(3tk) Multi-pane container window
ttk_progressbar(3tk) Provide progress feedback
ttk_radiobutton(3tk) Mutually exclusive option widget
ttk_scale(3tk) Create and manipulate a scale widget
ttk_scrollbar(3tk) Control the viewport of a scrollable widget
ttk_separator(3tk) Separator bar
ttk_sizegrip(3tk) Bottom-right corner resize widget
ttk_spinbox(3tk) Selecting text field widget
ttk_style(3tk) Manipulate style database
ttk_treeview(3tk) hierarchical multicolumn data display widget
ttk_vsapi(3tk) Define a Microsoft Visual Styles element
ttk_widget(3tk) Standard options and commands supported by Tk themed widgets
winfo(3tk) Return window-related information
wm(3tk) Communicate with window manager