ttk_menubutton

NAME

ttk::menubutton — Widget that pops down a menu when pressed

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

STANDARD OPTIONS

-class, undefined, undefined

-compound, compound, Compound

-cursor, cursor, Cursor

-image, image, Image

-state, state, State

-style, style, Style

-takefocus, takeFocus, TakeFocus

-text, text, Text

-textvariable, textVariable, Variable

-underline, underline, Underline

-width, width, Width

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

-direction, direction, Direction

-menu, menu, Menu

WIDGET COMMAND

STANDARD STYLES

STYLING OPTIONS

SEE ALSO

KEYWORDS

Name

ttk::menubutton — Widget that pops down a menu when pressed

Synopsis

ttk::menubutton pathName ?options?

Description

A ttk::menubutton widget displays a textual label and/or image, and displays a menu when pressed.

Standard options

-class, undefined, undefined

-compound, compound, Compound

-cursor, cursor, Cursor

-image, image, Image

-state, state, State

-style, style, Style

-takefocus, takeFocus, TakeFocus

-text, text, Text

-textvariable, textVariable, Variable

-underline, underline, Underline

-width, width, Width

Widget-specific options

Command-Line Name: -direction

Database Name: direction

Database Class: Direction

Specifies where the menu is to be popped up relative to the menubutton. One of: above, below, left, right, or flush. The default is below. flush pops the menu up directly over the menubutton.

Command-Line Name: -menu

Database Name: menu

Database Class: Menu

Specifies the path name of the menu associated with the menubutton. To be on the safe side, the menu ought to be a direct child of the menubutton.

Widget command

Menubutton widgets support the standard commands cget, configure, identify element, instate, state and style (see ttk::widget).

Standard styles

Ttk::menubutton 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::menubutton is TMenubutton.

Dynamic states: active, disabled, readonly.

TMenubutton styling options configurable with ttk::style are:

-arrowsize amount
-background color
-compound compound
-foreground color
-font font
-padding padding
-relief relief
-width 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, menu, menubutton