RetroSearch Browse

NAME ttk::checkbutton — On/off widget SYNOPSISttk::checkbutton pathName ?options?
DESCRIPTION A ttk::checkbutton widget is used to show or change a setting. It has two states, selected and deselected. The state of the checkbutton may be linked to a Tcl variable. 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: -command
Database Name: command
Database Class: Command: A Tcl script to execute whenever the widget is invoked.
Command-Line Name: -offvalue
Database Name: offValue
Database Class: OffValue: The value to store in the associated -variable when the widget is deselected. Defaults to 0.
Command-Line Name: -onvalue
Database Name: onValue
Database Class: OnValue: The value to store in the associated -variable when the widget is selected. Defaults to 1.
Command-Line Name: -variable
Database Name: variable
Database Class: Variable: The name of a global variable whose value is linked to the widget. Defaults to the widget pathname if not specified.

WIDGET COMMAND In addition to the standard cget, configure, identify element, instate, state and style commands (see ttk::widget), checkbutton widgets support the following additional commands:

pathname invoke: Toggles between the selected and deselected states and evaluates the associated -command. If the widget is currently selected, sets the -variable to the -offvalue and deselects the widget; otherwise, sets the -variable to the -onvalue Returns the result of the -command.

WIDGET STATES The widget does not respond to user input if the disabled state is set. The widget sets the selected state whenever the linked -variable is set to the widget's -onvalue, and clears it otherwise. The widget sets the alternate state whenever the linked -variable is unset. (The alternate state may be used to indicate a “tri-state” or “indeterminate” selection.) STANDARD STYLESTtk::checkbutton 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::checkbutton is TCheckbutton.

Dynamic states: active, alternate, disabled, pressed, selected, readonly.

TCheckbutton styling options configurable with ttk::style are:

-background color
-compound compound
-foreground color
-indicatorbackground color
-indicatorcolor color
-indicatormargin padding
-indicatorrelief relief
-padding padding

Some options are only available for specific themes.

See the ttk::style manual page for information on how to configure ttk styles.

SEE ALSOttk::widget, ttk::radiobutton, checkbutton KEYWORDS widget, button, toggle, check, option

RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue

Search and Browse the WWW like it's 1997 | Search results from DuckDuckGo

HTML: 3.2 | Encoding: UTF-8 | Version: 0.7.3