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NAME

       winfo - Return window-related information

SYNOPSIS

       winfo option ?arg arg ...?
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DESCRIPTION

       The  winfo  command  is  used to retrieve information about windows managed by Tk.  It can
       take any of a number of different forms, depending on  the  option  argument.   The  legal
       forms are:

       winfo atom ?-displayof window? name
              Returns  a  decimal string giving the integer identifier for the atom whose name is
              name.  If no atom exists with the name name then a new  one  is  created.   If  the
              -displayof  option  is  given  then the atom is looked up on the display of window;
              otherwise it is looked up on the display of the application's main window.

       winfo atomname ?-displayof window? id
              Returns the textual name for the atom whose  integer  identifier  is  id.   If  the
              -displayof  option  is  given  then  the  identifier is looked up on the display of
              window;  otherwise it is looked up on the display of the application's main window.
              This command is the inverse of the winfo atom command.  It generates an error if no
              such atom exists.

       winfo cells window
              Returns a decimal string giving the number of cells in the color map for window.

       winfo children window
              Returns a list containing the path names of all the children of  window.  Top-level
              windows  are returned as children of their logical parents. The list is in stacking
              order, with the lowest window first, except for Top-level  windows  which  are  not
              returned  in  stacking  order.  Use the wm stackorder command to query the stacking
              order of Top-level windows.

       winfo class window
              Returns the class name for window.

       winfo colormapfull window
              Returns 1 if the colormap for window  is  known  to  be  full,  0  otherwise.   The
              colormap  for  a window is “known” to be full if the last attempt to allocate a new
              color on that window failed and this application has not freed any  colors  in  the
              colormap since the failed allocation.

       winfo containing ?-displayof window? rootX rootY
              Returns the path name for the window containing the point given by rootX and rootY.
              RootX and rootY are specified  in  screen  units  (i.e.   any  form  acceptable  to
              Tk_GetPixels) in the coordinate system of the root window (if a virtual-root window
              manager is in use then the coordinate system of the virtual root window  is  used).
              If  the  -displayof  option  is  given  then  the  coordinates  refer to the screen
              containing window;  otherwise they refer to the screen of  the  application's  main
              window.   If  no window in this application contains the point then an empty string
              is returned.  An empty string is also returned if the point lies in the  title  bar
              or  border of its highest containing toplevel in this application.  (Note that with
              some window managers the borders may be invisible.)  In  selecting  the  containing
              window,  children  are  given  higher  priority than parents and among siblings the
              highest one in the stacking order is chosen.

       winfo depth window
              Returns a decimal string giving the depth of window (number of bits per pixel).

       winfo exists window
              Returns 1 if there exists a window named window, 0 if no such window exists.

       winfo fpixels window number
              Returns a floating-point value giving the number of pixels in window  corresponding
              to  the  distance  given  by  number.   Number may be specified in any of the forms
              acceptable to Tk_GetScreenMM, such as “2.0c” or “1i”.   The  return  value  may  be
              fractional;  for an integer value, use winfo pixels.

       winfo geometry window
              Returns  the geometry for window, in the form widthxheight+x+y.  All dimensions are
              in pixels.

       winfo height window
              Returns a decimal string giving window's height in pixels.  When a window is  first
              created  its  height  will  be 1 pixel;  the height will eventually be changed by a
              geometry manager to fulfil the  window's  needs.   If  you  need  the  true  height
              immediately after creating a widget, invoke update to force the geometry manager to
              arrange it, or use winfo reqheight to get the window's requested height instead  of
              its actual height.

       winfo id window
              Returns  a  hexadecimal  string giving a low-level platform-specific identifier for
              window.  On Unix platforms, this is the X window identifier.  Under  Windows,  this
              is the Windows HWND.  On the Macintosh the value has no meaning outside Tk.

       winfo interps ?-displayof window?
              Returns  a  list  whose members are the names of all Tcl interpreters (e.g. all Tk-
              based  applications)  currently  registered  for  a  particular  display.   If  the
              -displayof  option  is given then the return value refers to the display of window;
              otherwise it refers to the display of the application's main window.

       winfo ismapped window
              Returns 1 if window is currently mapped, 0 otherwise.

       winfo manager window
              Returns the name of the geometry manager currently responsible for  window,  or  an
              empty string if window is not managed by any geometry manager.  The name is usually
              the name of the Tcl command for the geometry manager, such as pack  or  place.   If
              the  geometry  manager  is  a  widget,  such  as  canvases or text, the name is the
              widget's class command, such as canvas.

       winfo name window
              Returns window's name (i.e. its name within its parent, as opposed to its full path
              name).  The command winfo name . will return the name of the application.

       winfo parent window
              Returns  the path name of window's parent, or an empty string if window is the main
              window of the application.

       winfo pathname ?-displayof window? id
              Returns the path name of the window whose  X  identifier  is  id.   Id  must  be  a
              decimal,  hexadecimal,  or  octal  integer  and  must correspond to a window in the
              invoking application.  If the -displayof option is given  then  the  identifier  is
              looked  up  on  the display of window;  otherwise it is looked up on the display of
              the application's main window.

       winfo pixels window number
              Returns the number of pixels in window  corresponding  to  the  distance  given  by
              number.   Number  may  be specified in any of the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels,
              such as “2.0c” or “1i”.  The result is rounded to the nearest integer value;  for a
              fractional result, use winfo fpixels.

       winfo pointerx window
              If  the  mouse  pointer  is  on  the same screen as window, returns the pointer's x
              coordinate, measured in pixels in the screen's root  window.   If  a  virtual  root
              window  is  in use on the screen, the position is measured in the virtual root.  If
              the mouse pointer is not on the same screen as window then -1 is returned.

       winfo pointerxy window
              If the mouse pointer is on the same screen as  window,  returns  a  list  with  two
              elements,  which  are  the  pointer's x and y coordinates measured in pixels in the
              screen's root window.  If a virtual root window  is  in  use  on  the  screen,  the
              position  is computed in the virtual root.  If the mouse pointer is not on the same
              screen as window then both of the returned coordinates are -1.

       winfo pointery window
              If the mouse pointer is on the same screen  as  window,  returns  the  pointer's  y
              coordinate,  measured  in  pixels  in  the screen's root window.  If a virtual root
              window is in use on the screen, the position is computed in the virtual  root.   If
              the mouse pointer is not on the same screen as window then -1 is returned.

       winfo reqheight window
              Returns  a decimal string giving window's requested height, in pixels.  This is the
              value used by window's geometry manager to compute its geometry.

       winfo reqwidth window
              Returns a decimal string giving window's requested width, in pixels.  This  is  the
              value used by window's geometry manager to compute its geometry.

       winfo rgb window color
              Returns  a  list containing three decimal values in the range 0 to 65535, which are
              the red, green, and blue intensities that correspond to color in the  window  given
              by  window.   Color  may  be  specified  in any of the forms acceptable for a color
              option.

       winfo rootx window
              Returns a decimal string giving the x-coordinate, in the root window of the screen,
              of the upper-left corner of window's border (or window if it has no border).

       winfo rooty window
              Returns a decimal string giving the y-coordinate, in the root window of the screen,
              of the upper-left corner of window's border (or window if it has no border).

       winfo screen window
              Returns  the  name  of  the  screen   associated   with   window,   in   the   form
              displayName.screenIndex.

       winfo screencells window
              Returns  a  decimal  string giving the number of cells in the default color map for
              window's screen.

       winfo screendepth window
              Returns a decimal string giving the depth of the root  window  of  window's  screen
              (number of bits per pixel).

       winfo screenheight window
              Returns a decimal string giving the height of window's screen, in pixels.

       winfo screenmmheight window
              Returns a decimal string giving the height of window's screen, in millimeters.

       winfo screenmmwidth window
              Returns a decimal string giving the width of window's screen, in millimeters.

       winfo screenvisual window
              Returns  one  of  the  following  strings  to indicate the default visual class for
              window's screen: directcolor, grayscale, pseudocolor, staticcolor,  staticgray,  or
              truecolor.

       winfo screenwidth window
              Returns a decimal string giving the width of window's screen, in pixels.

       winfo server window
              Returns a string containing information about the server for window's display.  The
              exact format of this string may vary from platform to platform.  For X servers  the
              string  has  the form “XmajorRminor vendor vendorVersion” where major and minor are
              the version and revision numbers provided by the server (e.g.,  X11R5),  vendor  is
              the  name  of  the  vendor  for the server, and vendorRelease is an integer release
              number provided by the server.

       winfo toplevel window
              Returns the path  name  of  the  top-of-hierarchy  window  containing  window.   In
              standard  Tk this will always be a toplevel widget, but extensions may create other
              kinds of top-of-hierarchy widgets.

       winfo viewable window
              Returns 1 if window and all of its ancestors up through the nearest toplevel window
              are mapped.  Returns 0 if any of these windows are not mapped.

       winfo visual window
              Returns  one  of  the  following  strings  to indicate the visual class for window:
              directcolor, grayscale, pseudocolor, staticcolor, staticgray, or truecolor.

       winfo visualid window
              Returns the X identifier for the visual for window.

       winfo visualsavailable window ?includeids?
              Returns a list whose elements describe the visuals available for  window's  screen.
              Each  element  consists  of a visual class followed by an integer depth.  The class
              has the same form as returned by winfo visual.  The depth gives the number of  bits
              per pixel in the visual.  In addition, if the includeids argument is provided, then
              the depth is followed by the X identifier for the visual.

       winfo vrootheight window
              Returns the height of the virtual root window associated with window  if  there  is
              one;  otherwise returns the height of window's screen.

       winfo vrootwidth window
              Returns  the  width  of  the virtual root window associated with window if there is
              one;  otherwise returns the width of window's screen.

       winfo vrootx window
              Returns the x-offset of the virtual root window associated with window, relative to
              the  root window of its screen.  This is normally either zero or negative.  Returns
              0 if there is no virtual root window for window.

       winfo vrooty window
              Returns the y-offset of the virtual root window associated with window, relative to
              the  root window of its screen.  This is normally either zero or negative.  Returns
              0 if there is no virtual root window for window.

       winfo width window
              Returns a decimal string giving window's width in pixels.  When a window  is  first
              created  its  width  will  be  1  pixel;  the width will eventually be changed by a
              geometry manager to fulfil  the  window's  needs.   If  you  need  the  true  width
              immediately after creating a widget, invoke update to force the geometry manager to
              arrange it, or use winfo reqwidth to get the window's requested  width  instead  of
              its actual width.

       winfo x window
              Returns a decimal string giving the x-coordinate, in window's parent, of the upper-
              left corner of window's border (or window if it has no border).

       winfo y window
              Returns a decimal string giving the y-coordinate, in window's parent, of the upper-
              left corner of window's border (or window if it has no border).

EXAMPLE

       Print where the mouse pointer is and what window it is currently over:
              lassign [winfo pointerxy .] x y
              puts -nonewline "Mouse pointer at ($x,$y) which is "
              set win [winfo containing $x $y]
              if {$win eq ""} {
                  puts "over no window"
              } else {
                  puts "over $win"
              }

KEYWORDS

       atom,  children,  class,  geometry, height, identifier, information, interpreters, mapped,
       parent, path name, screen, virtual root, width, window