Ubuntu Manpage: ttk::notebook - Multi-paned container widget

NAME

       ttk::notebook - Multi-paned container widget

SYNOPSIS

       ttk::notebook pathname ?options...?
       pathname add window ?options...?
       pathname insert index window ?options...?
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DESCRIPTION

       A  ttk::notebook  widget manages a collection of windows and displays a single one at a time.  Each slave
       window is associated with a tab, which the user may select to change the currently-displayed window.

STANDARD OPTIONS

       -class                -cursor              -takefocus
       -style

       See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS

       Command-Line Name:-height
       Database Name:  height
       Database Class: Height

              If present and greater than zero, specifies the desired height of the  pane  area  (not  including
              internal padding or tabs).  Otherwise, the maximum height of all panes is used.

       Command-Line Name:-padding
       Database Name:  padding
       Database Class: Padding

              Specifies  the  amount of extra space to add around the outside of the notebook.  The padding is a
              list of up to four length specifications left top right bottom.  If fewer than four  elements  are
              specified,  bottom  defaults  to  top, right defaults to left, and top defaults to left.  In other
              words, a list of three numbers specify the left, vertical,  and  right  padding;  a  list  of  two
              numbers  specify  the  horizontal  and  the  vertical  padding; a single number specifies the same
              padding all the way around the widget.

       Command-Line Name:-width
       Database Name:  width
       Database Class: Width

              If present and greater than zero, specifies the desired width of  the  pane  area  (not  including
              internal padding).  Otherwise, the maximum width of all panes is used.

TAB OPTIONS

The following options may be specified for individual notebook panes:

Command-Line Name:-state
Database Name: state
Database Class: State

Either normal, disabled or hidden. If disabled, then the tab is not selectable. If hidden, then
the tab is not shown.

Command-Line Name:-sticky
Database Name: sticky
Database Class: Sticky

Specifies how the slave window is positioned within the pane area. Value is a string containing
zero or more of the characters n, s, e, or w. Each letter refers to a side (north, south, east,
or west) that the slave window will “stick” to, as per the grid geometry manager.

Command-Line Name:-padding
Database Name: padding
Database Class: Padding

Specifies the amount of extra space to add between the notebook and this pane. Syntax is the same
as for the widget -padding option.

Command-Line Name:-text
Database Name: text
Database Class: Text

Specifies a string to be displayed in the tab.

Command-Line Name:-image
Database Name: image
Database Class: Image

Specifies an image to display in the tab. See ttk_widget(3tk) for details.

Command-Line Name:-compound
Database Name: compound
Database Class: Compound

Specifies how to display the image relative to the text, in the case both -text and -image are
present. See label(3tk) for legal values.

Command-Line Name:-underline
Database Name: underline
Database Class: Underline

Specifies the integer index (0-based) of a character to underline in the text string. The
underlined character is used for mnemonic activation if ttk::notebook::enableTraversal is called.

TAB IDENTIFIERS

       The tabid argument to the following commands may take any of the following forms:

       •      An integer between zero and the number of tabs;

       •      The name of a slave window;

       •      A positional specification of the form “@x,y”, which identifies the tab

       •      The literal string “current”, which identifies the currently-selected tab; or:

       •      The literal string “end”, which returns the number of tabs (only valid for “pathname index”).

WIDGET COMMAND

pathname add window ?options...?
Adds a new tab to the notebook. See TAB OPTIONS for the list of available options. If window is
currently managed by the notebook but hidden, it is restored to its previous position.

pathname configure ?options?
See ttk::widget(3tk).

pathname cget option
See ttk::widget(3tk).

pathname forget tabid
Removes the tab specified by tabid, unmaps and unmanages the associated window.

pathname hide tabid
Hides the tab specified by tabid. The tab will not be displayed, but the associated window
remains managed by the notebook and its configuration remembered. Hidden tabs may be restored
with the add command.

pathname identify component x y
Returns the name of the element under the point given by x and y, or the empty string if no
component is present at that location. The following subcommands are supported:

pathname identify element x y
Returns the name of the element at the specified location.

pathname identify tab x y
Returns the index of the tab at the specified location.

pathname index tabid
Returns the numeric index of the tab specified by tabid, or the total number of tabs if tabid is
the string “end”.

pathname insert pos subwindow options...
Inserts a pane at the specified position. pos is either the string end, an integer index, or the
name of a managed subwindow. If subwindow is already managed by the notebook, moves it to the
specified position. See TAB OPTIONS for the list of available options.

pathname instate statespec ?script...?
See ttk::widget(3tk).

pathname select ?tabid?
Selects the specified tab. The associated slave window will be displayed, and the previously-
selected window (if different) is unmapped. If tabid is omitted, returns the widget name of the
currently selected pane.

pathname state ?statespec?
See ttk::widget(3tk).

pathname tab tabid ?-option ?value ...
Query or modify the options of the specific tab. If no -option is specified, returns a dictionary
of the tab option values. If one -option is specified, returns the value of that option.
Otherwise, sets the -options to the corresponding values. See TAB OPTIONS for the available
options.

pathname tabs
Returns the list of windows managed by the notebook, in the index order of their associated tabs.

KEYBOARD TRAVERSAL

       To enable keyboard traversal for a toplevel window containing a notebook widget $nb, call:
              ttk::notebook::enableTraversal $nb

       This will extend the bindings for the toplevel window containing the notebook as follows:

       •      Control-Tab selects the tab following the currently selected one.

       •      Control-Shift-Tab selects the tab preceding the currently selected one.

       •      Alt-K, where K is the mnemonic (underlined) character of any tab, will select that tab.

       Multiple  notebooks  in  a  single  toplevel  may  be  enabled for traversal, including nested notebooks.
       However, notebook traversal only works properly if all panes are direct children of the notebook.

VIRTUAL EVENTS

       The notebook widget generates a <<NotebookTabChanged>> virtual event after a new tab is selected.

EXAMPLE

              pack [ttk::notebook .nb]
              .nb add [frame .nb.f1] -text "First tab"
              .nb add [frame .nb.f2] -text "Second tab"
              .nb select .nb.f2
              ttk::notebook::enableTraversal .nb

KEYWORDS

       pane, tab