NAME

       tile -  Tiling versions of Tk widgets

SYNOPSIS

       tile::button pathName option value...

       tile::checkbutton pathName option value...

       tile::frame pathName option value...

       tile::label pathName option value...

       tile::radiobutton pathName option value...

       tile::scrollbar pathName option value...

       tile::toplevel pathName option value...

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DESCRIPTION

       The  tile widgets let you create textured backgrounds.  The texture is a Tk image which is
       tiled over the entire background of the widget.  The offset of  the  tile  usually  aligns
       with  the  toplevel window so that all sub-tiles line up.  However, image names containing
       an exlamation "!" (ususally as the last char) are tiled absolutely.

INTRODUCTION

       With the advent of Tk 4.0, images are now easy to create and use in applications.   Images
       add  interest  to  applications  and  they convey more information.  But one area where Tk
       hasn't taken advantage of images is using images as textures for widgets.  Since tiling is
       a standard feature of windowing systems, it's very easy to use images as textures.

       Note: Wize now adds a -tile option to Tk widgets natively.  However, these are retained to
       provide the -shadow option.

       Tiled widgets take the standard Tk 4.0 widgets and add  tiling  configuration  options  to
       them.   Textures  are  specified  by the name of the image you wish to be tiled across the
       background of the widget.

EXAMPLE

       To add tiling to a widget, you simply create an image using Tk's image command and use the
       image name as the value for the -tile configuration option of the widget.

              image create photo my_texture -file tan_paper.gif
              blt::tile::frame .f -tile my_texture

       The  image my_texture is added to the frame.  If my_texture is updated, so will the widget
       background.

              image create photo my_texture -file rain.gif

       The tile widget commands reside in the "blt::tile" namespace, so as not  to  collide  with
       the  normal  Tk  widgets.  An easy way to add tiling to existing programs is to import the
       tile widget commands into the global namespace.

              image create photo my_texture -file tan_paper.gif
              namespace import -force blt::tile::*
              frame .f -tile my_texture

       To use one image for all texturing, you can use the "Tile" option class  name  to  specify
       the same image for all tile widgets.

              image create photo my_texture -file tan_paper.gif
              option add *Tile my_texture

OPTIONS

       The  following  configurations options are added to the widgets. If a -tile or -activetile
       option is specified, it overrides the background color of the widget.

       -activetile image
              Specifies a textured background to display when the widget is active.  This  option
              is   available   for   the   tilebutton,   tilecheckbutton,   tileradiobutton,  and
              tilescrollbar widgets.  Image is  the  name  an  image  created  using  Tk's  image
              command.   The  background of the widget is tiled with image.  If image is "", then
              the active background color is displayed.  The default is "".

       -tile image
              Specifies a textured background to display for the widget.  Image is  the  name  an
              image created using Tk's image command.  The background of the widget is tiled with
              image.  If image is "", then the normal background color is displayed.  The default
              is "".

       -shadow shadow
              Set shadow for text.

       -rotate degrees
              Support for rotating text in degrees, eg. 90, 180.

       -checksize num
              Specify the size of check/radio button indicator.

       -icons images
              Give a list of 0, or 2-9 images to use for the indicators.  The first three are for
              normal,selected,tristate.  The next three repeat but for  the  active  state.   The
              next three repeat but for the disabled state.

       -bdimage image

       -activebdimage image

       -disabledbdimage image
              A border image that resizes to fit the widget.

       -bdflags int
              Set to -1 to perform inner rather than outer mirror.

KEYWORDS

       tile, texture, button, label, radiobutton, checkbutton, scrollbar, frame, toplevel