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

BLT                                                    2.5                                       blt::tile(3tcl)