ttk_label - Man Page

Display a text string and/or image

Description

A ttk::label widget displays a textual label and/or image. The label may be linked to a Tcl variable to automatically change the displayed text.

Standard Options

`-anchor`	`-class`	`-compound`
`-cursor`	`-font`	`-foreground`
`-image`	`-justify`	`-padding`
`-state`	`-style`	`-takefocus`
`-text`	`-textvariable`	`-underline`
`-width`	`-wraplength`

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

Widget-Specific Options

`Command-Line Name:`	`-background`
`Database Name:`	`frameColor`
`Database Class:`	`FrameColor`

The widget's background color. If unspecified, the theme default is used.

`Command-Line Name:`	`-relief`
`Database Name:`	`relief`
`Database Class:`	`Relief`

Specifies the 3-D effect desired for the widget border. Valid values are flat, groove, raised, ridge, solid, and sunken.

`Command-Line Name:`	`-wraplength`
`Database Name:`	`wrapLength`
`Database Class:`	`WrapLength`

Specifies the maximum line length (in pixels). If this option is negative or zero, then automatic wrapping is not performed; otherwise the text is split into lines such that no line is longer than the specified value.

Widget Command

Label widgets support the standard commands cget, configure, identify element, instate, state and style (see ttk::widget).

Styling Options

The class name for a ttk::label is TLabel.

Dynamic states: disabled, readonly.

TLabel styling options configurable with ttk::style are:

-background color: -compound compound
-foreground color
-font font

Some options are only available for specific themes.

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

Info

8.5 Tk Themed Widget