ttk_menubutton - Man Page
Widget that pops down a menu when pressed
Synopsis
ttk::menubutton pathName ?options?
Description
A ttk::menubutton widget displays a textual label and/or image, and displays a menu when pressed.
Standard Options
-class | -compound | -cursor |
-image | -state | -style |
-takefocus | -text | -textvariable |
-underline | -width |
See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.
Widget-Specific Options
Command-Line Name: | -direction |
Database Name: | direction |
Database Class: | Direction |
Specifies where the menu is to be popped up relative to the menubutton. One of: above, below, left, right, or flush. The default is below. flush pops the menu up directly over the menubutton.
Command-Line Name: | -menu |
Database Name: | menu |
Database Class: | Menu |
Specifies the path name of the menu associated with the menubutton. To be on the safe side, the menu ought to be a direct child of the menubutton.
Widget Command
Menubutton widgets support the standard cget, configure, identify, instate, and state methods. No other widget methods are used.
Standard Styles
Ttk::menubutton widgets support the Toolbutton style in all standard themes, which is useful for creating widgets for toolbars.
Styling Options
The class name for a ttk::menubutton is TMenubutton.
Dynamic states: active, disabled, readonly.
TMenubutton styling options configurable with ttk::style are:
- -arrowsize amount
-background color
-compound compound
-foreground color
-font font
-padding padding
-relief relief
-width amount
Some options are only available for specific themes.
See the ttk::style manual page for information on how to configure ttk styles.
See Also
ttk::widget(n), menu(n), menubutton(n)
Keywords
widget, button, menu