Label Options
The following is a comprehensive list of options for Labels:
- -anchor => 'n' | 'ne' | 'e' | 'se' | 's' | 'sw' | 'w' | 'nw' | 'center'
- Causes the text to stick to that position in the Label widget. This won't be obvious unless the Label is forced to be larger than standard size.
- -background => color
- Sets the background color of the Label to color.
- -bitmap => bitmap
- Displays the bitmap contained in bitmap instead of text.
- -borderwidth => amount
- Changes the width of the edges of the Label.
- -cursor => cursorname
- Changes the cursor to cursorname when the mouse is over this widget.
- -font => fontname
- Indicates that the text in the widget will be displayed with fontname.
- -foreground => color
- Changes the text of the Button (or the bitmap) to color.
- -height => amount
- Sets the height of the Label to amount; amount is a valid screen distance.
- -highlightbackground => color
- Sets the color of the focus rectangle when the widget is not in focus to color.
- -highlightcolor => color
- Sets the color of the focus rectangle when the widget has focus to color.
- -highlightthickness => amount
- Sets the width of the focus rectangle. Default is 0 for the Label.
- -image => imgptr
- Displays the image to which imgptr points, instead of text.
- -justify => 'left' | 'right' | 'center'
- Sets the side of the Label against which multiline text will justify.
- -padx => amount
- Adds extra space inside the edge to the left and right of the Label.
- -pady => amount
- Adds extra space inside the edge to the top and bottom of the Label.
- -relief => 'flat' | 'groove' | 'raised' | 'ridge' | 'sunken'
- Changes the type of edges drawn around the Button.
- -takefocus => 0 | 1 | undef
- Changes the ability of the Label to have the focus or not.
- -text => text
- Displays a text string in the Label.
- -textvariable => \$variable
- Points to the variable containing text to be displayed in the Label. Label will change automatically as $variable changes.
- -underline => n
- Causes the nth character to be underlined. Allows that key to invoke the widget when it has the focus. Default value is -1 (no character underlined).
- -width => amount
- Causes the Label width to be amount.
- -wraplength => amount
- Indicates that the text in the Label will wrap when it gets longer than amount.
|
Option name |
.Xdefault's name |
Class name |
Default value |
Current value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
-activetile |
activeTile |
Tile |
undef |
|
-anchor |
anchor |
Anchor |
center |
center |
-background |
background |
Background |
#d9d9d9 |
#d9d9d9 |
-bd |
borderWidth |
|
|
|
-bg |
background |
|
|
|
-bitmap |
bitmap |
Bitmap |
|
undef |
-borderwidth |
borderWidth |
BorderWidth |
2 |
2 |
-cursor |
cursor |
Cursor |
|
undef |
-disabledtile |
disabledTile |
Tile |
undef |
|
-fg |
foreground |
|
|
|
-font |
font |
Font |
Helvetica -12 bold |
Tk::Font=SCALAR(0x83649a0) |
-foreground |
foreground |
Foreground |
Black |
Black |
-height |
height |
Height |
0 |
0 |
-highlightbackground |
highlightBackground |
HighlightBackground |
#d9d9d9 |
#d9d9d9 |
-highlightcolor |
highlightColor |
HighlightColor |
Black |
Black |
-highlightthickness |
highlightThickness |
HighlightThickness |
0 |
0 |
-image |
image |
Image |
undef |
undef |
-justify |
justify |
Justify |
center |
center |
-offset |
offset |
Offset |
0 0 |
ARRAY(0x86948a4) |
-padx |
padX |
Pad |
1 |
1 |
-pady |
padY |
Pad |
1 |
1 |
-relief |
relief |
Relief |
flat |
flat |
-takefocus |
takeFocus |
TakeFocus |
0 |
0 |
-text |
text |
Text |
|
|
-textvariable |
textVariable |
Variable |
|
undef |
-tile |
tile |
Tile |
undef |
|
-underline |
underline |
Underline |
-1 |
-1 |
-width |
width |
Width |
0 |
0 |
-wraplength |
wrapLength |
WrapLength |
0 |
0 |
