R: Tk non-widget commands

TkCommands {tcltk} | R Documentation

## Tk non-widget commands

### Description

These functions interface to Tk non-widget commands, such as the window manager interface commands and the geometry managers.

### Usage

    tcl(...)
    tktitle(x)

    tktitle(x) <- value

    tkbell(...)
    tkbind(...)
    tkbindtags(...)
    tkfocus(...)
    tklower(...)
    tkraise(...)

    tkclipboard.append(...)
    tkclipboard.clear(...)

    tkevent.add(...)
    tkevent.delete(...)
    tkevent.generate(...)
    tkevent.info(...)

    tkfont.actual(...)
    tkfont.configure(...)
    tkfont.create(...)
    tkfont.delete(...)
    tkfont.families(...)
    tkfont.measure(...)
    tkfont.metrics(...)
    tkfont.names(...)

    tkgrab(...)
    tkgrab.current(...)
    tkgrab.release(...)
    tkgrab.set(...)
    tkgrab.status(...)

    tkimage.create(...)
    tkimage.delete(...)
    tkimage.height(...)
    tkimage.inuse(...)
    tkimage.names(...)
    tkimage.type(...)
    tkimage.types(...)
    tkimage.width(...)

    ## NB: some widgets also have a selection.clear command,
    ## hence the "X".

    tkXselection.clear(...)
    tkXselection.get(...)
    tkXselection.handle(...)
    tkXselection.own(...)

    tkwait.variable(...)
    tkwait.visibility(...)
    tkwait.window(...)

    ## winfo actually has a large number of subcommands,
    ## but it's rarely used,
    ## so use tkwinfo("atom", ...) etc. instead.

    tkwinfo(...)

    # Window manager interface

    tkwm.aspect(...)
    tkwm.client(...)
    tkwm.colormapwindows(...)
    tkwm.command(...)
    tkwm.deiconify(...)
    tkwm.focusmodel(...)
    tkwm.frame(...)
    tkwm.geometry(...)
    tkwm.grid(...)
    tkwm.group(...)
    tkwm.iconbitmap(...)
    tkwm.iconify(...)
    tkwm.iconmask(...)
    tkwm.iconname(...)
    tkwm.iconposition(...)
    tkwm.iconwindow(...)
    tkwm.maxsize(...)
    tkwm.minsize(...)
    tkwm.overrideredirect(...)
    tkwm.positionfrom(...)
    tkwm.protocol(...)
    tkwm.resizable(...)
    tkwm.sizefrom(...)
    tkwm.state(...)
    tkwm.title(...)
    tkwm.transient(...)
    tkwm.withdraw(...)

    ### Geometry managers

    tkgrid(...)
    tkgrid.bbox(...)
    tkgrid.columnconfigure(...)
    tkgrid.configure(...)
    tkgrid.forget(...)
    tkgrid.info(...)
    tkgrid.location(...)
    tkgrid.propagate(...)
    tkgrid.rowconfigure(...)
    tkgrid.remove(...)
    tkgrid.size(...)
    tkgrid.slaves(...)

    tkpack(...)
    tkpack.configure(...)
    tkpack.forget(...)
    tkpack.info(...)
    tkpack.propagate(...)
    tkpack.slaves(...)

    tkplace(...)
    tkplace.configure(...)
    tkplace.forget(...)
    tkplace.info(...)
    tkplace.slaves(...)

    ## Standard dialogs
    tkgetOpenFile(...)
    tkgetSaveFile(...)
    tkchooseDirectory(...)
    tkmessageBox(...)
    tkdialog(...)
    tkpopup(...)

    ## File handling functions
    tclfile.tail(...)
    tclfile.dir(...)
    tclopen(...)
    tclclose(...)
    tclputs(...)
    tclread(...)

### Arguments

`x` | A window object
`value` | For `tktitle` assignments, a character string.
`...` | Handled via `.Tcl.args`

### Details

`tcl` provides a generic interface to calling any Tk or Tcl command by simply running `.Tcl.args.objv` on the argument list and passing the result to `.Tcl.objv`. Most of the other commands simply call `tcl` with a particular first argument and sometimes also a second argument giving the subcommand.

`tktitle` and its assignment form provides an alternate interface to Tk's `wm title`

There are far too many of these commands to describe them and their arguments in full. Please refer to the Tcl/Tk documentation for details. With a few exceptions, the pattern is that Tk subcommands like `pack configure` are converted to function names like `tkpack.configure`, and Tcl subcommands are like `tclfile.dir`.

### See Also

`TclInterface`, `TkWidgets`, `TkWidgetcmds`

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    ## These cannot be run by examples() but should be OK when pasted
    ## into an interactive R session with the tcltk package loaded

    tt <- tktoplevel()
    tkpack(l1 <- tklabel(tt, text = "Heave"), l2< - tklabel(tt, text = "Ho"))
    tkpack.configure(l1, side = "left")

    ## Try stretching the window and then

    tkdestroy(tt)

    ## End(Not run)

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