Re: [TCLCORE] Any plans on a tk scrollable frame and toplevel in the core?

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<div><img width="1" height="1" src='https://fedbdhd.r.tsp1-brevo.net/tr/op/o--MPZd16aGgLJd_JmSpAGx-YVg_lqqsKSHxewge_RaO1rmr3s4F1KLxU_CaQD5oiT2RzS_guWcg7Q1-8PABA1T81S4o4hOfnmGiPuN2OziXDUY_xH8sUvwvAcUNEvEcDoXKzMAc2WCZZm0QXqAsF0GA98pK0UW1Zg5v-w2BOBWPH5RZRsZk5e4fmM_P5IyRkr91BvRKpf3W0KdmCsd04gnHEdAR' /></div>Eric, Would you be willing to put together an implementation and TIP for a scrollable frame? Thanks Kevin > On Apr 12, 2025, at 7:56 AM, KEITH NASH <k.j...@us...> wrote: > > Hi Eric, > > If something like a scrollable frame is added to Tk, script form has the > advantage that if it is not exactly what the developer needs, any Tcl/Tk > developer can copy it and modify it for their purpose. > > Suggestions for possible alternatives to expanding the Tk core: > > 1. Improve the Wiki coverage of the subject, which is sometimes out of date > and confusing. Whenever anybody figures something out, they could make sure > the knowledge is recorded on the Wiki. > > 2. Add an "Extensions" section to some Tcl/Tk man pages, describing the > relevant extensions that are available in Tcllib, Tklib and related packages > that are hosted on core.tcl-lang.org and have oversight by the Core Team. > > This is not intended to shoehorn the entire documentation for Tcllib, Tklib > into the docs for Tcl/Tk, but only a brief reference to a few packages that > are natural extensions of the Tcl/Tk facilities. This suggestion might > require a TIP to expand the scope of the documentation. > > Keith. > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 05:50:10 AM BST > From: EricT <tw...@gm...> > To: Tcl...@li... > Subject: [TCLCORE] Any plans on a tk scrollable frame and toplevel in the > core? > >> With 9.0 out the door, I was thinking that this might be a good time >> to consider some of the "missing" pieces in the tk and ttk widget set. >> >> I think the most useful missing piece would be a built in scrollable >> frame and/or toplevel. If there's a TIP that has already requested >> this, then feel free to ignore this email. And if perchance, it's >> already there, then perhaps it just would need to be more prominent in >> the documentation. At least, I couldn't find one. >> >> When I needed a scrollable frame, I found there are many versions on >> the wiki, but sometimes having too many choices makes the task harder. >> There once were also several notebook widgets, and the one I chose, in >> bwidgets, ended up not being the best choice. Had I known about >> ttk::notebook, I would certainly have looked at that first. >> >> Anyway, I think the one at >> https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/A+scrolled+frame by Paul Walton is a >> quite good one, although I didn't quite understand why I needed two >> frames in the example. >> >> There's also apparently a modified version just below it as well. And >> that's the one I tried because it also had 2 smallish examples. >> >> Paul's version is nice in that you can pack the scrollable frame, but >> the scrollable items can be packed, grid'd or placed. I suspect you >> could grid the frame as well, but I wanted to pack it. >> >> Bottom line, I believe having this widget in the Tk core would be >> quite useful, and it might even just be added there in script form. >> But having one supported version that was in the "manual" would be >> great and would also provide leverage for all the other languages that >> use the Tk toolkit. >> >> thanks >> >> Eric >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Tcl-Core mailing list >> Tcl...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tcl-core >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tcl-Core mailing list > Tcl...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tcl-core

Re: [TCLCORE] Any plans on a tk scrollable frame and toplevel in the core?

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Re: [TCLCORE] Any plans on a tk scrollable frame and toplevel in the core?