RE: [Tile-dev] modified themes for labelframes

[Jeff H. <je...@Ac...>]

> I think I've convinced myself that [ttk::labelframe] ought
> to drop the -relief option altogether.  On CUA-descendant 
> platforms (Win2K/Motif/etc.), you almost always want "-relief 
> groove"; but "groove" is a totally inappropriate description 
> of how groupbox borders look on XP and OSX.
> 
> The theme engine could: (a) selectively ignore -relief values 
> that aren't appropriate for the platform; (b) DWIM ("you 
> asked for a grooved border, but that won't look right on a 
> Mac, so we'll just do a curvy shaded border instead"); or (c) 
> take it literally ("OK, you asked for -relief groove, I'll 
> draw a Motif border, even though this really won't look 
> right...").  Tile currently does a combination of these three 
> in various places; but it would be more in keeping with the 
> general philosophy to do (d) remove the "-relief" widget 
> option completely.

I think removing the -relief option should be done in concert
with improving the ability to adjust labelframe styles.  If
I can't remove the relief altogether (-relief flat), then it
restricts labelframe's usefulness.

> That's part of it; the other part is that "semi-transparent" 
> widgets like checkbuttons and radiobuttons appearing inside 
> the groupbox also need to have a darker background.

Right, they need to adapt from their parent ... the background
problem.  :/

Jeff