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ttk::label

Display a text string and/or image

literal type exactly as shown argument replace with your value ?optional? may be omitted

Synopsis#

ttk::label pathName ?options?

Description#

A ttk::label widget displays a textual label and/or image. The label may be linked to a Tcl variable to automatically change the displayed text.

Standard Options#

See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.

Widget-specific options#

-background#

Database name	frameColor
Database class	FrameColor

The widget's background color. If unspecified, the theme default is used.

-relief#

Database name	relief
Database class	Relief

Specifies the 3-D effect desired for the widget border. Valid values are flat, groove, raised, ridge, solid, and sunken.

-wraplength#

Database name	wrapLength
Database class	WrapLength

Specifies the maximum line length (in pixels). If this option is negative or zero, then automatic wrapping is not performed; otherwise the text is split into lines such that no line is longer than the specified value.

Widget command#

Label widgets support the standard commands cget, configure, identify element, instate, state and style (see ttk::widget).

Styling options#

The class name for a ttk::label is TLabel.

Dynamic states: disabled, readonly.

TLabel styling options configurable with ttk::style are:

-background color
-compound compound
-foreground color
-font font

Some options are only available for specific themes.

See the ttk::style manual page for information on how to configure ttk styles.

Copyright#

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