ttk::menubutton

Widget that pops down a menu when pressed

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

Synopsis#

ttk::menubutton pathName ?options?

Description#

A ttk::menubutton widget displays a textual label and/or image, and displays a menu when pressed.

Standard Options#

-class	-compound	-cursor
-image	-state	-style
-takefocus	-text	-textvariable
-underline	-width

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

-direction#

Database name	`direction`
Database class	`Direction`

Specifies where the menu is to be popped up relative to the menubutton. One of: above, below, left, right, or flush. The default is below. flush pops the menu up directly over the menubutton.

-menu#

Database name	`menu`
Database class	`Menu`

Specifies the path name of the menu associated with the menubutton. To be on the safe side, the menu ought to be a direct child of the menubutton.

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

Standard styles#

Ttk::menubutton widgets support the Toolbutton style in all standard themes, which is useful for creating widgets for toolbars.

Styling options#

The class name for a ttk::menubutton is TMenubutton.

Dynamic states: active, disabled, readonly.

TMenubutton styling options configurable with ttk::style are:

-arrowsize amount
-background color
-compound compound
-foreground color
-font font
-padding padding
-relief relief
-width amount

Some options are only available for specific themes.

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

Keywords#

widget · button · menu