Class Misc

Lib/tkinter/__init__.py:689–2126

Internal class. Base class which defines methods common for interior widgets.

# Methods defined on both toplevel and interior widgets

class Misc:
    """Internal class.

    Base class which defines methods common for interior widgets."""

    # used for generating child widget names
    _last_child_ids = None

    # XXX font command?
    _tclCommands = None

    def destroy(self):
        """Internal function.

        Delete all Tcl commands created for
        this widget in the Tcl interpreter."""
        if self._tclCommands is not None:
            for name in self._tclCommands:
                self.tk.deletecommand(name)
            self._tclCommands = None

    def deletecommand(self, name):
        """Internal function.

        Delete the Tcl command provided in NAME."""
        self.tk.deletecommand(name)
        try:
            self._tclCommands.remove(name)
        except ValueError:
            pass

    def tk_strictMotif(self, boolean=None):
        """Set Tcl internal variable, whether the look and feel
        should adhere to Motif.

        A parameter of 1 means adhere to Motif (e.g. no color
        change if mouse passes over slider).
        Returns the set value."""
        return self.tk.getboolean(self.tk.call(
            'set', 'tk_strictMotif', boolean))

    def tk_bisque(self):
        """Change the color scheme to light brown as used in Tk 3.6 and before."""
        self.tk.call('tk_bisque')

    def tk_setPalette(self, *args, **kw):
        """Set a new color scheme for all widget elements.

        A single color as argument will cause that all colors of Tk
        widget elements are derived from this.
        Alternatively several keyword parameters and its associated
        colors can be given. The following keywords are valid:
        activeBackground, foreground, selectColor,
        activeForeground, highlightBackground, selectBackground,
        background, highlightColor, selectForeground,
        disabledForeground, insertBackground, troughColor."""
        self.tk.call(('tk_setPalette',)
              + _flatten(args) + _flatten(list(kw.items())))