Toplevel

subclass of Widget
Toplevel produces "intelligent" toplevels. They have a simple option to make them resizable or not. They automatically assume a reasonable minimum size based on their content (The Toplevel will be placed on the screen and its size calculated at the first idle moment after Toplevel creation. The Toplevel will place itself so that the mouse pointer is is positioned over it, without being place partly out of the screen. If it is resized, it can remember its size for the next display.

Toplevel specific options

Command-Line Name: -destroycommand

Database Name: ?

Database Class: ?

commands invoked when destroying the toplevel

Command-Line Name: -keepgeometry

Database Name: keepGeometry

Database Class: KeepGeometry

remember size of Toplevel for next creation

Command-Line Name: -cache

Database Name: cache

Database Class: Cache

hide the Toplevel instead of destroying it when it is closed

Command-Line Name: -title

Database Name: Title

Database Class: Title

Command-Line Name: -resize

Database Name: resize

Database Class: Resize

list of 2 values determining whether the Toplevel is resizable in x and y direction. If they are 0, the window is not resizable in that direction. When 1 it is resizable, with the requested size being the minimum size. When more than 2, the window is resizable, with the minimum size being the value given

Command-Line Name: -autoraise

Database Name: autoRaise

Database Class: AutoRaise

Toplevel specific methods

pathname hide

hide the Toplevel

pathname place

display the Toplevel in a proper position, size, ...

pathname destroy

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