Chapter 18

TK Widgets I

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Example Programs

There are several example programs for chapter 18:  download chapter18.zip.

1. tkbutton.py
2. tkcanvas.py
3. tkcheckbutton.py
4. tkentry.py
5. tkframe.py
6. tklabel.py
7. tklistbox.py
8. tkmenu.py
9. tkmessage.askokcancel.py
10. tkmessage.askquestion.py
11. tkmessage.askretrycancel.py
12. tkmessage.askyesno.py
13. tkmessage.error.py
14. tkmessage.info.py
15. tkmessage.warning.py
16. tkoptionmenu.py
17. tkt3.py

Exercises

Reference pages for the Tkinter widgets, by Fredrik Lundh, can be found at Pythonware.com. Buy his book:

Python Megawidgets can be found at http://pmw.sourceforge.net/.

Take out Alien Abduction Life Insurance, in case you get kidnapped by the Heechee.  Make Scott Meyers the beneficiary.  Get abducted.  Try to file a claim.

Research the history of GUI programming; an excellent starting point is Michael S. Hoffman’s interesting web page, The Unix GUI Manifesto, to be found at http://www.hypertextnavigation.com/unixgui.htm.