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perl -MTk -le '$mw=MainWindow->new; $e=$mw->Entry(-textvariable => \$t)->pack; $e->focus; $e->bind("<Tab>", sub{@a=glob "$t*"; $t=shift @a if @a; $e->selectionClear}); MainLoop'

# Bind Enter/Carriage Return key (PTk)
$e->bind("<Return>"

# Swap button (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$mw=MainWindow->new; for(1..3){my $b=$mw->Button(-text => "B$_", -width => 20)->pack; $b->configure(-command => sub{ ($n)=grep{$b[$_] eq $b}0..$#b; return unless $n > 0; @b[$n,$n-1]=@b[$n-1,$n]; $_->packForget for @b; $_->pack for @b})...

# Drag and swap buttons (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$mw=MainWindow->new; my @b; sub id{my($n)=grep{$b[$_] eq $_[0]}0..$#b; $n} for(1..3){push @b, $mw->Button(-text => "B$_", -width => 20)->pack} $mw->bind("<ButtonRelease-1>",[sub{$m=id(shift); $n=id($mw->containing(@_)); @b[$m,$n]=@b[$n...

# Swap frames of buttons (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$mw=MainWindow->new; my @b; sub id{my($n)=grep{$b[$_] eq $_[0]}0..$#b; $n} for my $fi(1..3){my $f=$mw->Frame->pack; push @b,$f; $f->Button(-text => "Btn - $fi - $_", -width => 20)->pack(-side => "left") for 1..3} $mw->bind("<ButtonRele...

# Notebook example 1. multiple pages/tabs (PTk)
perl -MTk -MTk::NoteBook -le '$nb=MainWindow->new->NoteBook->pack(-fill => "both", -expand => 1); @pgs = map { $nb->add("page$_", -label => "Page $_") } 0..5; $pgs[0]->Button(-text => "Button $_")->pack(-fill => "both") for 1..5; $pgs[1]->Label(-text...

# Notebook example 2. multiple pages/tabs (PTk)
# Command when clicking a page/tab
perl -MTk -MTk::NoteBook -le '$nb=MainWindow->new->NoteBook(-font => "Courier 14 bold")->pack(-fill => "both", -expand => 1); @pgs = map { $nb->add("page$_", -label => "Page $_") } 0..20; $pgs[0]->Button(-text => "Button $_")->pack(-fill => "both") f...

# Notebook example 3. multiple pages/tabs (PTk)
# Page deletion
perl -MTk -MTk::NoteBook -le '$nb=MainWindow->new->NoteBook->pack(-fill => "both", -expand => 1); @pgs = map { $nb->add("page$_", -label => "Page $_") } 0..10; $nb->pagecget("page0", "-state"); $pgs[0]->Button(-text => "Button $_")->pack(-fill => "bo...

# Notebook example 4. multiple pages/tabs (PTk)
# Get page by name
perl -MTk -MTk::NoteBook -le '$nb=MainWindow->new->NoteBook->pack(-fill => "both", -expand => 1); @pgs = map { $nb->add("page$_", -label => "Page $_") } 0..10; $nb->pagecget("page0", "-state"); $pgs[0]->Button(-text => "Button $_")->pack(-fill => "bo...

# Notebook example 5. multiple pages/tabs (PTk)
# 2 rows
perl -MTk -MTk::NoteBook -le '$nb=MainWindow->new->NoteBook->pack(-fill => "both", -expand => 1); $nb->add("page0$_", -label => "Page $_") for 1..5; map { my $nb = $_; $nb->add("page1$_", -label => "Page $_") for 6..10;   } map $_->NoteBook->pack, ma...

# Notebook example 6. multiple pages/tabs (PTk)
perl -MTk -MTk::NoteBook -le '$nb=MainWindow->new->NoteBook->pack; $nb->add("page0$_", -label => "Page $_") for 1..5; @pgs = map $nb->page_widget($_), $nb->pages; ($p,@rest)=@pgs; $nb1=$p->NoteBook->pack; $nb1->add("page1$_", -label => "Page $_") for...

# Entry widget validation options (PTk)
perl -MTk -le 'MainWindow->new->Entry(-validate => "key", -validatecommand => sub{$_[1] =~ /\d/}, -invalidcommand => sub{ print "ERROR" })->pack->focus; MainLoop'

# Making Scrollbars (PTk)
# When text widget is scrolled its "-yscrollcommand" command is invoked. This calls $s->set(...)
# When the scrollbar is clicked on "-command" is invoked which calls $t->yview(...)
perl -MTk -le '$mw=MainWindow->new; $s=$mw->Scrollbar; $t=$mw->Text(-yscrollcommand => ["set" => $s]); $s->configure(-command => ["yview" => $t]); $s->pack(-side => "right", -fill => "y"); $t->pack(-fill => "both"); MainLoop'

# Scale widget example (PTk)
perl -MTk -le 'MainWindow->new->Scale(-from => 1, -to => 5, -tickinterval => 1, -showvalue => 0)->pack; MainLoop'

# Balloon widget example (PTk)
perl -MTk -MTk::Balloon -le '$mw=MainWindow->new; $b=$mw->Button(-text => "DO NOTHING")->pack; $mw->Balloon->attach($b, -msg => "button"); MainLoop'

# Balloon widget example (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=tkinit; $bt=$w->Button(-text => "this does nothing")->pack; $w->Balloon->attach($bt, -msg => "really nothing"); MainLoop'

# Listbox example (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; $lb=$w->Scrolled("Listbox", -scrollbars => "osoe")->pack; $lb->insert(0,1..10); $w->Button(-text => "SHOW", -command => sub{@s=$lb->curselection; print $lb->get(@s) if @s})->pack; MainLoop'

# Handle clicking the "X" button on a window to close (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; sub e{print "safe exit"; $w->destroy} $w->protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", \&e); $w->Button(-text => "EXIT", -command => \&e)->pack; MainLoop'

# Menu(bar) example (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; $m=$w->Menu; $w->configure(-menu => $m); %h=map{$_ => $m->cascade(-label => "~$_")} qw/File Edit Help/; $h{File}->command(-label => "Exit", -command => sub{exit}); MainLoop'

# Menu(bar) example using -menuitems (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; $m=$w->Menu; $w->configure(-menu => $m); %h=map{$_ => $m->cascade(-label => "~$_", -menuitems => [[checkbutton => "MY_CHECK"],[command => "MY_CMD", -command => sub{print "exit"}, -accelerator => "Ctrl-o"],[radiobutt...

# Simple Menu(bar) example using -menuitems (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; $m=$w->Menu; $w->configure(-menu => $m); $m->cascade(-label => "~File", -menuitems => [[command => "new", -accelerator => "Ctrl-n"],"",[command => "Open", -accelerator => "Ctrl-o"]]); MainLoop'

# Simple 2 Menu(bar) example using -menuitems (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; $m=$w->Menu; $w->configure(-menu => $m); $m->cascade(-label => "~File", -menuitems => [[cascade => "new", -accelerator => "Ctrl-n", -menuitems => [map [command => $_],qw/PNG JPEG TIFF/], -tearoff => 0],"",[command =...

# Color changing menu(bar) (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$color="$red"; $w=MainWindow->new; $mi=[[cascade => "~Edit", -menuitems => [[cascade => "~Background", -menuitems => [map [radiobutton => $_, -variable => \$color, -command => [sub{my $c=shift; $w->configure(-background => $c); print "...

# Very primitive notebook (poor man's notebook) (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; ($top,$bot)=map{$w->Frame->pack} 1..2; @b=map { $top->Button(-text => "B$_", -command => [sub{print shift}, $_])->pack(-side => "left") } 1..3; @f=map{$bot->Frame} 1..3; $f[0]->pack; $f[0]->Label(-text => "L1")->pac...

# Wait until variable is changes. Other button can still be pressed though. (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; $w->Entry(-width => 20, -textvariable => \$t)->pack; $w->Button(-text => "PRINT", -command => sub{print "ABC"})->pack; $w->Button(-text => "PAUSE", -command => sub{$w->waitVariable(\$t); print "DONE"})->pack; MainLo...

# Simple composite Mega-Widget based on a Toplevel (PTk)
perl -MTk -le '{package Tk::My; use base "Tk::Toplevel"; Construct Tk::Widget "My" } $w=MainWindow->new; $w->My; MainLoop'

# Define own bitmap
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; $p=pack("b5"x5,"..1..",".111.","11111",".111.","..1.."); $bm=$w->DefineBitmap(up => 5,5,$p); $w->Button(-width => 10, -height => 30, -bitmap => "up")->pack; MainLoop'

# Define own bitmap (fansy)
cat star.bm
..............................
..............................
..............................
..............1...............
..............1...............
.............111..............
.............111..............
............1.1.1.............
.......11...1.1.1...11........
.......11..1..1..1..11........
.........1.1..1..1.1..........
..........1...1...1...........
.........1.1..1..1.11.........
.......11...1.1.1....11.......
.....11......111.......11.....
...111111111111111111111111...
.....11......111.......11.....
.......11...1.1.1....11.......
.........1.1..1..1.11.........
..........1...1...1...........
.........1.11.1.11.1..........
.......11...1.1.1...11........
.......11...1.1.1...11........
.............111..............
.............111..............
..............1...............
..............1...............
..............................
..............................
..............................
perl -MTk -le '$w=MainWindow->new; $s=30; $p=pack("b$s"x$s,`cat start.bm`); $w->DefineBitmap(start => $s,$s,$p); $w->Button(-bitmap => "start")->pack; MainLoop'

# DirTree example (PTk)
perl -MTk -le 'MainWindow->new->Scrolled("DirTree")->pack(qw/-fill both -expand 1/); MainLoop'

# LabEntry example (PTk,label and entry in one)
perl -MTk -le 'tkinit->LabEntry(-label => "name", -textvariable => \$name, -labelPack => [qw/ -side left /], -width => 20)->pack; MainLoop'

# Clicking a button will send it to the top. Cycle through
perl -MTk -le '$w=tkinit; @b=map{$w->Button(-text => $_)->pack} a..c; $_->configure(-command => sub{$b[-1]->pack(-before => $b[0]); unshift @b, pop @b }) for @b; MainLoop'

# Show or hide widgets based on a checkbutton (advanced options)
perl -MTk -le '$w=tkinit; $b=$w->Button->pack(qw/ -side bottom /); $p=1; $w->Checkbutton(-text => "Pack", -variable => \$p, -command => sub{ if($p){ $i=$b->{packInfo}; $b->pack(@$i) } else { $b->{packInfo} = [$b->packInfo]; $b->packForget }  })->pack...

# Sleep/Wait (PTk)