tkinter, option_add, entry field trouble

[Bob Greschke]

I can't get

Root.option_add ("*Entry*highli ghtthickness", "2")
Root.option_add ("*Entry*highli ghtcolor", "green")

to work. Anyone know why? Setting the font, background color, etc.
this way works OK.

Are there some options that can't be set "globally"? Setting these two
options in the Entry() statements themselves works OK. I've just got
about 200 Entry statements that I was hoping to not have to edit. :)

This is on Linux FC1, Python 2.3.

Thanks!

Bob

[jepler@unpythonic.net]

Re: tkinter, option_add, entry field trouble

I think you have to spell it
Root.option_add ("*Entry*highli ghtThickness", "2")
Root.option_add ("*Entry*highli ghtColor", "green")

When you're not sure of the capitalization, do something like this
interactively:[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> e.configure('hi ghlightcolor')[/color][/color][/color]
('highlightcolo r', 'highlightColor ', 'HighlightColor ',
'SystemWindowFr ame', 'green')
When you use 'configure' this way, the *second* string has the correct
capitalization for use in option_add. The fourth is the system default before
taking into account the option database, and the last is the current value.

Jeff

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[Bob Greschke]

Re: tkinter, option_add, entry field trouble

Yahoo! That was it. When is Grayson coming out with a new version of
"Python and Tkinter Programming"? Mine is getting pretty full of pen & ink
changes. :)

Nice tip, too!

Thanks!

<jepler@unpytho nic.net> wrote in message
news:mailman.12 .1117998826.105 12.python-list@python.org ...

I think you have to spell it
Root.option_add ("*Entry*highli ghtThickness", "2")
Root.option_add ("*Entry*highli ghtColor", "green")

When you're not sure of the capitalization, do something like this
interactively:[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
>>> e.configure('hi ghlightcolor')[/color][/color][/color]
('highlightcolo r', 'highlightColor ', 'HighlightColor ',
'SystemWindowFr ame', 'green')
When you use 'configure' this way, the *second* string has the correct
capitalization for use in option_add. The fourth is the system default
before
taking into account the option database, and the last is the current value.

Jeff