Text Widget Options

Options used with the Text method change the way the text is displayed within the Text widget. The following options are standard for all the widgets

-background => color

Changes the color of the screen displayed behind the text. Sets the width of the edges of the widget. Sets the cursor displayed when the mouse cursor is in front of the Text widget. Determines if the text selected within the widget can also be used by the windowing system (such as X windows). Sets the font in which the text is displayed. Sets the color of the text. Sets the height of the widget. Default is 24. Sets the color the highlight rectangle around the widget should be when it does not have the keyboard focus. Sets the color the highlight rectangle around the widget should be when it has the keyboard focus. Sets the thickness of the highlight rectangle around the widget. Default is 2. Changes the color of the insert cursor. Changes the width of the insert cursor. Sets the time the insert cursor blinks in the off position. Default is 300. Sets the time the insert cursor blinks in the on position. Default is 600. Sets the width of the insert cursor. Adds extra space to the left and right of the text inside the Text widget's edge. Adds extra space to the top and bottom of the text inside the Text widget's edge. Sets the relief of the edges of the widget. Sets the color of the area behind the selected text. Sets the width of the border of the selected area. Sets the color of the selected text. Enables gridding for the Text widget. Default is 0. Sets the amount of additional space left on top of a line of text that begins on its own line. Default is 0. Sets the amount of additional space left on top of a line of text after it has been wrapped around automatically by the Text widget. Default is 0. Sets the amount of additional space left after a line of text has been ended by a "\n". Default is 0. Indicates the state of the Text widget. If set to 'disabled', no text can be inserted by either the user or the application (via the insert method). Sets the width of the Text widget in characters. Default is 80. Sets the mode used to determine automatic line wrapping. Determines the callback used when the Text widget is scrolled horizontally. Determines the callback used when the Text widget is scrolled vertically.

-borderwidth => amount

-cursor => cursorname

-exportselection => 0 | 1

-font => fontname

-foreground => color

-height => amount

-highlightbackground => color

-highlightcolor => color

-highlightthickness => amount

-insertbackground => color

-insertborderwidth => amount

-insertofftime => time

-insertontime => time

-insertwidth => amount

-padx => amount

-pady => amount

-relief => 'flat'|'groove'|'raised'|'ridge'|'sunken'|'solid'

-selectbackground => color

-selectborderwidth => amount

-selectforeground => color

-setgrid => 0 | 1

-spacing1 => amount

-spacing2 => amount

-spacing3 => amount

-state => 'normal' | 'disabled'

-tabs => list

Specifies a list of tab stops to use in the Text widget. Default is every eight characters.

-takefocus => 0 | 1 | undef

Determines if widget can obtain keyboard focus.

-width => amount

-wrap => 'none' | 'char' | 'word'

-xscrollcommand => callback

-yscrollcommand => callback

Text

Option name	.Xdefault's name	Class name	Default value	Current value
-background	background	Background	#d9d9d9	#d9d9d9
-bd	borderWidth
-bg	background
-borderwidth	borderWidth	BorderWidth	2	2
-cursor	cursor	Cursor	xterm	xterm
-disabledtile	disabledtile	Tile	undef
-exportselection	exportSelection	ExportSelection	1	1
-fg	foreground
-font	font	Font	Courier -12	Tk::Font=SCALAR(0x8731bf0)
-foreground	foreground	Foreground	Black	Black
-height	height	Height	24	24
-highlightbackground	highlightBackground	HighlightBackground	#d9d9d9	#d9d9d9
-highlightcolor	highlightColor	HighlightColor	Black	Black
-highlightthickness	highlightThickness	HighlightThickness	1	1
-insertbackground	insertBackground	Foreground	Black	Black
-insertborderwidth	insertBorderWidth	BorderWidth	0	0
-insertofftime	insertOffTime	OffTime	300	300
-insertontime	insertOnTime	OnTime	600	600
-insertwidth	insertWidth	InsertWidth	2	2
-offset	offset	Offset	0 0	ARRAY(0x875ae58)
-padx	padX	Pad	1	1
-pady	padY	Pad	1	1
-relief	relief	Relief	sunken	sunken
-selectbackground	selectBackground	Foreground	#c3c3c3	#c3c3c3
-selectborderwidth	selectBorderWidth	BorderWidth	1	1
-selectforeground	selectForeground	Background	Black	Black
-setgrid	setGrid	SetGrid	0	0
-spacing1	spacing1	Spacing	0	0
-spacing2	spacing2	Spacing	0	0
-spacing3	spacing3	Spacing	0	0
-state	state	State	normal	normal
-tabs	tabs	Tabs		undef
-takefocus	takeFocus	TakeFocus	undef	undef
-tile	tile	Tile	undef
-width	width	Width	80	80
-wrap	wrap	Wrap	char	char
-xscrollcommand	xScrollCommand	ScrollCommand		undef
-yscrollcommand	yScrollCommand	ScrollCommand		undef