tkinter: drop-down widget

[Alex Hunsley]

Can anyone recommend some code for creating drop-down menus in tkinter?
To be absolutely clear, here's an example of a drop-down:

http://www.google.co.uk/preferences?hl=en
(see the language selection widget)

I've found the odd bit of code here and there, such as:
http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/cgi/pre.cgi?file=/u/www/docs/tcc/help/lang/python/mapping/dropdown.py

alex

 

[Alex Hunsley]

Can anyone recommend some code for creating drop-down menus in tkinter?
To be absolutely clear, here's an example of a drop-down:

http://www.google.co.uk/preferences?hl=en
(see the language selection widget)

I've found the odd bit of code here and there, such as:
http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/cgi/pre.cgi?file=/u/www/docs/tcc/help/lang/python/mapping/dropdown.py

This seems to work ok, except it's a little rough around the edges (e.g.
the drop-down is a button with no visual affordance that it is a drop
down, the button changes size depending on what is selected, etc...)

thanks
alex

 

[James Stroud]

Can anyone recommend some code for creating drop-down menus in tkinter?
To be absolutely clear, here's an example of a drop-down:

http://www.google.co.uk/preferences?hl=en
(see the language selection widget)

I've found the odd bit of code here and there, such as:
http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/cgi/pre.cgi?file=/u/www/docs/tcc/help/lang/python/mapping/dropdown.py


alex

Try:

1. Tkinter OptionMenu:
http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/optionmenu.htm

2. Pmw OptionMenu:
http://pmw.sourceforge.net/doc/OptionMenu.html

I would opt for these before a roll-your-own version.

 

[Alex Hunsley]

Try:

1. Tkinter OptionMenu:
http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/optionmenu.htm

2. Pmw OptionMenu:
http://pmw.sourceforge.net/doc/OptionMenu.html

I would opt for these before a roll-your-own version.

Thanks for those!
alex

 

[Martin Franklin]

Try:

1. Tkinter OptionMenu:
http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/optionmenu.htm

2. Pmw OptionMenu:
http://pmw.sourceforge.net/doc/OptionMenu.html

I would opt for these before a roll-your-own version.

try searching for a ComboBox I think you will have more hits
I know Pmw has one, it is also quite easy to build your own
with an Entry, Button and Listbox widget + some nifty code

Cheers,
Martin.