tkinter, option_add, entry field trouble

[Bob Greschke]

I can't get

Root.option_add("*Entry*highlightthickness", "2")
Root.option_add("*Entry*highlightcolor", "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]

I think you have to spell it
Root.option_add("*Entry*highlightThickness", "2")
Root.option_add("*Entry*highlightColor", "green")

When you're not sure of the capitalization, do something like this
interactively:
>>> e.configure('highlightcolor')
('highlightcolor', 'highlightColor', 'HighlightColor',
'SystemWindowFrame', '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]

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!


I think you have to spell it
Root.option_add("*Entry*highlightThickness", "2")
Root.option_add("*Entry*highlightColor", "green")

When you're not sure of the capitalization, do something like this
interactively: ('highlightcolor', 'highlightColor', 'HighlightColor',
'SystemWindowFrame', '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