Tkinter - resize tkMessageBox

[rahulnag22]

Hi,
Is there a way to resize the width of the "tkMessageBox.askyesno"
dialog box, so that the text does not wrap to the next line.
Thanks
Rahul

 

[jim-on-linux]

Hi,
Is there a way to resize the width of the
"tkMessageBox.askyesno" dialog box, so that the
text does not wrap to the next line. Thanks
Rahul

I don't know of any.
It's a little more work but your better off using
Toplevel and/or frame, you have more control over
the window and its appearance.

jim-on-linux
http://www.inqvista.com

 

[Glenn Hutchings]

Is there a way to resize the width of the "tkMessageBox.askyesno"
dialog box, so that the text does not wrap to the next line.

You can use the Tk option database, either explicitly or from a file.
For example, to set the wrap length of all dialogs to 10 inches, try
this:

root = Tk()
root.option_add("*Dialog.msg.wrapLength", "10i")

Regards,

Glenn

 

[Cameron Laird]

You can use the Tk option database, either explicitly or from a file.
For example, to set the wrap length of all dialogs to 10 inches, try
this:

root = Tk()
root.option_add("*Dialog.msg.wrapLength", "10i")

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But that does *not* affect the MessageBoxes under MacOS and Windows, right?

 

[Cameron Laird]

I don't know of any.
It's a little more work but your better off using
Toplevel and/or frame, you have more control over
the window and its appearance.

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Yes and no. Yes, synthesizing ones own MessageBox gives greater
control, but that becomes a non-"native" MessageBox which is
alleged to discomfort some end-users.

'Nother way to say this: tkMessageBox is implemented in terms of
native widgets, as much as possible, and native MessageBoxes on
at least some platforms do NOT provide for resizing or width
control.

 

[Cameron Laird]

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But that does *not* affect the MessageBoxes under MacOS and Windows, right?

I apologize for my coyness. I'll be explicit: current MessageBoxes
under MacOS and Windows (but NOT X11-based MessageBoxes, as with Linux)
do NOT respect Dialog options. Tkinter will presumably build in Tile
capabilities in the future; then the default appearances may change
again.