G'day aviw,

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My initial thought (and I wasn't alone in this), was that "PaneWindow" referred to Tk::Pane. I suspect this isn't what you're using (given it doesn't have a sashPlace() method); however, it may do what you want. Try creating a scrolled version (see Tk::Scrolled); however, don't add actual scrollbars, instead control the scrolling using the xview() method. Do note that the scrolling functionality is somewhat limited and may not do everything you want.

I suspect "PaneWindow" really referred to Tk::Panedwindow. While this does have a sashPlace() method, its DESCRIPTION states:

"Moving a sash causes the widgets on either side of the sash to be resized."

So it would appear that's not the widget for your needs.

What I think may be the best option for you is Tk::Canvas. Probably the most relevant options are: -xscrollcommand, -confine, -height, -scrollregion, -width and -xscrollincrement. And, similarly, these methods: bbox(), xview(), xviewMoveto() and xviewScroll(); and perhaps even scanMark() and scanDragto(). You'll want to set this up as scrolled but without scrollbars, controlling scrolling through options and methods (much as described for Tk::Pane, above).

Tk::Canvas is part of the standard Tk Distribution. If you run the Widget Demo (just type widget from the command line), you'll find eight examples in the Canvases section which may give you some ideas. There are other, user-contributed canvas widgets which may be better suited to your needs: Tk::WorldCanvas and Tk::Zinc are two examples you might like to look at (those are just examples, not recommendations); or search CPAN for more (there's quite a lot).

If you want vertical scrolling, every -xoption and xmethod() mentioned above has a complementary -yoption and ymethod(). And, in case you didn't know, Standard Options are described in Tk::options.