Hi, I am writing a script that searches for a file and reports about it, but i am having problems designing the user interface. I am using Tk and the pack function for this. Here is the code i have so far:

use strict;
use warnings;
use Tk;

my $mw = new MainWindow;
$mw->geometry("400x400");
my $text = $mw->Text(-width=>15,-height=>3)->pack(-side=>'bottom',-anc
+hor=>'w',-padx=>20,-pady=>10);
my $label = $mw->Label(-text=>"File?",-anchor=>'w')->pack(-side=>'left
+',-anchor=>'n',-padx=>20,-pady,10);
my $entry = $mw->Entry->pack(-side=>'left',-anchor=>'n',-padx=>20,-pad
+y=>10);
my $button = $mw->Button(-text => "search!",-width=>30)->pack(-side =>
+ 'left',-anchor=>'n',-padx=>20,-pady=>10);

MainLoop;

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As you can see the textarea is located all the way to the bottom while i want it just below the other widgets. So all i need is to loose some vertical space but i am unable to do this. Sorry for my poor engish, please advice.

In reply to Tk design user interface by Anonymous Monk

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