G'day fsmendoza,

I've always found that Tk::grid, rather than Tk::pack, is the better geometry manager for this task.

I would, however, advise that you lay out your GUI with frames (Tk::Frame, or even Tk::LabFrame) using pack. Then, within whichever frame(s) you want for your label and entry widgets, use grid.

You should also aim to avoid a monolithic script with all variables having file-scope: not doing so leads to all the same problems experienced with global variables. You're already using lexical variables, which is good; limit their scope within subroutines, anonymous blocks, or similar constructs.

— Ken

In reply to Re: how to align the label and entry text box in my tk GUI by kcott
in thread how to align the label and entry text box in my tk GUI by fsmendoza

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