# Hi all, # Q1........ how do I colour the separator in the Menubutton in the script below # Q2........ and how do I colour the system menu icon's dropdown

use diagnostics;
use strict;
use Tk;

my $colour = "white";

my $main = MainWindow->new;

my $label = $main->Label(-text => 'Hello, world!')->pack;

my $button1 = $main->Menubutton(-text => "More...",  -underline => 0, 
+-tearoff => 0, -activebackground => $colour, -relief=> "raised",)->pa
+ck;
my $entry1 = $button1->command(-label => 'Quit1',-command => [$main =>
+ 'destroy'], );
my $entry2 = $button1->separator();       # colour it ?!?      -bg => 
+$colour, does not work ????
my $entry3 = $button1->command(-label => 'Quit2',-command => [$main =>
+ 'destroy'], );


# Q3...........  would also like to know if it is possible to get the 
+proper names (var names maybe that I used) for the $widgets so I can 
+read them better...
# as of "$main" rather than "MainWindow=HASH(0x1828c84)"
# or "$label" rather than "Tk::Label=HASH(0x1c02eb8)"
# from this part of the script:

############ to catch(recolour) any non white(coloured) areas ########
+########################
print "<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Colouring widgets >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
+>>>>>>\n";
change_colors2( $main, $colour, # $colourt, $foreground
);

sub change_colors2{
my ( $widget, $color, ) = @_;
print "Widget is $widget, it's background color is $color.\n";
# The above is the part where I'm trying to get the proper names (var 
+names maybe that I used) for the $widget so I can read them better.
# as of "MainWindow=$main" in "Widget is MainWindow=HASH(0x1828c84), i
+t's background color is white."
# or "Tk::Label=$label" rather than "Tk::Label=HASH(0x1c02eb8)"

$widget->configure( -bg => $color,);
# $main->update;

if ( my @children = $widget->children ) {
        change_colors2( $_, $color,) for @children;
print "Child widget is $_, it's background color is $color.\n" for @ch
+ildren;
# try to get the proper names (var names maybe that I used) for the $w
+idget/$_ so I can read them better ?!?
# or give names ???

       $main->update;
   }

}
######################################################################
+################


# Q4......... also, who would I use the Tk::Label=HASH(0x1c02eb8) entr
+ies, in a configure, as of:
# Tk::Label=HASH(0x1c03614)->configure(-fg => "gray",);
# as apposed to:
$label->configure(-fg => "gray",);

$main->update;



MainLoop;
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# Extras I'm also after: # Q5........ how would I go about getting sound from a microphone and send it to a speaker # Q6........ and how do I update/upgrade Tk # Am on Windows XP Home # With ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8 # Tk version 800.024 # Also use EnginSite Perl Editor LITE If it's not broken, why not tinker with it some more :)

2006-01-12 Retitled by g0n, as per Monastery guidelines
Original title: 'How do I change the colour of a separator'

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