This might help you.

#! perl -slw use strict; use Tk; use Tk::Widget; my $mw = MainWindow->new; my $value = '?'; my $mb = $mw->Menubutton( -relief => 'raise', -textvariable => \$value )->pack; $mb->configure( -activeforeground => 'blue', -disabledforeground => 'black' ); #$mb->bindtags([$mb,ref($mb),$mb->toplevel,'all']); $mb->bind( '<Button-3>', $mb->bind( 'Tk::Menubutton', '<Button- +1>' ) ); $mb->bind( '<ButtonRelease-3>', $mb->bind( 'Tk::Menubutton', '<ButtonR +elease-1>' ) ); $mb->bind( '<B3-Motion>', $mb->bind( 'Tk::Menubutton', '<B1-Moti +on>' ) ); $mb->bind( '<Button-1>', sub{ Tk->break } ); $mb->bind( '<ButtonRelease-1>', sub{ Tk->break } ); $mb->bind( '<B1-Motion>', sub{ Tk->break } ); $mb->bind( '<Double-Button-1>', sub{ $_[0]->configure( -state => 'disa +bled' ); Tk->break; } ); my $menu = $mb->Menu( -tearoff => 0, -type => 'normal' ); $mb->configure( -menu => $menu ); for my $cell ( 1 .. 9 ) { $menu->command( -label => " $cell ", ## Critical whitespace! -columnbreak => (( $cell % 3) == 1 ), -hidemargin => 1, -command => sub { print $value=$cell } ); } MainLoop;

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In reply to Re: Multi-column Tk:Optionmenu? by BrowserUk
in thread Multi-column Tk:Optionmenu? by BernieC

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