in reply to Tk container size question

I've thought about using other geometry managers, though I'm rather attached to Form.

I would go with this route. Form is probably the least frequently used geometry manager in Perl/Tk, and thus might contain bugs that have never been earthed before. This is the first time I see a question on form, and I have been a regular on comp.lang.perl.tk for many years.

Maybe Form's springs would help?

Perhaps, but I don't think so. The docs of form have this caveat: 

BUGS

Springs have not been fully implemented yet.

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I would go with pack or grid.

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Re^2: Tk container size question
by foxcorner (Initiate) on Oct 14, 2004 at 14:35 UTC
    Thanks Gumsieh, I'll try pack or grid.

    The Form manager has been perfect for everything else in my GUI, though, so it'll be with some trepidation that I move to something else, because it'll feel like giving up some control. I'll experiment.

    Dan

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      it'll be with some trepidation that I move to something else

      You don't have to give it up completely. It is perfectly fine to have different frames using different geometry managers to manage their children widgets. So, I would suggest you keep everything the way it is, and just change the necessary minimum to achieve your goals.

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        Yes, I know.

        In the end I fixed it by introducing an extra frame container. I'm still using the Form manager. :-)

        Thanks,
        Dan

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