How to set main window size in Tk

GrandFather has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

How do I set the main window to some specified size using Tk?

I'd assumed the following would do it, but it has no effect whatsoever:

$main->configure (-width => 500);
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Re: How to set main window size in Tk by GrandFather (Saint) on Jul 19, 2005 at 00:52 UTC
geometry does it: `$main->geometry ('500x500');` [download] but I have to give a height as well. Can I change just the width? Yes, by: `my $height = $main->reqheight; # or $main->height $main->geometry ('500x' . $height);` [download] Update: supply answer Perl is Huffman encoded by design.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: How to set main window size in Tk by Anonymous Monk on Jul 19, 2005 at 00:30 UTC
Search tk width: Fixed Width Tk Windows tk frames with percent widths tk size: define size to MainWindow (TK) Tk Window Size	[reply]