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#toc0Name 
tile -  Tiling versions of Tk widgets 
#toc1Synopsis 
tile::button
pathName option value... tile::checkbutton pathName option value... tile::frame
pathName option value... tile::label pathName option value... tile::radiobutton
pathName option value... tile::scrollbar pathName option value... tile::toplevel
pathName option value... #toc2Description 
The tile widgets let you create textured
backgrounds.  The texture is a Tk image which is tiled over the entire background
of the widget. 
#toc3Introduction 
With the advent of Tk 4.0, images are now easy
to create and use in applications.  Images add interest to applications
and they convey more information.  But one area where Tk hasn't taken advantage
of images is using images as textures for widgets.  Since tiling is a standard
feature of windowing systems, it's very easy to use images  as textures.
The tile widgets take the standard Tk 4.0 widgets and add tiling configuration
options to them.  Textures are specified by the name  of the image you wish
to be tiled across the background of the widget.   
#toc4Example 
To add tiling
to a widget, you simply create an image using  Tk's 
image command and use
the image name as the value for the 
-tile configuration option of the widget.
image create photo my_texture -file tan_paper.gifblt::tile::frame .f -tile my_texture
The image my_texture is added to the frame.   If my_texture is updated,
so will the widget background. 
image create photo my_texture -file rain.gifThe tile widget commands reside in the "blt::tile" namespace, so as not
to collide with the normal Tk widgets. An easy way to add tiling to existing
programs is to import the tile widget commands into the global namespace.
image create photo my_texture -file tan_paper.gifnamespace import -force blt::tile::*
frame .f -tile my_texture
To use one image for all texturing, you can use the "Tile" option class
name to specify the same image for all tile widgets. 
image create photo my_texture -file tan_paper.gifoption add *Tile my_texture
#toc5Options 
The following configurations options are added to the widgets. If
a 
-tile or -activetile option is specified, it overrides the background color
of the widget. 
-activetile image  Specifies a textured background to display
when the widget is active. This option is available for the 
tilebutton,
tilecheckbutton, tileradiobutton, and tilescrollbar widgets.  Image is the
name an image created using Tk's 
image command.  The background of the widget
is tiled with 
image.  If image is "", then the active background color is
displayed.  The default is 
"". -tile image  Specifies a textured background
to display for the widget. 
Image is the name an image created using Tk's
image command.  The background of the widget is tiled with image.  If imageis 
"", then the normal background color is displayed.  The default is "".
#toc6Keywords 
tile, texture, button, label, radiobutton, checkbutton, scrollbar,
frame, toplevel 
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