Scrolledtext Widget
Create a simple Scrolledtext Widget
import tkinter as tk
import tkinter.font
import tkinter.scrolledtext
class App(tk.Frame):
def __init__(self, master):
super().__init__(master)
self.master = master
self.pack()
self.initUI()
def initUI(self):
self.font = tk.font.Font(family='Times', size=12, weight=tk.font.BOLD)
self.scrolledtext = tkinter.scrolledtext.ScrolledText(self, font=self.font, width=30, height=5)
self.scrolledtext.pack()
def print_history(self):
print('history')
if __name__ == '__main__':
root = tk.Tk()
app = App(root)
app.mainloop()
Use Parameter
| Parameters |
Description |
Example |
| state |
default is NORMAL. If you don't want the text widget get response from keyboard or mouse, set to DISABLED |
state=tk.DISABLED |
Functions
def write_scrolledtext(self, message):
self.scrolledtext.config(state=tk.NORMAL)
self.scrolledtext.delete(1.0, tk.END)
self.scrolledtext.insert(tk.INSERT, message)
self.scrolledtext.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
| Function |
Description |
Example |
| delete(startindex [,endindex]) |
delete characters in the widget |
delete(1.0, tk.END) |
| insert(index [,string]...) |
insert string to widget |
insert(tk.INSERT, 'message') |
Index Type
| Index |
Description |
| line.column |
for example, 1.0 means line 1, column 0 |
| tk.INSERT |
the position of the insertion cursor |
| tk.END |
the position after the last character of a text |