Align tabs from right to left using ttk.Notebook widget

Question

I want to align tabs (panes) inside a ttk.Notebook widget from right to left (the default is from left to right). How might this be done?

Below is my current code:

import Tkinter as tk
import ttk

root = tk.Tk()
root.minsize(300, 300)
root.geometry("1000x700")

box = ttk.Notebook(root, width=1000, height=650)

tab1 = tk.Frame(root)
tab2 = tk.Frame(root)
tab3 = tk.Frame(root)

box.add(tab1, text="tab1")
box.add(tab2, text="tab2")
box.add(tab3, text="tab3")

box.pack(side=tk.TOP)

root.mainloop()

To clarify, you want the tabs "tab1", "tab2", and "tab3" appear in that order, but on the top-right corner? — Martin Tournoij, Feb 08 '14 at 17:48

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 27 '14 at 08:25

15

There is actually a style option for this - tabposition.

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk

root = tk.Tk()
root.minsize(300, 300)
root.geometry("1000x700")

s = ttk.Style()
s.configure('TNotebook', tabposition='ne') #'ne' as in compass direction

box = ttk.Notebook(root, width=1000, height=650)

tab1 = tk.Frame(root)
tab2 = tk.Frame(root)
tab3 = tk.Frame(root)

box.add(tab1, text="tab1")
box.add(tab2, text="tab2")
box.add(tab3, text="tab3")

box.pack(side=tk.TOP)

root.mainloop()

answered Feb 27 '14 at 08:25

Oblivion

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thank you ...I thought there is no way to do so since I searched for days to resolve this problem with no luck..until you answerd the question.. – user2980054 Mar 03 '14 at 05:35
Anyone looking for full width tabs aligned center, use `tabposition=tk.NSEW` – Inyoung Kim 김인영 May 04 '21 at 14:49

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 04 '21 at 22:38

In Oblivion's line:

s.configure('TNotebook', tabposition='ne')

the 'ne' bit can be:

nw => above (north) and to the left (west)
ne => above and to the right (east)
en => to the right (east), at the top
es => to the right (east), at the bottom
se => below (south) and to the right (east)
sw => below (south) and to the left (west)
ws => to the left (west) and to the bottom (south)
wn => to the left (west) and at top

'nw' is, I guess, the more common one, but an application may require it otherwise.

Align tabs from right to left using ttk.Notebook widget

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