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Tix is a Tkinter Interface Extension module, which includes new widgets that are not included in the standard Tk library.

Tix (Tk Interface Extension) is a module which includes a rich set of new widgets that are not included in the standard Tk library.

Basic widgets

File Selectors

Hierarchical ListBox

Tabular ListBox

Manager Widgets

Image Types

Miscellaneous Widgets

Form Geometry Manager

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Colour chart for Tkinter and Tix

I wanted to visualise some basic colours, so I could pick the appropriate ones for my colour scheme. I couldn't find a colour chart anywhere so modified a sample to display it. Is this a good way to do it? import Tix as tk # import tkinter.tix as tk…
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How to create a tree view with checkboxes in Python

I've been using Tkinter and Tix to write a small program. I'm at a point where I need a tree view with checkboxes (checkbuttons) so I can select items from the tree view. Is there an easy way to do this? I've been looking at ttk.Treeview () and…
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Tix Tutorials in Python

I recently have become interested in GUI programming in Python. I have already had plenty of experience with Pygame, but find that it would be easier just to use the interface that Tkinter, Tix, etc... provide. However, I'm having difficulty finding…
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PYTHON 3.7 _tkinter.TclError: invalid command name "tixBalloon"

Hello I am trying to create a button that will show description when hovered. similar to html img tag "alt" I decide to use "tkinter.pix" with Balloon() But I am having an error: _tkinter.TclError: invalid command name "tixBalloon". from tkinter…
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py2exe can't find package Tix

While trying to use py2exe to create an executable for my GUI program, I got the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "dopy.py", line 139, in File "Tix.pyc", line 225, in __init__ _tkinter.TclError: can't find…
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Tkinter and Tix demo or showcase application?

Is there a showcase (demo) application with all Tkinter and Tix features and widgets? For example, wxPython download includes a "wxPython Demo" application which not only demonstrates the widgets, but also provides the source code and some comments…
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how to scroll a Tix ScrolledWindow

Using Python, how can I programmatically scroll (not using the scrollbars) the window in a Tix ScrolledWindow? The normal way would be to call xview / yview, but those calls do not seem to be available. Googling suggest that it is not possible at…
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How do you keep a widget in view while scrolling?

I am using Tix to automatically create a scroll bar as the content changes. I want to keep a button or two in the user's view while they scroll through the contents of the application. I haven't seen this question for Tkinter/Tix yet so I thought…
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Difference between working with tkinter and tix (as tkinter?)

What exactly is the difference between starting the program with from tkinter import * and from tkinter import tix as tk Because with the latter one I'm having problems, hence the question. I've changed all tkinter elements from plain 'Button' to…
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how to enable & disable tabs in a Tkinter/Tix Python GUI

I'm trying to make a tabbed GUI in Python and I want to be able to toggle the enabled/disabled state of the tabs (i.e. prevent the user from switching tabs, and ghost non-active tabs out to make this fact obvious). So far I've been unable to figure…
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Adding Tix Widget to Tkinter Container

I'm working with Tkinter in Python 2.7 on Windows 7, and found the need to create a popup box with a tree-style list of checkboxes. I could not find this in Tkinter, or ttk. I did, however, find it in Tix in the CheckList widget. I got a working…
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Tix ComboBox -labelside option not working

My company is using Python 2.6 (yuck, I know, but it's my constraint). I need to make a little GUI that involves a ComboBox. I chose Tix, because that's what I have--not allowed to grab anything else. Anyway, I'd like to set the label that the…
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tix ComboBox issue with Python 3

Using the following Python 3 code : import tkinter from tkinter import tix class App(tkinter.Tk): def __init__(self): tkinter.Tk.__init__(self) cmbbx = tix.ComboBox() cmbbx.pack() self.mainloop() if __name__ ==…
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Tix ComboBox causes python2.7 to crash

I've been using Tix to create a comboBox and it causes an intermittent crash if the entry box is left empty. I'm new to Python and very new to GUI programming so I've been using example to teach myself stuff. When using the following example code,…
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Tkinter TclError can't find package Tix

This question is similar to this other question. When I run the following code on Mac OS X (it runs fine on Windows): import Tix root = Tix.Tk() I get the following error message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File …
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