[CJB]: Based upon [Widget Drag and Drop BWidget Notebook]. Allows dragging and dropping widgets into ttk::notebook pages or tabs. Does not require [BWidget]. ---- ====== package require Tk 8.5 #Create main widgets. set m [frame .m] set p [panedwindow $m.p] $p add [set f [frame $p.f] ] $p add [set n [ttk::notebook $p.n] ] pack $m -fill both -expand 1 pack $p -fill both -expand 1 #DnD Source binds bind DropSource [list ChildButtonPress %W] bind DropSource [list ChildButtonRelease %W %X %Y %x %y] bind DropSource [list ChildMotion %W %X %Y %x %y] #DnD Target binds bind DropTarget <> [list ChildDrop %d %W %x %y] bindtags $f [linsert [bindtags $f] 1 DropTarget] bindtags $n [linsert [bindtags $n] 1 DropTarget] #Tab creation foreach tab [list First Second Third] { set w [frame $n.[string tolower $tab]] $n add $w -text $tab bindtags $w [linsert [bindtags $w] 1 DropTarget] } #DnD Source Creation foreach text [list "Child A" "Child B" "Child C" "Child D" "Child E"] { set w $p.[string map {{ } _} [string tolower $text]] label $w -text $text -background lightgray bindtags $w [linsert [bindtags $w] 1 DropSource ] pack $w -in $f -fill x } #Sets "active" widget and colors it green. proc ChildButtonPress {w} { variable active $w $w configure -background green } #Generates a <> event on the underlying widget #The child will be colored red if an error occurs. proc ChildButtonRelease {W X Y x y } { variable active if {[info exists active]} { set z [winfo containing $X $Y] $W configure -background red catch { set x [expr {$X - [winfo rootx $z]}] set y [expr {$Y - [winfo rooty $z]}] event generate $z <> -x $x -y $y -data $W $W configure -background lightgray } m o if {[dict get $o -code] != 0} {puts stderr $m} unset -nocomplain active } } #Passes events to underlying widgets while dragging children. proc ChildMotion {W X Y x y} { set w [winfo containing $X $Y] if {$w ne $W && $w ne ""} { set x [expr {$X - [winfo rootx $w]}] set y [expr {$Y - [winfo rooty $w]}] event generate $w -x $x -y $y } } #Called on widgets that a DropSource has been released upon. proc ChildDrop {slave master x y} { puts "ChildDrop: $slave -> $master" if {[winfo class $master] eq "TNotebook"} { set idx [$master index @$x,$y] if {$idx == ""} { return } else { set master [lindex [$master tabs] $idx] } } pack $slave -in $master raise $slave } #Utility for debugging binds/traces proc print {args} {puts $args} bind all {console show} ====== <> Example | GUI | Widget