Version 29 of ttk::style examples

Introduction

This page is intended to collect in one place various bits of knowledge gained through much trial, many errors, and some reading the C code of the Tile widget set. The intent is to not have to repeat the trial, error, or reading in order to remember how to utilize the ttk::style command to style various ttk:: widgets.

treeview

-fieldbackground

Configures the background color of the unused portion of a treeview widget (any area not covered by rows of data).

ttk::style configure Treeview -fieldbackground color

-background

Configures the background color of rows that contain data values when applied to a .Row style sub-selector.

ttk::style configure Treeview.Row -background color

-foreground

Configures the foreground color used to draw items in the tree column (#0) when applied to an .Item style sub-selector.

Configures the foreground color used to draw items in the tree column (#0) when applied to an .Item style sub-selector.

Configures the foreground color used to draw non-tree (-values list) columns when applied to a .Cell style sub-selector.

ttk::style configure Treeview.Item -foreground color
ttk::style configure Treeview.Cell -foreground color

-rowheight

Adjusts the rowheight (spacing between rows) in the treeview, distance is in pixels.

ttk::style configure Treeview -rowheight height

-indent

Adjusts the indentation amount of child elements below parent elements within the tree column.

ttk::style configure Treeview -indent distance

Adjustment of the background color of selected items in the treeview uses the ttk::style map sub-command applied to the style sub-selectors above:

ttk::style map Treeview.Row  -background [ list selected color ]
ttk::style map Treeview.Cell -background [ list selected color ]
ttk::style map Treeview.Item -background [ list selected color ]

Adjustment of the background color of the the column heading labels uses the ttk::style map sub-commend applied to the .Heading style sub-selector:

ttk::style map Treeview.Heading -background [ list active color !active color ]

checkbutton

-wraplength

Configures wordwrapping of the textual label of the checkbutton. Distance is in pixels.

ttk::style configure TCheckbutton -wraplength distance