Dave S wrote: >>But I do not understand where Frame fits in to this ... ie >> > >>from Tkinter import * > >>class Hello(Frame): >> >> def __init__(self, parent=None): >> Frame.__init__(self, parent) >> self.pack() >> >> >>Why not just use 'class Hello(root)' ? Or have I missed the point :-[ > > OK am I right in thinging a 'Frame' always has a parent of a Tk() or > possibly Toplevel() and its used to help in positioning a widget window > with .pack() ?
Yes, that is one use of Frame - to help with positioning groups of widgets. A Frame subclass also can be used to package a group of widgets as a reusable whole and as a place to put controller code that makes a group of widgets work together. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
