Comparing Geometry Managers

kroc 1 July 2003 - The idea is to write a table to explain which commands you can use with grid, pack and place for a wanted result. The purpose of this table is not to supply ready to use code but to compare the various existing methods. It can be also used as a syntax reminder.

Initial postulate:

$w1, $w2, ... $wN are simple widgets set like that:

 set w1 [button $container.b1 -text "button 1" -command ...]

place commands assume you've already set the container size.

Displaying two widgets side by side

With pack

pack $w1 $w2 -side left

With grid

grid $w1 $w2

With place

place $w1 -relx 0  -y 0 -relwidth .5 -relheight 1
place $w2 -relx .5 -y 0 -relwidth .5 -relheight 1

Displaying two widgets on top of each other

With pack

pack $w1 $w2 -side top

With grid

grid $w1
grid $w2

With place

place $w1 -rely 0  -x 0 -relwidth 1 -relheight .5
place $w2 -rely .5 -x 0 -relwidth 1 -relheight .5

To be continued...