.TH FRAME 9.SH NAMEframe \- Create and manipulate frame widgets.SH SYNOPSIS\f5frame\fI \fIpathName ?\fIoptions\fR?.SH STANDARD OPTIONS.EX-borderwidth -relief.EE.SH "WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS".TP.B -background \fIcolour\fPThis option is the same as the standard \f5background\fR optionexcept that its value may also be specified as an empty string.In this case, the widget will display no background or border, andno colours will be consumed from its colourmap for its backgroundand border..TP.B -height \fIdist\fPSpecifies the desired height for the window.If this option is less than or equal to zero then the window willnot request any size at all..TP.B -width \fIdist\fPSpecifies the desired width for the window.If this option is less than or equal to zero then the window willnot request any size at all. .SH DESCRIPTIONThe \f5frame\fR command creates a new window (given by the\fIpathName\fR argument) and makes it into a frame widget.Additionaloptions, described above, may be specified on the command lineto configure aspects of the frame such as its background colourand relief.  The \f5frame\fR command returns thepath name of the new window..PPA frame is a simple widget.  Its primary purpose is to act as aspacer or container for complex window layouts.  The only featuresof a frame are its background colour and an optional 3-D border to make theframe appear raised or sunken. .SH "WIDGET COMMAND"The \f5frame\fR command creates a new Tk command whosename is \fIpathName\fR.. Thiscommand may be used to invoke variousoperations on the widget.  It has the following general form:.RS.EX\fIpathName option \fR?\fIarg arg ...\fR?.EE.RE\fIPathName\fR is the name of the command, which is the same asthe frame widget's path name.  \fIOption\fR and the \fIarg\fRsdetermine the exact behaviour of the command.  The followingcommands are possible for frame widgets:.TP\fIpathName \f5cget\fR \fIoption\fRReturns the current value of the configuration option givenby \fIoption\fR.\fIOption\fR may have any of the values accepted by the \f5frame\fRcommand..TP\fIpathName \f5configure\fR ?\fIoption\fR? \fI?value option value ...\fR?Query or modify the configuration options of the widget.If no \fIoption\fR is specified, returns a list of all ofthe available options for \fIpathName\fR.  Ifone or more \fIoption-value\fR pairs are specified, then the commandmodifies the given widget option(s) to have the given value(s);  inthis case the command returns an empty string.\fIOption\fR may have any of the values accepted by the \f5frame\fRcommand. .SH BINDINGSWhen a new frame is created, it has no default event bindings:frames are not intended to be interactive..SH SEE ALSO.IR options (9),.IR types (9)