Text Widget Options
Options used with the Text method change the way
the text is displayed within the Text widget. The following options
are standard for all the widgets (see Chapter 4,
where the options were first covered, for further information):
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-background =>color Changes the color of the screen displayed behind the text.
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-borderwidth =>amount Sets the width of the edges of the widget.
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-cursor =>cursorname Sets the cursor displayed when the mouse cursor is in front of the Text widget.
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1 Determines if the text selected within the widget can also be used by the windowing system (such as X windows).
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-font =>fontname Sets the font in which the text is displayed.
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-foreground =>color Sets the color of the text.
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-height =>amount Sets the height of the widget. Default is 24.
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-highlightbackground =>color Sets the color the highlight rectangle around the widget should be when it does not have the keyboard focus.
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-highlightcolor =>color Sets the color the highlight rectangle around the widget should be when it has the keyboard focus.
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-highlightthickness =>amount Sets the thickness of the highlight rectangle around the widget. Default is 2.
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-insertbackground =>color Changes the color of the insert cursor.
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-insertborderwidth =>amount Changes the width of the insert cursor.
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-insertofftime =>time Sets the time the insert cursor blinks in the off position. Default is 300.
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-insertontime =>time Sets the time the insert cursor blinks ...
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