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# canvasLabel(n) 6.6 tklib "canvasLabel class"

## Name

canvasLabel - tkpiechart canvas label class

## Table Of Contents

## Synopsis

- package require stooop 4.1
- package require switched 2.2
- package require tkpiechart 6.6

- stooop::new canvasLabel canvas ?options?
- switched::configure canvasLabelObject ?options?
- switched::cget canvasLabelObject option
- stooop::delete canvasLabelObject

## Description

The canvasLabel class brings some Tk label widget functionality to the canvas text item, such as a background and a border.

The canvasLabel is built with a bullet rectangle on the left side of the text. The relief changes according to the select state, with a traditionally sunken relief when selected.

The label has a specific tag, which can be used to retrieve the coordinates of the object or move it, thanks to the canvas facilities.

stooop::new canvasLabel canvas ?options?

  Creates a canvasLabel object in the specified Tk canvas. The canvasLabel object identifier is returned (referred to as canvasLabelObject in this document).

switched::configure canvasLabelObject ?options?

  Configures a canvasLabel object or returns all the options with their current values if no options are passed as parameters.

switched::cget canvasLabelObject option

  Returns an option value for the specified canvasLabel object.

stooop::delete canvasLabelObject

  Deletes the specified canvasLabel object.

## OPTIONS

-anchor value

  Specifies the anchor position of the rectangle and the text, relative to the positioning point. The behavior is similar to the -anchor option of the canvas text item, except that the rectangle is taken into account. The default is center.

-background color

  Specifies the background color of the bullet rectangle, as in the -fill option of the canvas rectangle item. The default is transparent (empty string).

-bordercolor color

  Specifies the border color of the rectangle, as in the -outline option of the canvas rectangle item. The default is black.

-borderwidth value

  Specifies the border width of the rectangle, as in the -width option of the canvas rectangle item. By default, the width is 1 pixel, which is the minimum width.

-bulletwidth value

  Specifies the width of the rectangle placed to the left of the text. Defaults to 10.

-font value

  Specifies the font of the text, as in the -font option of the canvas text item. The default is system dependent.

-foreground color

  Specifies the color of the text, as in the -fill option of the canvas text item. The default is black.

-justify value

  Specifies how to justify the text, as in the -justify option of the canvas text item. The default is left.

-minimumwidth value

  The total label width will not go below the specified value, but may be larger if the label text requires it.

-padding value

  Specifies how much space to leave between the text and the closest rectangle edge. Units are identical to those specified in the canvas COORDINATES manual section.

-scale list

  List of 2 floating point numbers used to set the scaling factor in the x and y axis. Scaling is applied immediately and defaults to 1.

-select boolean

  Sets the label state.

-selectrelief value

  Either flat, raised or sunken. Specifies the 3D effect desired for the text area when the label is selected.

-stipple bitmap

  Specifies the stipple pattern filling the rectangle, as in the -stipple option of the canvas rectangle item. There is no bitmap by default.

-text text

  Specifies the string to be displayed in the text area, as in the -text option of the canvas text item. The default is an empty string.

-textbackground color

  Specifies the color of the text area background.

-width value

  Specifies a maximum line length for the text, as in the -width option of the canvas text item. The default is 0.

## TAGS

The labeler has the following specific tag (see the canvas manual page ITEM IDS AND TAGS section for more information):

- canvasLabel(canvasLabelObject)

## See Also

pie, pieBoxLabeler, piePeripheralLabeler

## Keywords

canvas, labeler, pie, slice

## Copyright

Copyright © 1995-2004 Jean-Luc Fontaine <jfontain@free.fr>