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

-background => color: Changes the color of the screen displayed behind the text. Sets the width of the edges of the widget. Sets the cursor displayed when the mouse cursor is in front of the Text widget. Determines if the text selected within the widget can also be used by the windowing system (such as X windows). Sets the font in which the text is displayed. Sets the color of the text. Sets the height of the widget. Default is 24. Sets the color the highlight rectangle around the widget should be when it does not have the keyboard focus. Sets the color the highlight rectangle around the widget should be when it has the keyboard focus. Sets the thickness of the highlight rectangle around the widget. Default is 2. Changes the color of the insert cursor. Changes the width of the insert cursor. Sets the time the insert cursor blinks in the off position. Default is 300. Sets the time the insert cursor blinks in the on position. Default is 600. Sets the width of the insert cursor. Adds extra space to the left and right of the text inside the Text widget's edge. Adds extra space to the top and bottom of the text inside the Text widget's edge. Sets the relief of the edges of the widget. Sets the color of the area behind the selected text. Sets the width of the border of the selected area. Sets the color of the selected text. Enables gridding for the Text widget. Default is 0. Sets the amount of additional space left on top of a line of text that begins on its own line. Default is 0. Sets the amount of additional space left on top of a line of text after it has been wrapped around automatically by the Text widget. Default is 0. Sets the amount of additional space left after a line of text has been ended by a "\n". Default is 0. Indicates the state of the Text widget. If set to 'disabled', no text can be inserted by either the user or the application (via the insert method). Sets the width of the Text widget in characters. Default is 80. Sets the mode used to determine automatic line wrapping. Determines the callback used when the Text widget is scrolled horizontally. Determines the callback used when the Text widget is scrolled vertically.
-borderwidth => amount
-cursor => cursorname
-exportselection => 0 | 1
-font => fontname
-foreground => color
-height => amount
-highlightbackground => color
-highlightcolor => color
-highlightthickness => amount
-insertbackground => color
-insertborderwidth => amount
-insertofftime => time
-insertontime => time
-insertwidth => amount
-padx => amount
-pady => amount
-relief => 'flat'|'groove'|'raised'|'ridge'|'sunken'|'solid'
-selectbackground => color
-selectborderwidth => amount
-selectforeground => color
-setgrid => 0 | 1
-spacing1 => amount
-spacing2 => amount
-spacing3 => amount
-state => 'normal' | 'disabled'
-tabs => list: Specifies a list of tab stops to use in the Text widget. Default is every eight characters.
-takefocus => 0 | 1 | undef: Determines if widget can obtain keyboard focus.
-width => amount
-wrap => 'none' | 'char' | 'word'
-xscrollcommand => callback
-yscrollcommand => callback

Text

Option name	.Xdefault's name	Class name	Default value	Current value
`-background`	`background`	`Background`	`#d9d9d9`	`#d9d9d9`
`-bd`	`borderWidth`
`-bg`	`background`
`-borderwidth`	`borderWidth`	`BorderWidth`	`2`	`2`
`-cursor`	`cursor`	`Cursor`	`xterm`	`xterm`
`-disabledtile`	`disabledtile`	`Tile`	`undef`
`-exportselection`	`exportSelection`	`ExportSelection`	`1`	`1`
`-fg`	`foreground`
`-font`	`font`	`Font`	`Courier -12`	`Tk::Font=SCALAR(0x8731bf0)`
`-foreground`	`foreground`	`Foreground`	`Black`	`Black`
`-height`	`height`	`Height`	`24`	`24`
`-highlightbackground`	`highlightBackground`	`HighlightBackground`	`#d9d9d9`	`#d9d9d9`
`-highlightcolor`	`highlightColor`	`HighlightColor`	`Black`	`Black`
`-highlightthickness`	`highlightThickness`	`HighlightThickness`	`1`	`1`
`-insertbackground`	`insertBackground`	`Foreground`	`Black`	`Black`
`-insertborderwidth`	`insertBorderWidth`	`BorderWidth`	`0`	`0`
`-insertofftime`	`insertOffTime`	`OffTime`	`300`	`300`
`-insertontime`	`insertOnTime`	`OnTime`	`600`	`600`
`-insertwidth`	`insertWidth`	`InsertWidth`	`2`	`2`
`-offset`	`offset`	`Offset`	`0 0`	`ARRAY(0x875ae58)`
`-padx`	`padX`	`Pad`	`1`	`1`
`-pady`	`padY`	`Pad`	`1`	`1`
`-relief`	`relief`	`Relief`	`sunken`	`sunken`
`-selectbackground`	`selectBackground`	`Foreground`	`#c3c3c3`	`#c3c3c3`
`-selectborderwidth`	`selectBorderWidth`	`BorderWidth`	`1`	`1`
`-selectforeground`	`selectForeground`	`Background`	`Black`	`Black`
`-setgrid`	`setGrid`	`SetGrid`	`0`	`0`
`-spacing1`	`spacing1`	`Spacing`	`0`	`0`
`-spacing2`	`spacing2`	`Spacing`	`0`	`0`
`-spacing3`	`spacing3`	`Spacing`	`0`	`0`
`-state`	`state`	`State`	`normal`	`normal`
`-tabs`	`tabs`	`Tabs`		`undef`
`-takefocus`	`takeFocus`	`TakeFocus`	`undef`	`undef`
`-tile`	`tile`	`Tile`	`undef`
`-width`	`width`	`Width`	`80`	`80`
`-wrap`	`wrap`	`Wrap`	`char`	`char`
`-xscrollcommand`	`xScrollCommand`	`ScrollCommand`		`undef`
`-yscrollcommand`	`yScrollCommand`	`ScrollCommand`		`undef`