Perl/Tk Pocket Reference

7. The Menu Widget 23

$menu->separator(?-option => value ... ?);

Adds new separator entry to bottom of menu. See below

for options.

$menu->type(index);

Returns type of menu entry at index.

$menu->unpost;

Unmaps window so it is no longer displayed.

$menu->ypostion(index);

Returns the y-coordinate within the menu window of the

topmost pixel in the entry specified by index.

Menu Entry Options

The following options work for all cascade, checkbutton,

command, and radiobutton entries unless otherwise

specified.

-accelerator => string

Specifies string to display at right side of menu entry.

-columnbreak => value

When value is 1, entry appears at top of a new column in

menu.

-command => callback

callback to execute when the entry is invoked.

-hidemargin => value

When value is 1, the standard margins are not drawn

around entry.

-indicatoron => boolean

Whether indicator for checkbutton or radiobutton entry

should be displayed.

-activebackground -foreground

-activeforeground -image

-background -state

-bitmap -underline

-font