winfo(n) Tk Built-In Commands winfo(n) 







winfo - Return window-related information








winfo option ?arg arg ...?












The winfo command is used to retrieve information about
    windows managed by Tk. It can take any of a number of different forms,
    depending on the option argument. The legal forms are:



  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the integer identifier for the atom whose
      name is name. If no atom exists with the name name then a
      new one is created. If the -displayof option is given then the atom
      is looked up on the display of window; otherwise it is looked up on
      the display of the application's main window.

  

  
Returns the textual name for the atom whose integer identifier is
      id. If the -displayof option is given then the identifier is
      looked up on the display of window; otherwise it is looked up on
      the display of the application's main window. This command is the inverse
      of the winfo atom command. It generates an error if no such atom
      exists.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the number of cells in the color map for
      window.

  

  
Returns a list containing the path names of all the children of
      window. Top-level windows are returned as children of their logical
      parents. The list is in stacking order, with the lowest window first,
      except for Top-level windows which are not returned in stacking order. Use
      the wm stackorder command to query the stacking order of Top-level
      windows.

  

  
Returns the class name for window.

  

  
Returns 1 if the colormap for window is known to be full, 0
      otherwise. The colormap for a window is “known” to be full
      if the last attempt to allocate a new color on that window failed and this
      application has not freed any colors in the colormap since the failed
      allocation.

  

  
Returns the path name for the window containing the point given by
      rootX and rootY. RootX and rootY are specified
      in screen units (i.e. any form acceptable to Tk_GetPixels) in the
      coordinate system of the root window (if a virtual-root window manager is
      in use then the coordinate system of the virtual root window is used). If
      the -displayof option is given then the coordinates refer to the
      screen containing window; otherwise they refer to the screen of the
      application's main window. If no window in this application contains the
      point then an empty string is returned. In selecting the containing
      window, children are given higher priority than parents and among siblings
      the highest one in the stacking order is chosen.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the depth of window (number of bits
      per pixel).

  

  
Returns 1 if there exists a window named window, 0 if no such
      window exists.

  

  
Returns a floating-point value giving the number of pixels in
      window corresponding to the distance given by number.
      Number may be specified in any of the forms acceptable to
      Tk_GetScreenMM, such as “2.0c” or “1i”.
      The return value may be fractional; for an integer value, use winfo
      pixels.

  

  
Returns the geometry for window, in the form
      widthxheight+x+y. All
      dimensions are in pixels.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving window's height in pixels. When a
      window is first created its height will be 1 pixel; the height will
      eventually be changed by a geometry manager to fulfill the window's needs.
      If you need the true height immediately after creating a widget, invoke
      update to force the geometry manager to arrange it, or use winfo
      reqheight to get the window's requested height instead of its actual
      height.

  

  
Returns a hexadecimal string giving a low-level platform-specific
      identifier for window. On Unix platforms, this is the X window
      identifier. Under Windows, this is the Windows HWND. On the Macintosh the
      value has no meaning outside Tk.

  

  
Returns a list whose members are the names of all Tcl interpreters (e.g.
      all Tk-based applications) currently registered for a particular display.
      If the -displayof option is given then the return value refers to
      the display of window; otherwise it refers to the display of the
      application's main window.

  

  
Returns 1 if window is currently mapped, 0
    otherwise.

  

  
Returns the name of the geometry manager currently responsible for
      window, or an empty string if window is not managed by any
      geometry manager. The name is usually the name of the Tcl command for the
      geometry manager, such as pack or place. If the geometry
      manager is a widget, such as canvases or text, the name is the widget's
      class command, such as canvas.

  

  
Returns window's name (i.e. its name within its parent, as opposed
      to its full path name). The command winfo name . will return the
      name of the application.

  

  
Returns the path name of window's parent, or an empty string if
      window is the main window of the application.

  

  
Returns the path name of the window whose X identifier is id.
      Id must be a decimal, hexadecimal, or octal integer and must
      correspond to a window in the invoking application. If the
      -displayof option is given then the identifier is looked up on the
      display of window; otherwise it is looked up on the display of the
      application's main window.

  

  
Returns the number of pixels in window corresponding to the
      distance given by number. Number may be specified in any of
      the forms acceptable to Tk_GetPixels, such as “2.0c”
      or “1i”. The result is rounded to the nearest integer value;
      for a fractional result, use winfo fpixels.

  

  
If the mouse pointer is on the same screen as window, returns the
      pointer's x coordinate, measured in pixels in the screen's root window. If
      a virtual root window is in use on the screen, the position is measured in
      the virtual root. If the mouse pointer is not on the same screen as
      window then -1 is returned.

  

  
If the mouse pointer is on the same screen as window, returns a
      list with two elements, which are the pointer's x and y coordinates
      measured in pixels in the screen's root window. If a virtual root window
      is in use on the screen, the position is computed in the virtual root. If
      the mouse pointer is not on the same screen as window then both of
      the returned coordinates are -1.

  

  
If the mouse pointer is on the same screen as window, returns the
      pointer's y coordinate, measured in pixels in the screen's root window. If
      a virtual root window is in use on the screen, the position is computed in
      the virtual root. If the mouse pointer is not on the same screen as
      window then -1 is returned.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving window's requested height, in
      pixels. This is the value used by window's geometry manager to
      compute its geometry.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving window's requested width, in
      pixels. This is the value used by window's geometry manager to
      compute its geometry.

  

  
Returns a list containing three decimal values in the range 0 to 65535,
      which are the red, green, and blue intensities that correspond to
      color in the window given by window. Color may be
      specified in any of the forms acceptable for a color option.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the x-coordinate, in the root window of
      the screen, of the upper-left corner of window's border (or
      window if it has no border).

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the y-coordinate, in the root window of
      the screen, of the upper-left corner of window's border (or
      window if it has no border).

  

  
Returns the name of the screen associated with window, in the form
      displayName.screenIndex.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the number of cells in the default color
      map for window's screen.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the depth of the root window of
      window's screen (number of bits per pixel).

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the height of window's screen, in
      pixels.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the height of window's screen, in
      millimeters.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the width of window's screen, in
      millimeters.

  

  
Returns one of the following strings to indicate the default visual class
      for window's screen: directcolor, grayscale,
      pseudocolor, staticcolor, staticgray, or
      truecolor.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the width of window's screen, in
      pixels.

  

  
Returns a string containing information about the server for
      window's display. The exact format of this string may vary from
      platform to platform. For X servers the string has the form
      “XmajorRminor vendor
      vendorVersion” where major and minor are the
      version and revision numbers provided by the server (e.g., X11R5),
      vendor is the name of the vendor for the server, and
      vendorRelease is an integer release number provided by the
    server.

  

  
Returns the path name of the top-of-hierarchy window containing
      window. In standard Tk this will always be a toplevel
      widget, but extensions may create other kinds of top-of-hierarchy
    widgets.

  

  
Returns 1 if window and all of its ancestors up through the nearest
      toplevel window are mapped. Returns 0 if any of these windows are not
      mapped.

  

  
Returns one of the following strings to indicate the visual class for
      window: directcolor, grayscale, pseudocolor,
      staticcolor, staticgray, or truecolor.

  

  
Returns the X identifier for the visual for window.

  

  
Returns a list whose elements describe the visuals available for
      window's screen. Each element consists of a visual class followed
      by an integer depth. The class has the same form as returned by winfo
      visual. The depth gives the number of bits per pixel in the visual. In
      addition, if the includeids argument is provided, then the depth is
      followed by the X identifier for the visual.

  

  
Returns the height of the virtual root window associated with
      window if there is one; otherwise returns the height of
      window's screen.

  

  
Returns the width of the virtual root window associated with window
      if there is one; otherwise returns the width of window's
    screen.

  

  
Returns the x-offset of the virtual root window associated with
      window, relative to the root window of its screen. This is normally
      either zero or negative. Returns 0 if there is no virtual root window for
      window.

  

  
Returns the y-offset of the virtual root window associated with
      window, relative to the root window of its screen. This is normally
      either zero or negative. Returns 0 if there is no virtual root window for
      window.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving window's width in pixels. When a
      window is first created its width will be 1 pixel; the width will
      eventually be changed by a geometry manager to fulfill the window's needs.
      If you need the true width immediately after creating a widget, invoke
      update to force the geometry manager to arrange it, or use winfo
      reqwidth to get the window's requested width instead of its actual
      width.

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the x-coordinate, in window's
      parent, of the upper-left corner of window's border (or
      window if it has no border).

  

  
Returns a decimal string giving the y-coordinate, in window's
      parent, of the upper-left corner of window's border (or
      window if it has no border).










Print where the mouse pointer is and what window it is currently
    over:




lassign [winfo pointerxy .] x y
puts -nonewline "Mouse pointer at ($x,$y) which is "
set win [winfo containing $x $y]
if {$win eq ""} {
    puts "over no window"
} else {
    puts "over $win"
}












atom, children, class, geometry, height, identifier, information,
    interpreters, mapped, parent, path name, screen, virtual root, width,
  window







  

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