I am pleased to announce version 7.8 of the multi-column listbox and
tree widget package Tablelist.
What is new in Tablelist 7.8?
-----------------------------
1. Support for interactive cell editing with the aid of the
ttk::toggleswitch widget (which was added to the core in Tk 9.1a1).
2. The Tablelist distribution now includes the new wide spinbox package
wsb, which implements the Wide.TSpinbox layout having scaling-aware
up and down arrows of user-friendly size and placement, which comes
in handy especially when running AndroWish on a tablet or smartphone.
3. Improvements related to the interactive cell editing with the aid of
the Tk core checkbutton and ttk::checkbutton widgets.
4. The demo script "tileWidgets2.tcl" now uses the ttk::toggleswitch
rather than tsw::toggleswitch widget if available, and also makes use
of the wsb package. See the "Tile-Based Demo Scripts" section of
Tablelist Programmer's Guide for details.
How to get it?
--------------
Tablelist is available for free download from the URL
https://www.nemethi.de
The distribution file is "tablelist7.8.tar.gz" for UNIX and "tablelist7_8.zip" for Windows. These files contain the same
information, except for the additional carriage return character
preceding the linefeed at the end of each line in the text files for
Windows.
Tablelist is also included in tklib, which has the address
https://core.tcl.tk/tklib
How to install it?
------------------
Install the package as a subdirectory of one of the directories given
by the "auto_path" variable. For example, you can install it as a subdirectory of the "lib" directory within your Tcl/Tk installation.
To install Tablelist on UNIX, "cd" to the desired directory and unpack
the distribution file "tablelist7.8.tar.gz":
gunzip -c tablelist7.8.tar.gz | tar -xf -
On most UNIX systems this can be replaced with
tar -zxf tablelist7.8.tar.gz
Both commands will create a directory named "tablelist7.8 with the subdirectories "demos", "doc", and "scripts".
On Windows, use WinZip or some other program capable of unpacking the distribution file "tablelist7_8.zip" into the directory "tablelist7.8",
with the subdirectories "demos", "doc", and "scripts".
How to use it?
--------------
The Tablelist distribution provides two packages, called Tablelist and Tablelist_tile. The main difference between the two is that
Tablelist_tile enables the tile-based, theme-specific appearance of
tablelist widgets; this package requires tile 0.6 or higher. It is not possible to use both packages in one and the same application, because
both are implemented in the same "tablelist" namespace and provide
identical commands.
To be able to access the commands and variables of the Tablelist
package, your scripts must contain one of the lines
package require tablelist ?version?
package require Tablelist ?version?
Likewise, to be able to access the commands and variables of the Tablelist_tile package, your scripts must contain one of the lines
package require tablelist_tile ?version?
package require Tablelist_tile ?version?
Since the packages Tablelist and Tablelist_tile are implemented in the "tablelist" namespace, you must either import the procedures you need,
or use qualified names like "tablelist::tablelist".
For a detailed description of the commands and variables provided by Tablelist and of the examples contained in the "demos" directory, see
the tutorial "tablelist.html" and the reference pages, all located in
the "doc" directory.
Great !
I will try the scaled spinbox.
So, the boxes don't get ridiciously tiny any more if big scales/fonts
are used?
Great. We need this in tk core !
Thanks,
Harald
Am 22.10.2025 um 12:08 schrieb nemethi:
I am pleased to announce version 7.8 of the multi-column listbox and
tree widget package Tablelist.
What is new in Tablelist 7.8?
-----------------------------
1. Support for interactive cell editing with the aid of the
ttk::toggleswitch widget (which was added to the core in Tk 9.1a1). >>
2. The Tablelist distribution now includes the new wide spinbox package
wsb, which implements the Wide.TSpinbox layout having scaling-aware >> up and down arrows of user-friendly size and placement, which comes >> in handy especially when running AndroWish on a tablet or smartphone. >>
3. Improvements related to the interactive cell editing with the aid of
the Tk core checkbutton and ttk::checkbutton widgets.
4. The demo script "tileWidgets2.tcl" now uses the ttk::toggleswitch
rather than tsw::toggleswitch widget if available, and also makes use >> of the wsb package. See the "Tile-Based Demo Scripts" section of
Tablelist Programmer's Guide for details.
How to get it?
--------------
Tablelist is available for free download from the URL
https://www.nemethi.de
The distribution file is "tablelist7.8.tar.gz" for UNIX and
"tablelist7_8.zip" for Windows. These files contain the same
information, except for the additional carriage return character
preceding the linefeed at the end of each line in the text files for
Windows.
Tablelist is also included in tklib, which has the address
https://core.tcl.tk/tklib
How to install it?
------------------
Install the package as a subdirectory of one of the directories given
by the "auto_path" variable. For example, you can install it as a
subdirectory of the "lib" directory within your Tcl/Tk installation.
To install Tablelist on UNIX, "cd" to the desired directory and unpack
the distribution file "tablelist7.8.tar.gz":
gunzip -c tablelist7.8.tar.gz | tar -xf -
On most UNIX systems this can be replaced with
tar -zxf tablelist7.8.tar.gz
Both commands will create a directory named "tablelist7.8 with the
subdirectories "demos", "doc", and "scripts".
On Windows, use WinZip or some other program capable of unpacking the
distribution file "tablelist7_8.zip" into the directory "tablelist7.8",
with the subdirectories "demos", "doc", and "scripts".
How to use it?
--------------
The Tablelist distribution provides two packages, called Tablelist and
Tablelist_tile. The main difference between the two is that
Tablelist_tile enables the tile-based, theme-specific appearance of
tablelist widgets; this package requires tile 0.6 or higher. It is not
possible to use both packages in one and the same application, because
both are implemented in the same "tablelist" namespace and provide
identical commands.
To be able to access the commands and variables of the Tablelist
package, your scripts must contain one of the lines
package require tablelist ?version?
package require Tablelist ?version?
Likewise, to be able to access the commands and variables of the
Tablelist_tile package, your scripts must contain one of the lines
package require tablelist_tile ?version?
package require Tablelist_tile ?version?
Since the packages Tablelist and Tablelist_tile are implemented in the
"tablelist" namespace, you must either import the procedures you need,
or use qualified names like "tablelist::tablelist".
For a detailed description of the commands and variables provided by
Tablelist and of the examples contained in the "demos" directory, see
the tutorial "tablelist.html" and the reference pages, all located in
the "doc" directory.
I am pleased to announce version 7.8 of the multi-column listbox and[snip]
tree widget package Tablelist.
Tablelist is also included in tklib, which has the address[snip]
https://core.tcl.tk/tklib
On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:08:37 +0200, nemethi wrote:
I am pleased to announce version 7.8 of the multi-column listbox and[snip]
tree widget package Tablelist.
Tablelist is also included in tklib, which has the address[snip]
https://core.tcl.tk/tklib
I hadn't realised tablelist was in Tklib.
Certainly I can't find it in the Tklib docs:
I visited:
https://core.tcl.tk/tklib
which resolved to
https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/doc/trunk/embedded/index.md
then clicked Docs https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/doc/trunk/embedded/md/toc.md
then searched for tablelist & it isn't found
1. How do I find the tablelist docs in Tklib
(I know I can read them on nemethi's website)
2. What other packages are in Tklib (& Tcllib)
that aren't in the docs (or at least where I can find them!)
Am 07.12.25 um 11:16 schrieb Mark Summerfield:
On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:08:37 +0200, nemethi wrote:
I am pleased to announce version 7.8 of the multi-column listbox and[snip]
tree widget package Tablelist.
Tablelist is also included in tklib, which has the address[snip]
https://core.tcl.tk/tklib
I hadn't realised tablelist was in Tklib.
Certainly I can't find it in the Tklib docs:
I visited:
https://core.tcl.tk/tklib
which resolved to
https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/doc/trunk/embedded/index.md
then clicked Docs
https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/doc/trunk/embedded/md/toc.md
then searched for tablelist & it isn't found
1. How do I find the tablelist docs in Tklib
(I know I can read them on nemethi's website)
2. What other packages are in Tklib (& Tcllib)
that aren't in the docs (or at least where I can find them!)
You are right that it is not OK that tablelist is not listed on the page
https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/doc/trunk/embedded/md/toc.md
The same holds true for all packages published on my Web page.
To find the tablelist docs, you can proceed as follows:
1. Visit https://core.tcl.tk/tklib;
2. Click "Files" and then select the directory "modules";
3. Select the directory "tablelist" and then the directory "doc";
4. Select the file "index.html" and then click "Doc".
On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 14:19:00 +0100, nemethi wrote:<snip>
Am 07.12.25 um 11:16 schrieb Mark Summerfield:
On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:08:37 +0200, nemethi wrote:
I am pleased to announce version 7.8 of the multi-column listbox and[snip]
tree widget package Tablelist.
<snip>>> You are right that it is not OK that tablelist is not listed onCertainly I can't find it in the Tklib docs:
Thanks, that works, but what a pity it isn't all linked from the main TOC page!
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