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<A NAME=Contents>&nbsp;</A><H2><A NAME=SECTION00051000000000000000> tixTList - The Tix Tabular Listbox Widget<A NAME=31>&nbsp;</A></A></H2>
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<em>TixTList</em> is the Tabular Listbox Widget. It displays a list of
items in a tabular format. For example the TixTList widget in figure
3-1 displays files in a directory in rows and columns.
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TixTList does all what the standard Tk listbox widget can do, i.e,
it displays a list of items. However, TixTList is superior to the
listbox widget is many respects. First, TixTList allows you to
display the items in a two dimensional format. This way, you can
display more items at a time. Usually, the user can locate the
desired items much faster in a two dimensional list than the one
dimensional list displayed by the Tk listbox widget.
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In addition, while the Tk listbox widget can only display text items,
the TixTList widget can display a multitude of types of items: text,
images and widgets. Also, while you can use only one font and one color
in a listbox widget, you can use many different fonts and colors in a
TixTList widget. In figure 3-1, we use graphical images
inside a tixTList widget to represent file objects. In figure 3-2
, we display the names of all employees of a hypothetical
company. Notice the use of a bold font to highlight all employees whose
first name is Joe. <P><HR>
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