I've found that when a toplevel widget calls a messagebox dialog (like "showinfo"), the root window is showed up, over the toplevel. Is there a way to set the Toplevel window as the master of the messagebox dialog ?
Here is a script to reproduce this :
# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
# PYTHON 3 ONLY
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import messagebox
root = Tk()
root.title('ROOT WINDOW')
Label(root, text = 'Place the toplevel window over the root window\nThen, push the button and you will see that the root window is again over the toplevel').grid()
topWindow = Toplevel(root)
topWindow.title('TOPLEVEL WINDOW')
Label(topWindow, text = 'This button will open a messagebox but will\ndo a "focus_force()" thing on the root window').grid()
Button(topWindow, text = '[Push me !]', command = lambda: messagebox.showinfo('foo', 'bar!')).grid()
# --
root.mainloop()
You can set the parent argument to topWindow for the showInfo command:
Button(..., command=lambda: messagebox.showInfo(parent=topWindow, ...))
See also:
http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/tkinter-standard-dialogs.htm
This may address more current versions.
#TEST AREA forcommands/methods/options/attributes
#standard set up header code 2
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import messagebox
root = Tk()
root.attributes('-fullscreen', True)
root.configure(background='white')
scrW = root.winfo_screenwidth()
scrH = root.winfo_screenheight()
workwindow = str(1024) + "x" + str(768)+ "+" +str(int((scrW-1024)/2)) + "+" +str(int((scrH-768)/2))
top1 = Toplevel(root, bg="light blue")
top1.geometry(workwindow)
top1.title("Top 1 - Workwindow")
top1.attributes("-topmost", 1) # make sure top1 is on top to start
root.update() # but don't leave it locked in place
top1.attributes("-topmost", 0) # in case you use lower or lift
#exit button - note: uses grid
b3=Button(root, text="Egress", command=root.destroy)
b3.grid(row=0,column=0,ipadx=10, ipady=10, pady=5, padx=5, sticky = W+N)
#____________________________
root.withdraw()
mb1=messagebox.askquestion(top1, "Pay attention: \nThis is the message?")
messagebox.showinfo("Say Hello", "Hello World")
root.deiconify()
top1.lift(aboveThis=None)
#____________________________
root.mainloop()
Button(..., command=lambda: messagebox.showinfo("The Title", "A piece of text", parent=topWindow))
This will definitely work. The syntax of the messagebox is
messagebox.Function_Name(title, message [, options])
setting the parent argument is one of the options
add topWindow.attributes("-topmost", 1)
after defining the Toplevel, and this should fix the problem
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Is it possible to make a Tkinter yes/no messagebox with a checkbox, for something like 'Never ask me again'?
Or would I have to create another window, create my own Labels and CheckButtons, and basically create my own dialog?
You should create your own dialog box then.
Here’s what you can do:
from tkinter import *
def popup():
popupWin = Toplevel()
popupWin.title(“Continue?”)
checkVariable = IntVar()
lbl = Label(popupWin, text=“Continue?)
lbl.pack()
btn2 = Button(popupWin, text=“Yes”)
btn2.pack()
btn3 = Button(popupWin, text=“No”)
btn3.pack()
checkBox = Checkbutton(popupWin, text=“Don’t ask again”, variable=checkVariable)
root = Tk()
btn = Button(root, text=Message Box, command=popup)
root.mainloop()
I've started learning Tkinter on Python few weeks ago and wanted to create a Guess Game. But unfortunately I ran into a problem, with this code the text for the rules ( in the function Rules; text='Here are the rules... ) doesn't appear on the window ( rule_window).
window = Tk()
window.title("Guessing Game")
welcome = Label(window,text="Welcome To The Guessing Game!",background="black",foreground="white")
welcome.grid(row=0,column=0,columnspan=3)
def Rules():
rule_window = Tk()
rule_window = rule_window.title("The Rules")
the_rules = Label(rule_window, text='Here are the rules...', foreground="black")
the_rules.grid(row=0,column=0,columnspan=3)
rule_window.mainloop()
rules = Button(window,text="Rules",command=Rules)
rules.grid(row=1,column=0,columnspan=1)
window.mainloop()
Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
In your code you reset whatever rule_window is to a string (in this line: rule_window = rule_window.title(...))
Try this:
from import tkinter *
window = Tk()
window.title("Guessing Game")
welcome = Label(window, text="Welcome To The Guessing Game!", background="black", foreground="white")
welcome.grid(row=0, column=0, columnspan=3)
def Rules():
rule_window = Toplevel(window)
rule_window.title("The Rules")
the_rules = Label(rule_window, text="Here are the rules...", foreground="black")
the_rules.grid(row=0, column=0, columnspan=3)
rules = Button(window, text="Rules", command=Rules)
rules.grid(row=1, column=0, columnspan=1)
window.mainloop()
When you want to have 2 windows that are responsive at the same time you can use tkinter.Toplevel().
In your code, you have initialized the new instances of the Tkinter frame so, instead of you can create a top-level Window. What TopLevel Window does, generally creates a popup window kind of thing in the application. You can also trigger the Tkinter button to open the new window.
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import ttk
#Create an instance of tkinter window
root= Tk()
root.geometry("600x450")
#Define a function
def open_new():
#Create a TopLevel window
new_win= Toplevel(root)
new_win.title("My New Window")
#Set the geometry
new_win.geometry("600x250")
Label(new_win, text="Hello There!",font=('Georgia 15 bold')).pack(pady=30)
#Create a Button in main Window
btn= ttk.Button(root, text="New Window",command=open_new)
btn.pack()
root.mainloop()
Found a rather interesting way to create menus in the Tkinter GUI - Menubutton. But unfortunately this code does not work (or rather, when you click on Menubutton the bound Menu does not open):
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk
root = tk.Tk()
root.option_add("*Menu.borderWidth", "0")
root.option_add("*Menu.activeBorderWidth", "0")
root.option_add("*Menu.background", "black")
style = ttk.Style(root)
menu = tk.Menu(root)
btn_menu = ttk.Menubutton(root, text='fegvd')
btn_menu.pack()
file = tk.Menu(btn_menu, tearoff=0, foreground='white')
file.add_command(label='ГЫГ')
style.configure('TMenubutton', background='black', foreground='white', indicatoron=0, menu=file, direction='delow', state='active')
root.mainloop()
Although, if I use not ttk.Menubutton, but tk.Menubutton, then everything works:
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk
root = tk.Tk()
root.option_add("*Menu.borderWidth", "0")
root.option_add("*Menu.activeBorderWidth", "0")
root.option_add("*Menu.background", "black")
menu = tk.Menu(root)
btn_menu = tk.Menubutton(root, text='fegvd')
btn_menu.pack()
file = tk.Menu(btn_menu, tearoff=0, foreground='white')
file.add_command(label='ГЫГ')
btn_menu.configure(background='black', foreground='white', indicator=0, menu=file, state='active')
root.mainloop()
Why? Tell me, please, what is the problem?
You cannot use the style to associate the menu with the menubutton. You need to do it exactly like you do with the tk menu:
btn_menu.configure(menu=file)
Am trying to select item in my combobox but it does not work after i call focus_force() on the toplevel window other widget in the window works but the combobox selection is not working.
When i remove focus_force() from my code it works alright but want to keep it for main code.
#!python3
import tkinter as tk
import tkinter.ttk as ttk
def toplevel_window():
global top, cb
top = tk.Toplevel(root)
top.title("TOP")
top.geometry("300x300")
cb = ttk.Combobox(top, values=["djdjd", "fjfjf"])
cb.pack()
BT = tk.Button(top, text="print", command=combo_select)
BT.pack(side=tk.BOTTOM)
top.bind("<FocusOut>", focusout_func)
top.bind("<<ComboboxSelected>>", combo_select)
def focusout_func(event):
print(cb.get())
top.focus_force()
top.bell()
def combo_select(event=None):
print(cb.get())
root = tk.Tk()
root.geometry("600x600")
root.title("root")
b = tk.Button(text="OPEN TOPLEVEL", command=toplevel_window)
b.pack()
root.mainloop()
The reason the Combobox selection is not working is because you're causing the funcion focusout_func() to be called when an attempt is made to select it in the window containing it and that shifts the focus back to the toplevel window itself, which prevents the selection from happening.
One solution is simply to not use a <FocusOut> callback function at all. Instead, first add a top.focus_force() call to the end of toplevel_window() function to switch the focus to to it immediately after it's created.
Secondly, to keep the focus on the windows with the Combobox and make a bell alert sound when attempts are made to switch focus away from the it, you can bind a <FocusIn> callback to the root window and check the status of the other window in it (and prevent the focus from being changed if it exists and is being displayed).
Here's what I'm suggesting:
import tkinter as tk
import tkinter.ttk as ttk
from _tkinter import TclError
def toplevel_window():
global top, cb
top = tk.Toplevel(root)
top.title("TOP")
top.geometry("300x300")
cb = ttk.Combobox(top, values=["djdjd", "fjfjf"])
cb.pack()
btn = tk.Button(top, text="print", command=combo_select)
btn.pack(side=tk.BOTTOM)
top.bind("<<ComboboxSelected>>", combo_select)
top.focus_force()
def combo_select(event=None):
print('cb.get():', cb.get())
def root_focusin_callback(event):
try:
top_state = top.state() # Check status of toplevel widget.
except (NameError, TclError) as exc:
pass # Ignore - widget doesn't exist or was closed.
else:
top.bell()
top.focus_force()
root = tk.Tk()
root.geometry("600x600")
root.title("root")
root.bind("<FocusIn>", root_focusin_callback)
b = tk.Button(text="OPEN TOPLEVEL", command=toplevel_window)
b.pack()
root.mainloop()
image for that
I have few lines of code here which is login system which works fine but i can click on the Toplevel button multiple times when i provide the wrong password without closing the messagebox.How can i make it so that it has to be closed messagebox before i can make attempt again.
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import messagebox
def top():
if entry1.get() == "333":
log.destroy()
root.deiconify()
else:
messagebox.showerror("error", "try again")
root = Tk()
root.geometry("300x300")
log = Toplevel(root)
log.geometry("200x200")
label1 = Label(log, text="password")
entry1 = Entry(log)
button1 = Button(log, text="login", command=top)
label1.pack()
entry1.pack()
button1.pack(side="bottom")
lab = Label(root, text="welcome bro").pack()
root.withdraw()
root.mainloop()
You need to make the log window the parent of the dialog:
messagebox.showerror("error", "try again", parent=log)
By default it will use the root window (the Tk instance) as the parent which in this case is not what you want.
With hint from #furas this how to implement this:
create another function to the call it when the entry doesn't match and use grab_set method for the Toplevel window tp.grab_set().You can add your customarised image to the Toplevel window as well as message to display in the box(here: i use label to depict that)
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import messagebox
def dialog(): # this function to call when entry doesn't match
tp = Toplevel(log)
tp.geometry("300x100")
tp.title('error')
tp.grab_set() # to bring the focus to the window for you to close it
tp.resizable(width=False, height=False)
l = Label(tp, text="try again\n\n\n\n add your customarize image to the window")
l.pack()
def top():
if entry1.get() == "333":
log.destroy()
root.deiconify()
else:
dialog() # being called here
root = Tk()
root.geometry("300x300")
log = Toplevel(root)
log.geometry("200x200")
label1 = Label(log, text="password")
entry1 = Entry(log)
button1 = Button(log, text="login", command=top)
label1.pack()
entry1.pack()
button1.pack(side="bottom")
lab = Label(root, text="welcome bro").pack()
root.withdraw()
root.mainloop()