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.TH ttk::label n 8.5 Tk "Tk Themed Widget"
.BS
.SH NAME
ttk::label \- Display a text string and/or image
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBttk::label\fR \fIpathName \fR?\fIoptions\fR?
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
A \fBttk::label\fR widget displays a textual label and/or image.
The label may be linked to a Tcl variable 
to automatically change the displayed text.
.SO ttk_widget
\-class	\-compound	\-cursor
\-image	\-style	\-takefocus
\-text	\-textvariable	\-underline
\-width
.SE
.SH "WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS"
.OP \-anchor anchor Anchor
Specifies how the information in the widget is positioned
relative to the inner margins.  Legal values are
\fBn\fR, \fBne\fR, \fBe\fR, \fBse\fR,
\fBs\fR, \fBsw\fR, \fBw\fR, \fBnw\fR, and \fBcenter\fR.
See also \fB\-justify\fR.
.OP \-background frameColor FrameColor
The widget's background color.  
If unspecified, the theme default is used.
.OP \-font font Font
Font to use for label text.
.OP \-foreground textColor TextColor
The widget's foreground color.
If unspecified, the theme default is used.
.OP \-justify justify Justify
If there are multiple lines of text, specifies how
the lines are laid out relative to one another.
One of \fBleft\fR, \fBcenter\fR, or \fBright\fR.
See also \fB\-anchor\fR.
.OP \-padding padding Padding
Specifies the amount of extra space to allocate for the widget.
The padding is a list of up to four length specifications 
\fIleft top right bottom\fR.
If fewer than four elements are specified, 
\fIbottom\fR defaults to \fItop\fR,
\fIright\fR defaults to \fIleft\fR, and 
\fItop\fR defaults to \fIleft\fR.
.OP \-relief relief Relief
.\" Rewrite this:
Specifies the 3-D effect desired for the widget border.
Valid values are
\fBflat\fR, \fBgroove\fR, \fBraised\fR, \fBridge\fR, \fBsolid\fR, 
and \fBsunken\fR.
.OP \-text text Text
Specifies a text string to be displayed inside the widget
(unless overridden by \fB\-textvariable\fR).
.OP \-wraplength wrapLength WrapLength
Specifies the maximum line length (in pixels).
If this option is less than or equal to zero,
then automatic wrapping is not performed; otherwise
the text is split into lines such that no line is longer
than the specified value.
.SH "WIDGET COMMAND"
.PP
Supports the standard widget commands
\fBconfigure\fR, \fBcget\fR, \fBidentify\fR, \fBinstate\fR, and \fBstate\fR;
see \fIttk::widget(n)\fR.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ttk::widget(n), label(n)
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