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The Menu widget supports the standard Tkinter Widget interface (with the exception of the geometry manager methods), plus the following methods:

add(type, options...)

Add (append) an entry of the given type to the menu. The type argument can be one of "command", "cascade" (submenu), "checkbutton", "radiobutton", or "separator". The options are as defined in the following table:

Table 32-1. Menu Item Options

Option

Type

Description

activebackground

color

activeforeground

color

accelerator

string

background

color

bitmap

bitmap

columnbreak

flag

command

callback

font

font

foreground

color

hidemargin

flag

image

image

indicatoron

flag

label

string

menu

widget

offvalue

value

onvalue

value

selectcolor

color

selectimage

image

state

constant

underline

integer

value

value

variable

variable

add_cascade(options...), add_checkbutton(options...), add_command(options...), add_radiobutton(options...), add_separator(options...)

Convenience functions, used to add items of the given type.

insert(index, type, options...), insert_cascade(index, options...), insert_checkbutton(index, options...), insert_command(index, options...), insert_radiobutton(index, options...), insert_separator(index, options...)

Same as add and friends, but inserts the new item at the given index.

entryconfig(index, options...), entryconfigure(index, options...)

Reconfigure the given menu entry. Only the given options are changed; the rest are left as is.

index(index) => integer

Convert an index (of any kind) to an integer index.

delete(index), delete(start, stop)

Delete one or more menu entries.

 Displaying Menus

invoke(index)

Invoke the given entry (just like if the user had clicked on it).

post(x, y)

Display the menu at the given position. The position should be given in pixels, relative to the root window.

unpost()

Remove a posted menu.

yposition(index) => integer

Return the vertical offset for the given entry. This can be used to position a popup menu so that a given entry is under the the mouse when the menu appears.

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