Some Common Widget Options

The capitalized word must be replaced with any of the bold words. Check the manual for all the options. Also make sure that the widget you are using support the option you are using.

-anchor=>POSITION	Position widget relative to: n ne nw s se sw e w or center.
-background=>COLOR	Background color.
-borderwidth=>WIDTH	Width of border. Choosing '0' will hide the border.
-command=>SCRIPT	Executes SCRIPT when invoked.
-cursor=>CURSOR	Mouse cursor to display when mouse in this widget.
-disabledforeground=>COLOR	Foreground color when the widget is disabled.
-font=>FONTNAME	Use FONTNAME for text style. It is given in this format - FONTNAME SIZE STYLE. For example, `-font => "fixed 12 bold"`
-foreground=>COLOR	Foreground when the state of the widget is normal.
-geometry=>WIDTHxHEIGHT	Can sets horizontal (and optionally vertical) widget size.
-height=>VALUE	Set vertical height of the widget.
-image=>IMAGE	The image to display in widget.
-justify=>JUSTIFICATION	Multi-line justification: left, right or center.
-orient=>ORIENTATION	For objects like scale and scrollbar. Must be horizontal or vertical(or h or v).
-padx=>NUMBER	Horizontal padding. The space on top and bottom of the given widget. For example, -padx=>5.
-pady=>NUMBER	Vertical padding. This is the space on either side of the given widget. For example, -pady=>2.
-relief=>RELIEF	3D bevel border - RELIEF must be flat, groove, raised, ridge, solid or sunken. Very useful when using frame.
-state=>STATE	Set widget to: normal, disabled or active.
-text=>STRING	Display text string.
-variable=>VARNAME	Display text variable. If the widget is manipulated, the value of the variable will change automatically and if this variable's value is changed, the widget will change to reflect the changes in the variable.
-underline=>CHAR	Which character position in string to underline. This must be a number - 0 for the first character, 1 for the second and so on.
-width=>WIDTH	Sets horizontal widget size.
-wraplength=>LENGTH	Word wrapping maximum string length.

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