Hi. I think that using "backgrounding" doesn't solve your problem. I suppose that you must fork the processes to let them run independently and separately. Best regards Silvia
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kent Johnson Sent: giovedi 16 giugno 2005 14:33 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: access properties of parent widget in Tkinter William Gill wrote: > I am trying to get & set the properties of a widget's parent widget. > What I have works, but seems like a long way around the block. First I > get the widget name using w.winfo_parent(), then i convert the name to a > reference using nametowidget(). > > self.nametowidget(event.widget.winfo_parent()).hasChanged= True Personally I think it is bad design for a widget to assume anything about its enclosing environment. What about passing a StringVar or IntVar to the child widget and letting it work with that? Kent -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list