> > > I've been using vtcl for a few weeks now. One (of a few) thing that
> > > I haven't figured out is what the "insert" is all about.
> >
> > It sets the current widget as the target for widget insertions. By
> > default, you can only use frames or toplevel windows as containers.
> > This seemed a sensible default since it's not often that you want
> > to use a button as a container (though tk is eager to do this :)
>
> OK, I think I see now.
>
> When I click on a widget, such as a button or text widget, its _parent_
> becomes the insertion point. Then, if I click on Options/SetInsert, the
> widget _itself_ becomes the insertion point. Not that I can think of a
> way to use this yet, but at least I see what it does. Thanks!
>
It's very useful if the widget you just inserted is a frame widget
which you will use to group subsidiary widgets; you can use this
recursively....
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