[Tkinter-discuss] listbox formatting

[Cameron Laird]

On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 01:35:32AM -0400, Jeff Cagle wrote:
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> I have strings that are composed of multiple properties within an 
> object.  I wanted to format the strings so that they came out nicely in 
> a listbox.  However, listbox widgets choke on the '\t' character, so I 
> tried to roll my own:
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> def get_lbstring(self):
>   s = self.datestring
>   return s + " " * (20 - len(s)) + self.name
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> unfortunately, listboxes *also* have variable-width fonts (at least as 
> the default).  Short of changing to Courier font, is there a way to get 
> items to line up in a listbox?
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Let's be precise:  do listboxes treat \t as ' '?  Is
that what you mean by "choke"?

To get items to line up in a listbox ... well, the
easiest way is to use someone else's work.  Look into
one of the table widgets or extensions.  I like the 
tablelist for Tk work; I haven't had occasion yet to
wrap it for use in Tkinter.