From: Kero van Gelder <kero@...4050.upc-d.chello.nl>
Date: 2001-10-31T08:09:16+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23880] Re: best way to group objects in Ruby-Tk?

> Hi,
> 
> What is the best way to group objects together?
> I want to manipulate a group of lines/circles/text and
> move them as if it were a (single) widget.

You're trying to do things I haven't digged into very much, yet.
But you can label the objects and then apply some action to all
objects with the same label. I'm not sure how; hope there is some Ruby
iterator for it...

> Not speaking Japanese, but searching for TkcWindow I first thought that 
> TkcWindow might be the best way todo it as it allows embedding of other
> widgets.
> http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~Nori/ruby/ja/tk-faq/rtkFAQ-11.html
> But I didn't get it to work; Probably I don't know what
> TkcWindows are good for;

If it's a Window, it'll probably be square and hide everything
beneath it.

Otherwise, I can't get it to work, either.

Maybe Hidetoshi NAGAI can shed some light on this?

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