accurate config types

i ended up writing and using this script

    import itertools
    import sys

    import pythotk as tk

    names = ('.asd' + str(i) for i in itertools.count())

    for command  in sys.argv[1:]:
        for option in ['-width', '-height']:
            try:
                tk.tcl_call(None, command, next(names), option, '1i')
                print(command, option, "screen distance")
            except tk.TclError as e1:
                try:
                    tk.tcl_call(None, command, next(names), option, 1)
                    print(command, option, 'integer')
                except tk.TclError as e2:
                    print(command, option, 'WUT???', e1, e2)

pythotk/_widgets/base.py

@@ -203,12 +203,14 @@ def __init__(self, parent, **kwargs):
             self.state = None
 
     def _init_config(self):
+        # width and height aren't here because they are integers for some
+        # widgets and ScreenDistances for others... and sometimes the manual
+        # pages don't say which, so i have checked them by hand
         self.config._types.update({
             # ttk_widget(3tk)
             'class': str,
             'cursor': str,
             'style': str,
-            'width': tk.ScreenDistance,
 
             # options(3tk)
             'activebackground': tk.Color,
@@ -259,7 +261,6 @@ def _init_config(self):
             'takefocus': str,   # this one is harder to do right than you think
 
             # other stuff that many things seem to have
-            'height': tk.ScreenDistance,  # FIXME: some widgets have int height
             'padding': tk.ScreenDistance,
             'state': str,
         })

pythotk/_widgets/misc.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def _init_config(self):
         super()._init_config()
         self.config._types.update({
             'default': str,
+            'width': tk.ScreenDistance,
         })
         self.config._special['command'] = self._create_click_command
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ def _init_config(self):
             'onvalue': bool,
             'offvalue': bool,
             'variable': tk.BooleanVar,
+            'width': tk.ScreenDistance,
         })
         self.config._special['command'] = self._create_check_command
 
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ class Combobox(Entry):
     def _init_config(self):
         super()._init_config()
         self.config._types.update({
+            'height': int,
             'values': [str],
         })
 
@@ -261,7 +264,9 @@ class Frame(ChildMixin, Widget):
     def _init_config(self):
         super()._init_config()
         self.config._types.update({
+            'height': tk.ScreenDistance,
             'padding': tk.ScreenDistance,
+            'width': tk.ScreenDistance,
         })
 
 
@@ -280,6 +285,12 @@ class Label(ChildMixin, Widget):
     def __init__(self, parent, text='', **kwargs):
         super().__init__(parent, text=text, **kwargs)
 
+    def _init_config(self):
+        super()._init_config()
+        self.config._types.update({
+            'width': tk.ScreenDistance,
+        })
+
     def _repr_parts(self):
         return ['text=' + repr(self.config['text'])]
 
@@ -300,8 +311,10 @@ def __init__(self, parent, text='', **kwargs):
     def _init_config(self):
         super()._init_config()
         self.config._types.update({
+            'height': tk.ScreenDistance,
             'labelanchor': str,
             'labelwidget': Widget,
+            'width': tk.ScreenDistance,
         })
 
     def _repr_parts(self):

pythotk/_widgets/notebook.py

@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ def __init__(self, parent, **kwargs):
         # collected when the widgets are garbage collected
         self._tab_objects = weakref.WeakKeyDictionary()
 
+    def _init_config(self):
+        super()._init_config()
+        self.config._types.update({
+            'width': int,
+            'height': int,
+        })
+
     def _get_tab_of_widget(self, widget):
         try:
             return self._tab_objects[widget]

pythotk/_widgets/text.py

@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ def _init_config(self):
             'autoseparators': bool,
             'blockcursor': bool,
             'endline': int,
+            # undocumented: height can also be a screen distance??
+            # probably a bug
             'height': int,
             'inactiveselectbackground': tk.Color,
             'insertunfocussed': str,
@@ -268,6 +270,7 @@ def _init_config(self):
             'tabs': [str],
             'tabstyle': str,
             'undo': bool,
+            'width': int,
             'wrap': str,
         })
 

pythotk/_widgets/windows.py

@@ -184,10 +184,12 @@ def _init_config(self):
         self.config._types.update({
             'colormap': str,    # 'new' or a widget name, didn't bother
             'container': bool,
+            'height': tk.ScreenDistance,
             'menu': tk.Menu,
             'screen': str,
             'use': int,
             'visual': str,      # didn't bother
+            'width': tk.ScreenDistance,
         })
 
     def _get_wm_widget(self):