name : packer-and-placer-together.py from Tkinter import * # This is a program that tests the placer geom manager in conjunction with # the packer. The background (green) is packed, while the widget inside is placed def do_motion(event): app.button.place(x=event.x, y=event.y) def dothis(): print 'calling me!' def createWidgets(top): # make a frame. Note that the widget is 200 x 200 # and the window containing is 400x400. We do this # simply to show that this is possible. The rest of the # area is inaccesssible. f = Frame(top, width=200, height=200, background='green') # note that we use a different manager here. # This way, the top level frame widget resizes when the # application window does. f.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=1) # now make a button f.button = Button(f, foreground='red', text='amazing', command=dothis) # and place it so that the nw corner is # 1/2 way along the top X edge of its' parent f.button.place(relx=0.5, rely=0.0, anchor=NW) # allow the user to move the button SUIT-style. f.bind('<Control-Shift-Motion>', do_motion) return f root = Tk() app = createWidgets(root) root.geometry("400x400") root.maxsize(1000, 1000) root.mainloop()