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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-scrolledhtml-render-problem/59514 "2006-05-03T19:11:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1
**Author:**  [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-scrolledhtml-render-problem/59514/1 "2006-05-03T19:11:11Z")
I want a frame to pop up with this in it. $tbodytext is my var of html
code. I did check the var before and after the render call, and it is
correct (i know i should not use globa vars but its my first TK
program and need to access info every where. I can also post my full
code (other then render it works, and u just need tk and the gmailer
library.)
So the question is, can it not render the string i pass it? If i set
static text it displays that. i could save it to a file then read the
file , but i dont really want to do that.
Becker
$tbody\_root=TkRoot.new
$tbody\_frame\_over = TkToplevel.new($root){}
$tbody\_frame\_over.withdraw
---------cut out code---------
#the $Account is a gmail count, this gets the email info
localtext=""+$Account.msg(temp).dt\_easy + " subject:
" + $Account.msg(temp).subject
localtext=localtext+ " Body: "
localtext=localtext+ test
$tbodytexts=(localtext+"").to\_s
p $tbodytexts
x = (200)
y = (200)
$tbody\_frame\_over.geometry("+#{x+1}+#{y+1}")
$tbody\_frame\_over.deiconify
$tbody\_frame\_over.raise
cut out code
TkFrame.new($tbody\_frame\_over){
tkbodys=Tk::Iwidgets::Scrolledhtml.new(self){ }.pack “side”=\>“top”
tkbodys.height=200
tt=$tbodytexts
tkbodys.render(tt)
TkButton.new(self) {
text “ok”
command {
$tbody\_frame\_over.withdraw
}}.pack “side”=\>“bottom”
}.pack “side”=\>“left”
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**Author:**  [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-scrolledhtml-render-problem/59514/2 "2006-08-03T13:28:46Z")
I was trying every combination of anything, and this works. dont know
what but it does.
I moved the elements of the frame up to the top instead of making a
new frame, and moved the render to the call that makes it visable.
Also i save the text to a temp file. I didnt want to do this, but it
works.
Still any ideas would be welcome.
$tbody\_root=TkRoot.new
$tbody\_frame\_over = TkToplevel.new($root){
$gtkbodys=Tk::Iwidgets::Scrolledhtml.new(self){ }.pack “side”=\>“top”
$gtkbodys.height=200
TkButton.new(self) {
text “ok”
command {
$tbody\_frame\_over.withdraw
}}.pack “side”=\>“bottom”
}
$tbody\_frame\_over.withdraw
-------------cut-----
localtext=""+$Account.msg(temp).dt\_easy + " subject:
" + $Account.msg(temp).subject
localtext=localtext+ " Body: "
localtext=localtext+ test
$tbodytexts=(localtext+"").to\_s
# p $tbodytexts
x = (200)
y = (200)
#tt=
#p $tbodytexts
tf = Tempfile.new(“afile”)
tf.puts($tbodytexts)
# p tf.path
tf.close
tf.open
$gtkbodys.render($tbodytexts)
$tbody\_frame\_over.geometry("+#{x+1}+#{y+1}")
$tbody\_frame\_over.deiconify
$tbody\_frame\_over.raise
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**Author:**  [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-scrolledhtml-render-problem/59514/3 "2006-08-03T13:30:13Z")
From: “ruby talk” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
Subject: Re: Tk::Iwidgets::Scrolledhtml render problem
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 05:49:29 +0900
Message-ID: [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
> I was trying every combination of anything, and this works. dont know
> what but it does.
>
> I moved the elements of the frame up to the top instead of making a
> new frame, and moved the render to the call that makes it visable.
> Also i save the text to a temp file. I didnt want to do this, but it
> works.
I couldn’t re-generate your problem.
When did you call “Tk.mainloop”?
“Tk.update” is sometimes helpful to fix some cases of drawing troubles.