I created a sidebar dashboard like interface using Toplevel and Frame. Tab switching is implemented by placing the new window over the canvas using the place() method and bringing it to the front with tkraise().
Here's a snippet of how I implemented the handle_tab_switch method:
# Method for handling tab switching based on button presses
def handle_tab_switch(self, caller, name):
"""
This method handles button press events for switching tabs and updating the sidebar indicator.
- self: The parent window
- caller: The button that triggered the event
- name: The name of the tab to switch to
"""
# Hide all screens
for window in self.windows.values():
window.place_forget()
# Show the selected screen
self.current_window = self.windows.get(name)
if self.current_window:
self.current_window.place(x=230, y=72, width=675.0, height=405.0)
else:
raise ValueError(f"Window {name} does not exist.")
here's some resources from previous comments above :