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### Layouting with the placer

As explained above, there is a placing dialog, where widgets can be selected, placed and rearranged (see figure ). This dialog is activated with the menu item (Configuration | Placing). The description of the placer given in the introduction to Tk explains the options that are available in the placing dialog.

When the layouting dialog is activated (or when layouting is always allowed), the user can manipulate widgets with the mouse button 1 (he has to press the Modifier1 key together with the mouse button). Selecting the widget in the center allows the moving of this widget. If the widget is grabbed at the border, the widget can be resized. Different points at the border allow sizing in certain directions.