It could be the same, I didn't know Tix had a form manager. I only noticed it while reading the Whats New stuff for Python 3.1/2.7. ISTR It was listed amongst the info about ttk.
If that information is listed there then there is something wrong. But I only see a short note about the ttk module: "Added a new module, tkinter.ttk for access to the Tk themed widget set. The basic idea of
I've had another look - it was a few weeks ago - and I think what has happened is that I've gone off to the Tk docs site to look up ttk (the Tk Docs site has the look n feel that I remember) and must have clicked my way into the Tix pages and seen form there. Not having used tix before I just assumed it was a new Tk manager. My bad, apologies for any confusion caused, Alan G.