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diff --git a/tk8.6/doc/tkwait.n b/tk8.6/doc/tkwait.n deleted file mode 100644 index a31aee7..0000000 --- a/tk8.6/doc/tkwait.n +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -'\" -'\" Copyright (c) 1992 The Regents of the University of California. -'\" Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. -'\" -'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution -'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. -'\" -.TH tkwait n "" Tk "Tk Built-In Commands" -.so man.macros -.BS -'\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! -.SH NAME -tkwait \- Wait for variable to change or window to be destroyed -.SH SYNOPSIS -\fBtkwait variable \fIname\fR -.sp -\fBtkwait visibility \fIname\fR -.sp -\fBtkwait window \fIname\fR -.BE -.SH DESCRIPTION -.PP -The \fBtkwait\fR command waits for one of several things to happen, -then it returns without taking any other actions. -The return value is always an empty string. -If the first argument is \fBvariable\fR (or any abbreviation of -it) then the second argument is the name of a global variable and the -command waits for that variable to be modified. -If the first argument is \fBvisibility\fR (or any abbreviation -of it) then the second argument is the name of a window and the -\fBtkwait\fR command waits for a change in its -visibility state (as indicated by the arrival of a VisibilityNotify -event). This form is typically used to wait for a newly-created -window to appear on the screen before taking some action. -If the first argument is \fBwindow\fR (or any abbreviation -of it) then the second argument is the name of a window and the -\fBtkwait\fR command waits for that window to be destroyed. -This form is typically used to wait for a user to finish interacting -with a dialog box before using the result of that interaction. -.PP -While the \fBtkwait\fR command is waiting it processes events in -the normal fashion, so the application will continue to respond -to user interactions. -If an event handler invokes \fBtkwait\fR again, the nested call -to \fBtkwait\fR must complete before the outer call can complete. -.SH "SEE ALSO" -bind(n), vwait(n) -.SH KEYWORDS -variable, visibility, wait, window -'\" Local Variables: -'\" mode: nroff -'\" End: |