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authordgp <dgp@users.sourceforge.net>2004-11-20 00:17:28 (GMT)
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* doc/AddErrInfo.3: Docs for Tcl_(Get|Set)ReturnOptions. [TIP 227]
* doc/AddErrInfo.3: * doc/Async.3: Documentation updates to replace references * doc/BackgdErr.3: to global variable ::errorInfo and ::errorCode * doc/SaveResult.3: and to the ::bgerror command with references * doc/after.n: to their preferred replacements, the * doc/bgerror.n: -errorinfo and -errorcode return options, * doc/error.n: the Tcl_*InterpState routines, and the * doc/exec.n: [interp bgerror] command. * doc/exit.n: * doc/fileevent.n: * doc/interp.n: * doc/return.n: * doc/tclvars.n: * doc/update.n:
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: after.n,v 1.6 2004/10/27 14:24:37 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: after.n,v 1.7 2004/11/20 00:17:31 dgp Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH after n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ The delayed command is formed by concatenating all the \fIscript\fR
arguments in the same fashion as the \fBconcat\fR command.
The command will be executed at global level (outside the context
of any Tcl procedure).
-If an error occurs while executing the delayed command then the
-\fBbgerror\fR mechanism is used to report the error.
+If an error occurs while executing the delayed command then
+the background error will be reported by the command
+registered with \fB interp bgerror\fR.
The \fBafter\fR command returns an identifier that can be used
to cancel the delayed command using \fBafter cancel\fR.
.TP
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ loop is entered and there are no events to process.
The command returns an identifier that can be used
to cancel the delayed command using \fBafter cancel\fR.
If an error occurs while executing the script then the
-\fBbgerror\fR mechanism is used to report the error.
+background error will be reported by the command
+registered with \fB interp bgerror\fR.
.TP
\fBafter info \fR?\fIid\fR?
This command returns information about existing event handlers.
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ doOneStep
.CE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-bgerror(n), concat(n), update(n), vwait(n)
+concat(n), interp(n), update(n), vwait(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
cancel, delay, idle callback, sleep, time