* doc/tclvars.n: added definitions for tcl_(non)wordchars

	* doc/vwait.n: added notes about requirement for vwait var being
	globally scoped [Bug: 3329]

3 files changed, 29 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lreplace.n b/doc/lreplace.n
index 9977a90..bc5d20a 100644
--- a/doc/lreplace.n
+++ b/doc/lreplace.n
@@ -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: lreplace.n,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:53 stanton Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: lreplace.n,v 1.3 2000/01/21 02:25:05 hobbs Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH lreplace n 7.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ lreplace \- Replace elements in a list with new elements
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
-\fBLreplace\fR returns a new list formed by replacing one or more elements of
+\fBlreplace\fR returns a new list formed by replacing one or more elements of
 \fIlist\fR with the \fIelement\fR arguments.
-\fIFirst\fR gives the index in \fIlist\fR of the first element
+\fIfirst\fR gives the index in \fIlist\fR of the first element
 to be replaced (0 refers to the first element).
 If \fIfirst\fR is less than zero then it refers to the first
 element of \fIlist\fR;  the element indicated by \fIfirst\fR
 must exist in the list.
-\fILast\fR gives the index in \fIlist\fR of the last element
-to be replaced.
+\fIlast\fR gives the index in \fIlist\fR of the last element
+to be replaced.  If it is less than zero but greater than \fIfirst\fR,
+then any specified elements will be prepended to the list.
 If \fIlast\fR is less than \fIfirst\fR then no elements are deleted;
 the new elements are simply inserted before \fIfirst\fR.
-\fIFirst\fR or \fIlast\fR may be \fBend\fR
+\fIfirst\fR or \fIlast\fR may be \fBend\fR
 (or any abbreviation of it) to refer to the last element of the list.
 The \fIelement\fR arguments specify zero or more new arguments to
 be added to the list in place of those that were deleted.
diff --git a/doc/tclvars.n b/doc/tclvars.n
index 1a83f3e..2d3b4e0 100644
--- a/doc/tclvars.n
+++ b/doc/tclvars.n
@@ -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: tclvars.n,v 1.6 1999/08/09 16:30:35 hobbs Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tclvars.n,v 1.7 2000/01/21 02:25:06 hobbs Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH tclvars n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -369,6 +369,22 @@ and interpreter.
 It is also occasionally useful when converting
 code to use Tcl8.0.
 .TP
+\fBtcl_wordchars\fR
+The value of this variable is a regular expression that can be set to
+control what are considered ``word'' characters, for instances like
+selecting a word by double-clicking in text in Tk.  It is platform
+dependent.  On Windows, it defaults to \fB\\S\fR, meaning anything
+but a Unicode space character.  Otherwise it defaults to \fB\\w\fR,
+which is any Unicode word character (number, letter, or underscore).
+.TP
+\fBtcl_nonwordchars\fR
+The value of this variable is a regular expression that can be set to
+control what are considered ``non-word'' characters, for instances like
+selecting a word by double-clicking in text in Tk.  It is platform
+dependent.  On Windows, it defaults to \fB\\s\fR, meaning any Unicode space
+character.  Otherwise it defaults to \fB\\W\fR, which is anything but a
+Unicode word character (number, letter, or underscore).
+.TP
 \fBtcl_version\fR
 When an interpreter is created Tcl initializes this variable to
 hold the version number for this version of Tcl in the form \fIx.y\fR.
diff --git a/doc/vwait.n b/doc/vwait.n
index a355b54..b8864e1 100644
--- a/doc/vwait.n
+++ b/doc/vwait.n
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\" 
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: vwait.n,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:56 stanton Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: vwait.n,v 1.3 2000/01/21 02:25:06 hobbs Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
-.TH vwait n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
+.TH vwait n 8.0 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
 .BS
 '\" Note:  do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
 .SH NAME
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ the application if no events are ready.  It continues processing
 events until some event handler sets the value of variable
 \fIvarName\fR.  Once \fIvarName\fR has been set, the \fBvwait\fR
 command will return as soon as the event handler that modified
-\fIvarName\fR completes.
+\fIvarName\fR completes.  \fIvarName\fR must globally scoped
+(either with a call to \fBglobal\fR for the \fIvarName\fR, or with
+the full namespace path specification).
 .PP
 In some cases the \fBvwait\fR command may not return immediately
 after \fIvarName\fR is set.  This can happen if the event handler