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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: chan.n,v 1.10 2007/07/03 09:36:26 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: chan.n,v 1.11 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $
.so man.macros
.TH chan n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
.BS
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ while waiting for the data to arrive. If an application invokes
\fBchan gets\fR or \fBchan read\fR on a blocking channel when there is
no input data available, the process will block; until the input data
arrives, it will not be able to service other events, so it will
-appear to the user to ``freeze up''. With \fBchan event\fR, the
+appear to the user to
+.QW "freeze up" .
+With \fBchan event\fR, the
process can tell when data is present and only invoke \fBchan gets\fR
or \fBchan read\fR when they won't block.
.PP