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diff --git a/doc/msgcat.n b/doc/msgcat.n index f4acd54..e271839 100644 --- a/doc/msgcat.n +++ b/doc/msgcat.n @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ msgcat \- Tcl message catalog .SH SYNOPSIS \fB::msgcat::mc \fIsrc-string\fR ?\fIarg arg ...\fR? .sp +\fB::msgcat::mcmax ?\fIsrc-string src-string ...\fR? +.sp \fB::msgcat::mclocale \fR?\fInewLocale\fR? .sp \fB::msgcat::mcpreferences\fR @@ -63,6 +65,12 @@ use the result. If an application is written for a single language in this fashion, then it is easy to add support for additional languages later simply by defining new message catalog entries. .TP +\fB::msgcat::mcmax ?\fIsrc-string src-string ...\fR? +Given several source strings, \fB::msgcat::mcmax\fR returns the length +of the longest translated string. This is useful when designing +localized GUI's, which may require that all buttons, for example, be a +fixed width (which will be the width of the widest button). +.TP \fB::msgcat::mclocale \fR?\fInewLocale\fR? This function sets the locale to \fInewLocale\fR. If \fInewLocale\fR is omitted, the current locale is returned, otherwise the current locale |