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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/update.n b/doc/update.n index 060ffb7..875172a 100644 --- a/doc/update.n +++ b/doc/update.n @@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: update.n,v 1.5 2004/05/28 12:56:23 dkf Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH update n 7.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.so man.macros .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME @@ -16,10 +14,10 @@ update \- Process pending events and idle callbacks .SH SYNOPSIS \fBupdate\fR ?\fBidletasks\fR? .BE - .SH DESCRIPTION .PP -This command is used to bring the application ``up to date'' +This command is used to bring the application +.QW "up to date" by entering the event loop repeatedly until all pending events (including idle callbacks) have been processed. .PP @@ -44,7 +42,9 @@ the application to respond to events such as user interactions; if you occasionally call \fBupdate\fR then user input will be processed during the next call to \fBupdate\fR. .SH EXAMPLE +.PP Run computations for about a second and then finish: +.PP .CS set x 1000 set done 0 @@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ while {!$done} { \fBupdate\fR } .CE - .SH "SEE ALSO" -after(n), bgerror(n) - +after(n), interp(n) .SH KEYWORDS -event, flush, handler, idle, update +asynchronous I/O, event, flush, handler, idle, update |