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@@ -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