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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