Minor improvement to documentation for entry widgets.

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2c7db61..c3d87d6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-12-12  Donal K. Fellows  <fellowsd@cs.man.ac.uk>
+
+	* doc/entry.n: Improved documentation of interplay between the
+	  -state and -textvariable options.
+
 2000-11-29  Donal K. Fellows  <fellowsd@cs.man.ac.uk>
 
 	* tests/image.test (image-1.10): Improved this test, which
diff --git a/doc/entry.n b/doc/entry.n
index b01f785..d004b31 100644
--- a/doc/entry.n
+++ b/doc/entry.n
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\" 
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: entry.n,v 1.8 2000/08/25 06:58:32 ericm Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: entry.n,v 1.9 2000/12/12 10:35:25 dkf Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH entry n 8.3 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
@@ -535,7 +535,12 @@ the insertion cursor.
 If the entry is disabled using the \fB\-state\fR option, then the entry's
 view can still be adjusted and text in the entry can still be selected,
 but no insertion cursor will be displayed and no text modifications will
-take place.
+take place
+.VS
+except if the entry is linked to a variable using the \fB\-textvariable\fR
+option, in which case any changes to the variable are reflected by the
+entry whatever the value of its \fB\-state\fR option.
+.VE
 .PP
 The behavior of entries can be changed by defining new bindings for
 individual widgets or by redefining the class bindings.