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authordonal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk <dkf>2009-07-27 20:02:14 (GMT)
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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: GetScroll.3,v 1.8 2009/05/04 09:12:33 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: GetScroll.3,v 1.9 2009/07/27 20:02:15 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH Tk_GetScrollInfo 3 8.0 Tk "Tk Library Procedures"
.BS
.SH NAME
-Tk_GetScrollInfo, Tk_GetScrollInfoObj \- parse arguments for scrolling commands
+Tk_GetScrollInfoObj, Tk_GetScrollInfo \- parse arguments for scrolling commands
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fB#include <tk.h>\fR
.sp
int
-\fBTk_GetScrollInfo(\fIinterp, argc, argv, dblPtr, intPtr\fB)\fR
+\fBTk_GetScrollInfoObj(\fIinterp, objc, objv, dblPtr, intPtr\fB)\fR
.sp
int
-\fBTk_GetScrollInfoObj(\fIinterp, objc, objv, dblPtr, intPtr\fB)\fR
+\fBTk_GetScrollInfo(\fIinterp, argc, argv, dblPtr, intPtr\fB)\fR
.SH ARGUMENTS
-.AS "Tcl_Interp" *dblPtr
+.AS "Tcl_Interp" *fractionPtr
.AP Tcl_Interp *interp in
Interpreter to use for error reporting.
-.AP int argc in
-Number of strings in \fIargv\fR array.
-.AP "const char" *argv[] in
-Argument strings. These represent the entire widget command, of
-which the first word is typically the widget name and the second
-word is typically \fBxview\fR or \fByview\fR.
.AP int objc in
Number of Tcl_Obj's in \fIobjv\fR array.
.AP "Tcl_Obj *const" objv[] in
Argument objects. These represent the entire widget command, of
which the first word is typically the widget name and the second
word is typically \fBxview\fR or \fByview\fR.
-.AP double *dblPtr out
+.AP int argc in
+Number of strings in \fIargv\fR array.
+.AP "const char" *argv[] in
+Argument strings. These represent the entire widget command, of
+which the first word is typically the widget name and the second
+word is typically \fBxview\fR or \fByview\fR.
+.AP double *fractionPtr out
Filled in with fraction from \fBmoveto\fR option, if any.
-.AP int *intPtr out
+.AP int *stepsPtr out
Filled in with line or page count from \fBscroll\fR option, if any.
The value may be negative.
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
-\fBTk_GetScrollInfo\fR parses the arguments expected by widget
+\fBTk_GetScrollInfoObj\fR parses the arguments expected by widget
scrolling commands such as \fBxview\fR and \fByview\fR.
It receives the entire list of words that make up a widget command
-and parses the words starting with \fIargv\fR[2].
-The words starting with \fIargv\fR[2] must have one of the following forms:
+and parses the words starting with \fIobjv\fR[2].
+The words starting with \fIobjv\fR[2] must have one of the following forms:
.CS
\fBmoveto \fIfraction\fR
\fBscroll \fInumber\fB units\fR
@@ -58,20 +58,20 @@ The words starting with \fIargv\fR[2] must have one of the following forms:
.LP
Any of the \fBmoveto\fR, \fBscroll\fR, \fBunits\fR, and \fBpages\fR
keywords may be abbreviated.
-If \fIargv\fR has the \fBmoveto\fR form, \fBTK_SCROLL_MOVETO\fR
-is returned as result and \fI*dblPtr\fR is filled in with the
+If \fIobjv\fR has the \fBmoveto\fR form, \fBTK_SCROLL_MOVETO\fR
+is returned as result and \fI*fractionPtr\fR is filled in with the
\fIfraction\fR argument to the command, which must be a proper real
value.
-If \fIargv\fR has the \fBscroll\fR form, \fBTK_SCROLL_UNITS\fR
-or \fBTK_SCROLL_PAGES\fR is returned and \fI*intPtr\fR is filled
+If \fIobjv\fR has the \fBscroll\fR form, \fBTK_SCROLL_UNITS\fR
+or \fBTK_SCROLL_PAGES\fR is returned and \fI*stepsPtr\fR is filled
in with the \fInumber\fR value, which must be a proper integer.
If an error occurs in parsing the arguments, \fBTK_SCROLL_ERROR\fR
is returned and an error message is left in interpreter
\fIinterp\fR's result.
.PP
-\fBTk_GetScrollInfoObj\fR is identical in function to
-\fBTk_GetScrollInfo\fR. However, \fBTk_GetScrollInfoObj\fR accepts
-Tcl_Obj style arguments, making it more appropriate for use with new
-development.
+\fBTk_GetScrollInfo\fR is identical in function to
+\fBTk_GetScrollInfoObj\fR. However, \fBTk_GetScrollInfo\fR accepts
+string arguments, making it more appropriate for use with legacy
+widgets.
.SH KEYWORDS
parse, scrollbar, scrolling command, xview, yview