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author | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2007-10-29 16:04:11 (GMT) |
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committer | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2007-10-29 16:04:11 (GMT) |
commit | 447c5cc18c467353963659dc23a69436b253293c (patch) | |
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Lots more GOOBE stuff. Now works with 'make html'!
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diff --git a/doc/clipboard.n b/doc/clipboard.n index 8222130..3361aa1 100644 --- a/doc/clipboard.n +++ b/doc/clipboard.n @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: clipboard.n,v 1.14 2007/10/26 20:13:23 dgp Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: clipboard.n,v 1.15 2007/10/29 16:04:13 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH clipboard n 8.4 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands" @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ clipboard \- Manipulate Tk clipboard .PP This command provides a Tcl interface to the Tk clipboard, which stores data for later retrieval using the selection mechanism -(via the \fB-selection CLIPBOARD\fR option). +(via the \fB\-selection CLIPBOARD\fR option). In order to copy data into the clipboard, \fBclipboard clear\fR must be called, followed by a sequence of one or more calls to \fBclipboard append\fR. To ensure that the clipboard is updated atomically, all @@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ forms are currently supported: .TP \fBclipboard clear\fR ?\fB\-displayof\fR \fIwindow\fR? Claims ownership of the clipboard on \fIwindow\fR's display and removes -any previous contents. \fIWindow\fR defaults to ``.''. Returns an -empty string. +any previous contents. \fIWindow\fR defaults to +.QW . . +Returns an empty string. .TP \fBclipboard append\fR ?\fB\-displayof\fR \fIwindow\fR? ?\fB\-format\fR \fIformat\fR? ?\fB\-type\fR \fItype\fR? ?\fB\-\|\-\fR? \fIdata\fR Appends \fIdata\fR to the clipboard on \fIwindow\fR's @@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ display. .RS .PP \fIType\fR specifies the form in which the selection is to be returned -(the desired ``target'' for conversion, in ICCCM terminology), and +(the desired +.QW target +for conversion, in ICCCM terminology), and should be an atom name such as STRING or FILE_NAME; see the Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual for complete details. \fIType\fR defaults to STRING. @@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ boundaries. All items appended to the clipboard with the same \fItype\fR must have the same \fIformat\fR. .PP The \fIformat\fR argument is needed only for compatibility with -clipboard requesters that don't use Tk. If the Tk toolkit is being +clipboard requesters that do not use Tk. If the Tk toolkit is being used to retrieve the CLIPBOARD selection then the value is converted back to a string at the requesting end, so \fIformat\fR is irrelevant. @@ -80,10 +83,13 @@ with a \fB\-\fR. .TP \fBclipboard get\fR ?\fB\-displayof\fR \fIwindow\fR? ?\fB\-type\fR \fItype\fR? Retrieve data from the clipboard on \fIwindow\fR's display. -\fIwindow\fR defaults to ".". \fIType\fR specifies the form in which +\fIWindow\fR defaults to +.QW . . +\fIType\fR specifies the form in which the data is to be returned and should be an atom name such as STRING or FILE_NAME. \fIType\fR defaults to STRING. This command is -equivalent to \fBselection get -selection CLIPBOARD\fR. +equivalent to +.QW "\fBselection get \-selection CLIPBOARD\fR" . .SH EXAMPLES Get the current contents of the clipboard. .CS @@ -111,10 +117,10 @@ proc getItemConfig {canvas tag} { append script {$canvas create } [$canvas type $item] append script { } [$canvas coords $item] { } foreach config [$canvas itemconf $item] { - lassign $config name - - - value + lassign $config name \- \- \- value append script [list $name $value] { } } - append script \\n + append script \en } return [string trim $script] } @@ -122,10 +128,10 @@ proc getItemConfig {canvas tag} { # Set up a binding on a canvas to cut and paste an item set c [canvas .c] pack $c -$c create text 150 30 -text "cut and paste me" +$c create text 150 30 \-text "cut and paste me" bind $c <<Cut>> { \fBclipboard clear\fR - \fBclipboard append -type\fR TkCanvasItem \\ + \fBclipboard append \-type\fR TkCanvasItem \e [getItemConfig %W current] # Delete because this is cut, not copy. %W delete current @@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ bind $c <<Cut>> { bind $c <<Paste>> { catch { set canvas %W - eval [\fBclipboard get -type\fR TkCanvasItem] + eval [\fBclipboard get \-type\fR TkCanvasItem] } } .CE |