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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2009-10-22 10:12:56 (GMT)
committerdkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2009-10-22 10:12:56 (GMT)
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Deal with [Patch 2168768], so making the -typevariable option work consistently
with global variables (the only way it *can* work...)
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diff --git a/doc/getOpenFile.n b/doc/getOpenFile.n
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--- a/doc/getOpenFile.n
+++ b/doc/getOpenFile.n
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: getOpenFile.n,v 1.25 2008/09/23 13:36:40 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: getOpenFile.n,v 1.26 2009/10/22 10:12:57 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH tk_getOpenFile n 4.2 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ The following \fIoption\-value\fR pairs are possible as command line
arguments to these two commands:
.TP
\fB\-defaultextension\fR \fIextension\fR
+.
Specifies a string that will be appended to the filename if the user
enters a filename without an extension. The default value is the empty
string, which means no extension will be appended to the filename in
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ and the UNIX implementation guesses reasonable values for this from
the \fB\-filetypes\fR option when this is not supplied.
.TP
\fB\-filetypes\fR \fIfilePatternList\fR
+.
If a \fBFile types\fR listbox exists in the file dialog on the particular
platform, this option gives the \fIfiletype\fRs in this listbox. When
the user choose a filetype in the listbox, only the files of that type
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ types. See the section \fBSPECIFYING FILE PATTERNS\fR below for a
discussion on the contents of \fIfilePatternList\fR.
.TP
\fB\-initialdir\fR \fIdirectory\fR
+.
Specifies that the files in \fIdirectory\fR should be displayed
when the dialog pops up. If this parameter is not specified, then
the files in the current working directory are displayed. If the
@@ -64,26 +67,32 @@ parameter specifies a relative path, the return value will convert the
relative path to an absolute path.
.TP
\fB\-initialfile\fR \fIfilename\fR
+.
Specifies a filename to be displayed in the dialog when it pops up.
.TP
\fB\-message\fR \fIstring\fR
+.
Specifies a message to include in the client area of the dialog.
This is only available on Mac OS X.
.TP
\fB\-multiple\fR \fIboolean\fR
+.
Allows the user to choose multiple files from the Open dialog.
.TP
\fB\-parent\fR \fIwindow\fR
+.
Makes \fIwindow\fR the logical parent of the file dialog. The file
dialog is displayed on top of its parent window. On Mac OS X, this
turns the file dialog into a sheet attached to the parent window.
.TP
\fB\-title\fR \fItitleString\fR
+.
Specifies a string to display as the title of the dialog box. If this
option is not specified, then a default title is displayed.
.TP
\fB\-typevariable\fR \fIvariableName\fR
-The variable \fIvariableName\fR is used to preselect which filter is
+.
+The global variable \fIvariableName\fR is used to preselect which filter is
used from \fIfilterList\fR when the dialog box is opened and is
updated when the dialog box is closed, to the last selected
filter. The variable is read once at the beginning to select the