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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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@@ -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: grab.n,v 1.6 2007/10/26 20:13:23 dgp Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: grab.n,v 1.7 2007/10/29 16:04:13 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH grab n "" Tk "Tk Built-In Commands" @@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ and all events will be reported in the normal fashion. When the pointer is outside \fIwindow\fR's tree, button presses and releases and mouse motion events are reported to \fIwindow\fR, and window entry -and window exit events are ignored. -The grab subtree ``owns'' the pointer: +and window exit events are ignored. The grab subtree +.QW owns +the pointer: windows outside the grab subtree will be visible on the screen but they will be insensitive until the grab is released. The tree of windows underneath the grab window can include top-level @@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ events and not providing any mechanism for releasing the grab). Take .PP It took an incredibly complex and gross implementation to produce the simple grab effect described above. -Given the current implementation, it isn't safe for applications +Given the current implementation, it is not safe for applications to use the Xlib grab facilities at all except through the Tk grab procedures. If applications try to manipulate X's grab mechanisms directly, @@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ things will probably break. If a single process is managing several different Tk applications, only one of those applications can have a local grab for a given display at any given time. If the applications are in different -processes, this restriction doesn't exist. +processes, this restriction does not exist. .SH EXAMPLE Set a grab so that only one button may be clicked out of a group. The other buttons are unresponsive to the mouse until the middle button is |