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authorfvogel <fvogelnew1@free.fr>2015-09-02 20:27:57 (GMT)
committerfvogel <fvogelnew1@free.fr>2015-09-02 20:27:57 (GMT)
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Fixed bug [1581435fff] - Documented precedence order in the matching process of the index stringbug_1581435fff
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@@ -285,15 +285,10 @@ operations on the widget. It has the following general form:
determine the exact behavior of the command.
.PP
Many of the widget commands for a menu take as one argument an
-indicator of which entry of the menu to operate on. These
+indicator of which entry of the menu to operate on. These
indicators are called \fIindex\fRes and may be specified in
any of the following forms:
.TP 12
-\fInumber\fR
-Specifies the entry numerically, where 0 corresponds
-to the top-most entry of the menu, 1 to the entry below it, and
-so on.
-.TP 12
\fBactive\fR
Indicates the entry that is currently active. If no entry is
active then this form is equivalent to \fBnone\fR. This form may
@@ -323,6 +318,11 @@ For example,
.QW \fB@0\fR
indicates the top-most entry in the window.
.TP 12
+\fInumber\fR
+Specifies the entry numerically, where 0 corresponds
+to the top-most entry of the menu, 1 to the entry below it, and
+so on.
+.TP 12
\fIpattern\fR
If the index does not satisfy one of the above forms then this
form is used. \fIPattern\fR is pattern-matched against the label of
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ each entry in the menu, in order from the top down, until a
matching entry is found. The rules of \fBTcl_StringMatch\fR
are used.
.PP
+If the index could match more than one of the above forms, then
+the form earlier in the above list takes precedence.
+.PP
The following widget commands are possible for menu widgets:
.TP
\fIpathName \fBactivate \fIindex\fR