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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2011-07-18 15:25:38 (GMT)
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More small documentation improvements.
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@@ -72,18 +72,18 @@ widget.
Specifies a bitmap to display in the widget, in any of the forms
acceptable to \fBTk_GetBitmap\fR.
The exact way in which the bitmap is displayed may be affected by
-other options such as \fBanchor\fR or \fBjustify\fR.
+other options such as \fB\-anchor\fR or \fB\-justify\fR.
Typically, if this option is specified then it overrides other
options that specify a textual value to display in the widget
-but this is controlled by the \fBcompound\fR option;
-the \fBbitmap\fR option may be reset to an empty string to re-enable
+but this is controlled by the \fB\-compound\fR option;
+the \fB\-bitmap\fR option may be reset to an empty string to re-enable
a text display.
-In widgets that support both \fBbitmap\fR and \fBimage\fR options,
-\fBimage\fR will usually override \fBbitmap\fR.
+In widgets that support both \fB\-bitmap\fR and \fB\-image\fR options,
+\fB\-image\fR will usually override \fB\-bitmap\fR.
.OP "\-borderwidth or \-bd" borderWidth BorderWidth
Specifies a non-negative value indicating the width
of the 3-D border to draw around the outside of the widget (if such a
-border is being drawn; the \fBrelief\fR option typically determines
+border is being drawn; the \fB\-relief\fR option typically determines
this). The value may also be used when drawing 3-D effects in the
interior of the widget.
The value may have any of the forms acceptable to \fBTk_GetPixels\fR.
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ If the value is zero, no focus highlight is drawn around the widget.
.OP \-image image Image
Specifies an image to display in the widget, which must have been
created with the \fBimage create\fR command.
-Typically, if the \fBimage\fR option is specified then it overrides other
+Typically, if the \fB\-image\fR option is specified then it overrides other
options that specify a bitmap or textual value to display in the
-widget, though this is controlled by the \fBcompound\fR option;
-the \fBimage\fR option may be reset to an empty string to re-enable
+widget, though this is controlled by the \fB\-compound\fR option;
+the \fB\-image\fR option may be reset to an empty string to re-enable
a bitmap or text display.
.OP \-insertbackground insertBackground Foreground
Specifies the color to use as background in the area covered by the
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ in each blink cycle.
Specifies a value indicating the total width of the insertion cursor.
The value may have any of the forms acceptable to \fBTk_GetPixels\fR.
If a border has been specified for the insertion
-cursor (using the \fBinsertBorderWidth\fR option), the border
-will be drawn inside the width specified by the \fBinsertWidth\fR
+cursor (using the \fB\-insertborderwidth\fR option), the border
+will be drawn inside the width specified by the \fB\-insertwidth\fR
option.
.OP \-jump jump Jump
For widgets with a slider that can be dragged to adjust a value,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Specifies the number of milliseconds a button or key must be held
down before it begins to auto-repeat. Used, for example, on the
up- and down-arrows in scrollbars.
.OP \-repeatinterval repeatInterval RepeatInterval
-Used in conjunction with \fBrepeatDelay\fR: once auto-repeat
+Used in conjunction with \fB\-repeatdelay\fR: once auto-repeat
begins, this option determines the number of milliseconds between
auto-repeats.
.OP \-selectbackground selectBackground Foreground
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ This option is typically used in text widgets, where the information
in the widget has a natural size (the size of a character) and it makes
sense for the window's dimensions to be integral numbers of these units.
These natural window sizes form a grid.
-If the \fBsetGrid\fR option is set to true then the widget will
+If the \fB\-setgrid\fR option is set to true then the widget will
communicate with the window manager so that when the user interactively
resizes the top-level window that contains the widget, the dimensions of
the window will be displayed to the user in grid units and the window
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ entry for more details.
Determines whether the window accepts the focus during keyboard
traversal (e.g., Tab and Shift-Tab).
Before setting the focus to a window, the traversal scripts
-consult the value of the \fBtakeFocus\fR option.
+consult the value of the \fB\-takefocus\fR option.
A value of \fB0\fR means that the window should be skipped entirely
during keyboard traversal.
\fB1\fR means that the window should receive the input
@@ -289,14 +289,14 @@ redefine the keyboard traversal scripts.
.OP \-text text Text
Specifies a string to be displayed inside the widget. The way in which
the string is displayed depends on the particular widget and may be
-determined by other options, such as \fBanchor\fR or \fBjustify\fR.
+determined by other options, such as \fB\-anchor\fR or \fB\-justify\fR.
.OP \-textvariable textVariable Variable
Specifies the name of a global variable. The value of the variable is a text
string to be displayed inside the widget; if the variable value changes
then the widget will automatically update itself to reflect the new value.
The way in which the string is displayed in the widget depends on the
particular widget and may be determined by other options, such as
-\fBanchor\fR or \fBjustify\fR.
+\fB\-anchor\fR or \fB\-justify\fR.
.OP \-troughcolor troughColor Background
Specifies the color to use for the rectangular trough areas
in widgets such as scrollbars and scales. This option is ignored for
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ that is visible in the window, and the second fraction indicates
the information just after the last portion that is visible.
The command is
then passed to the Tcl interpreter for execution. Typically the
-\fBxScrollCommand\fR option consists of the path name of a scrollbar
+\fB\-xscrollcommand\fR option consists of the path name of a scrollbar
widget followed by
.QW set ,
e.g.
@@ -345,9 +345,9 @@ If this option is not specified, then no command will be executed.
.OP \-yscrollcommand yScrollCommand ScrollCommand
Specifies the prefix for a command used to communicate with vertical
scrollbars. This option is treated in the same way as the
-\fBxScrollCommand\fR option, except that it is used for vertical
+\fB\-xscrollcommand\fR option, except that it is used for vertical
scrollbars and is provided by widgets that support vertical scrolling.
-See the description of \fBxScrollCommand\fR for details
+See the description of \fB\-xscrollcommand\fR for details
on how this option is used.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
colors, cursors, font