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| author | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2007-10-24 14:32:55 (GMT) |
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| committer | dkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk> | 2007-10-24 14:32:55 (GMT) |
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Lots of improvements to look and feel of manual pages
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diff --git a/doc/selection.n b/doc/selection.n index 9a99426..a254d0d 100644 --- a/doc/selection.n +++ b/doc/selection.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: selection.n,v 1.7 2005/04/06 21:11:54 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: selection.n,v 1.8 2007/10/24 14:32:59 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH selection n 8.1 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands" @@ -37,15 +37,19 @@ so that no window owns the selection anymore. \fISelection\fR specifies the X selection that should be cleared, and should be an atom name such as PRIMARY or CLIPBOARD; see the Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual for complete details. -\fISelection\fR defaults to PRIMARY and \fIwindow\fR defaults to ``.''. +\fISelection\fR defaults to PRIMARY and \fIwindow\fR defaults to +.QW . . Returns an empty string. .TP \fBselection get\fR ?\fB\-displayof\fR \fIwindow\fR? ?\fB\-selection\fR \fIselection\fR? ?\fB\-type\fR \fItype\fR? Retrieves the value of \fIselection\fR from \fIwindow\fR's display and returns it as a result. \fISelection\fR defaults to PRIMARY and -\fIwindow\fR defaults to ``.''. +\fIwindow\fR defaults to +.QW . . \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. The selection owner may choose to @@ -117,7 +121,8 @@ The first form of \fBselection own\fR returns the path name of the window in this application that owns \fIselection\fR on the display containing \fIwindow\fR, or an empty string if no window in this application owns the selection. \fISelection\fR defaults to PRIMARY and -\fIwindow\fR defaults to ``.''. +\fIwindow\fR defaults to +.QW . . .PP The second form of \fBselection own\fR causes \fIwindow\fR to become the new owner of \fIselection\fR on \fIwindow\fR's display, returning |