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authorvincentdarley <vincentdarley>2004-11-17 13:46:57 (GMT)
committervincentdarley <vincentdarley>2004-11-17 13:46:57 (GMT)
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improved documentation of -tabs
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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: text.n,v 1.31 2004/11/12 09:03:19 das Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: text.n,v 1.32 2004/11/17 13:47:07 vincentdarley Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH text n 8.5 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ The value of the \fBtabs\fR option may be overridden by \fB\-tabs\fR
options in tags.
If no \fB\-tabs\fR option is specified, or if it is specified as
an empty list, then Tk uses default tabs spaced every eight
-(average size) characters.
+(average size) characters. To achieve a different standard spacing,
+for example every 4 characters, simply configure the widget with
+\fB\-tabs \"[expr {4 * [font measure $font 0]}] left\"\fR.
.OP \-undo undo Undo
Specifies a boolean that says whether the undo mechanism is active or
not.