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authordonal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk <dkf>2011-07-18 15:25:38 (GMT)
committerdonal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk <dkf>2011-07-18 15:25:38 (GMT)
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More small documentation improvements.
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@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ If the list of tab stops does not have enough elements to cover all of the
tabs in a text line, then Tk extrapolates new tab stops using the spacing and
alignment from the last tab stop in the list. Tab distances must be strictly
positive, and must always increase from one tab stop to the next (if not, an
-error is thrown). The value of the \fBtabs\fR option may be overridden by
+error is thrown). The value of the \fB\-tabs\fR option may be overridden by
\fB\-tabs\fR options in tags.
.PP
If no \fB\-tabs\fR option is specified, or if it is specified as an empty
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ of the \fIn\fR'th tab stop, then a gap of a single space will be inserted as a
fallback. If the tab style is \fBwordprocessor\fR then any tab character being
laid out will use (and be defined by) the first tab stop to the right of the
preceding characters already laid out on that line. The value of the
-\fBtabstyle\fR option may be overridden by \fB\-tabstyle\fR options in tags.
+\fB\-tabstyle\fR option may be overridden by \fB\-tabstyle\fR options in tags.
.OP \-undo undo Undo
Specifies a boolean that says whether the undo mechanism is active or not.
.OP \-width width Width
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ text. Spaces on either side of \fIcount\fR are optional. If the \fBdisplay\fR
submodifier is given, elided characters are skipped over without being
counted. If \fBany\fR is given, then all characters are counted. For
historical reasons, if neither modifier is given then the count actually takes
-place in units of index positions (see \fBindices\fR for details). This
+place in units of index positions (see \fBINDICES\fR for details). This
behaviour may be changed in a future major release, so if you need an index
count, you are encouraged to use \fBindices\fR instead wherever possible.
.TP
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ the text (1.0). Spaces on either side of \fIcount\fR are optional. If the
\fBdisplay\fR submodifier is given, elided characters are skipped over without
being counted. If \fBany\fR is given, then all characters are counted. For
historical reasons, if neither modifier is given then the count actually takes
-place in units of index positions (see \fBindices\fR for details). This
+place in units of index positions (see \fBINDICES\fR for details). This
behavior may be changed in a future major release, so if you need an index
count, you are encouraged to use \fBindices\fR instead wherever possible.
.TP
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ the bottom of the embedded image. It may have any of the usual forms defined
for a screen distance.
.SH "THE SELECTION"
.PP
-Selection support is implemented via tags. If the \fBexportSelection\fR option
+Selection support is implemented via tags. If the \fB\-exportselection\fR option
for the text widget is true then the \fBsel\fR tag will be associated with the
selection:
.IP [1]
@@ -785,8 +785,8 @@ is generated.
The \fBsel\fR tag is automatically defined when a text widget is created, and
it may not be deleted with the
.QW "\fIpathName \fBtag delete\fR"
-widget command. Furthermore, the \fBselectBackground\fR,
-\fBselectBorderWidth\fR, and \fBselectForeground\fR options for the text
+widget command. Furthermore, the \fB\-selectbackground\fR,
+\fB\-selectborderwidth\fR, and \fB\-selectforeground\fR options for the text
widget are tied to the \fB\-background\fR, \fB\-borderwidth\fR, and
\fB\-foreground\fR options for the \fBsel\fR tag: changes in either will
automatically be reflected in the other. Also the
@@ -866,8 +866,8 @@ arbitrary other widgets, cannot be shared between peers. This means the
(it is advisable to use the \fB\-create\fR script capabilities to allow each
peer to create its own embedded windows as needed). Fourth, all of the
configuration options of each peer (e.g. \fB\-font\fR, etc) can be set
-independently, with the exception of \fB\-undo\fR, \fB\-maxUndo\fR,
-\fB\-autoSeparators\fR (i.e. all undo, redo and modified state issues are
+independently, with the exception of \fB\-undo\fR, \fB\-maxundo\fR,
+\fB\-autoseparators\fR (i.e. all undo, redo and modified state issues are
shared).
.PP
Finally any single peer need not contain all lines from the underlying data
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ each counting option given. Valid counting options are \fB\-chars\fR,
default value, if no option is specified, is \fB\-indices\fR. There is an
additional possible option \fB\-update\fR which is a modifier. If given, then
all subsequent options ensure that any possible out of date information is
-recalculated. This currently only has any effect for the \fI\-ypixels\fR count
+recalculated. This currently only has any effect for the \fB\-ypixels\fR count
(which, if \fB\-update\fR is not given, will use the text widget's current
cached value for each line). The count options are interpreted as follows:
.RS
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ behavior of the command depends on the \fIoption\fR argument that follows the
supported:
.RS
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBedit modified ?\fIboolean\fR?
+\fIpathName \fBedit modified \fR?\fIboolean\fR?
.
If \fIboolean\fR is not specified, returns the modified flag of the widget.
The insert, delete, edit undo and edit redo commands or the user can set or
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ the undo stack in between two separators. Generates an error when the undo
stack is empty. Does nothing when the \fB\-undo\fR option is false.
.RE
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBget\fR \fI?\-displaychars?\fR \fI\-\- index1\fR ?\fIindex2 ...\fR?
+\fIpathName \fBget\fR ?\fB\-displaychars\fR? ?\fB\-\-\fR? \fIindex1\fR ?\fIindex2 ...\fR?
.
Return a range of characters from the text. The return value will be all the
characters in the text starting with the one whose index is \fIindex1\fR and
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ command depends on the \fIoption\fR argument that follows the \fBtag\fR
argument. The following forms of the command are currently supported:
.RS
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBimage cget\fR \fIindex option\fR
+\fIpathName \fBimage cget \fIindex option\fR
.
Returns the value of a configuration option for an embedded image. \fIIndex\fR
identifies the embedded image, and \fIoption\fR specifies a particular
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ calls to
This command returns an empty string.
.RE
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBpeer\fR \fIoption args\fR
+\fIpathName \fBpeer \fIoption args\fR
.
This command is used to create and query widget peers. It has two forms,
depending on \fIoption\fR:
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ Returns a list of peers of this widget (this does not include the widget
itself). The order within this list is undefined.
.RE
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBreplace\fR \fIindex1 index2 chars\fR ?\fItagList chars tagList ...\fR?
+\fIpathName \fBreplace \fIindex1 index2 chars\fR ?\fItagList chars tagList ...\fR?
.
Replaces the range of characters between \fIindex1\fR and \fIindex2\fR with
the given characters and tags. See the section on \fIpathName \fBinsert\fR for
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ stack are correctly modified, if undo operations are active in the text
widget. The command returns an empty string.
.RE
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBscan\fR \fIoption args\fR
+\fIpathName \fBscan \fIoption args\fR
.
This command is used to implement scanning on texts. It has two forms,
depending on \fIoption\fR:
@@ -1397,7 +1397,8 @@ those in \fIpattern\fR. This is the default.
\fB\-regexp\fR
.
Treat \fIpattern\fR as a regular expression and match it against the text
-using the rules for regular expressions (see the \fBregexp\fR command for
+using the rules for regular expressions (see the \fBregexp\fR command
+and the \fBre_syntax\fR page for
details). The default matching automatically passes both the
\fB\-lineanchor\fR and \fB\-linestop\fR options to the regexp engine (unless
\fB\-nolinestop\fR is used), so that \fI^$\fR match beginning and end of line,
@@ -1571,7 +1572,7 @@ bindings will be invoked first, followed by bindings for the window as a
whole.
.RE
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBtag cget\fR \fItagName option\fR
+\fIpathName \fBtag cget \fItagName option\fR
.
This command returns the current value of the option named \fIoption\fR
associated with the tag given by \fItagName\fR. \fIOption\fR may have any of
@@ -1674,11 +1675,11 @@ has no effect. This command returns an empty string.
\fIpathName \fBwindow \fIoption \fR?\fIarg arg ...\fR?
.
This command is used to manipulate embedded windows. The behavior of the
-command depends on the \fIoption\fR argument that follows the \fBtag\fR
+command depends on the \fIoption\fR argument that follows the \fBwindow\fR
argument. The following forms of the command are currently supported:
.RS
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBwindow cget\fR \fIindex option\fR
+\fIpathName \fBwindow cget \fIindex option\fR
.
Returns the value of a configuration option for an embedded window.
\fIIndex\fR identifies the embedded window, and \fIoption\fR specifies a
@@ -1756,7 +1757,7 @@ negative then characters farther to the left become visible; if it is positive
then characters farther to the right become visible.
.RE
.TP
-\fIpathName \fByview \fI?args\fR?
+\fIpathName \fByview \fR?\fIargs\fR?
.
This command is used to query and change the vertical position of the text in
the widget's window. It can take any of the following forms:
@@ -1821,7 +1822,7 @@ If \fIindex\fR is only a few lines off-screen below the window then it will be
positioned at the bottom of the window.
.IP [4]
Otherwise, \fIindex\fR will be centered in the window.
-.LP
+.PP
The \fB\-pickplace\fR option has been obsoleted by the \fIpathName \fBsee\fR
widget command (\fIpathName \fBsee\fR handles both x- and y-motion to make a
location visible, whereas the \fB\-pickplace\fR mode only handles motion in
@@ -2037,7 +2038,7 @@ tags within them.
.PP
The display line with the insert cursor is redrawn each time the cursor
blinks, which causes a steady stream of graphics traffic. Set the
-\fBinsertOffTime\fR attribute to 0 avoid this.
+\fB\-insertofftime\fR attribute to 0 avoid this.
.SS "KNOWN BUGS"
.PP
The \fIpathName \fBsearch \-regexp\fR sub-command attempts to perform
@@ -2056,7 +2057,7 @@ Tcl's regexp system returns the incorrect code and adding a second extra line
would actually match, the text widget will return the wrong result. In
practice this is a rare problem, but it can occur, for example:
.CS
-pack [text .t]
+pack [\fBtext\fR .t]
\.t insert 1.0 "aaaa\enbbbb\encccc\enbbbb\enaaaa\en"
\.t search \-regexp \-\- {(a+|b+\enc+\enb+)+\ena+} 1.0
.CE
@@ -2072,7 +2073,7 @@ actually encompasses all of them. The search algorithm used by the widget does
not look back arbitrarily far for a possible match which might cover large
portions of the widget. For example:
.CS
-pack [text .t]
+pack [\fBtext\fR .t]
\.t insert 1.0 "aaaa\enbbbb\enbbbb\enbbbb\enbbbb\\n"
\.t search \-regexp \-backward \-\- {b+\en|a+\en(b+\en)+} end
.CE