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authordkf <donal.k.fellows@manchester.ac.uk>2007-10-24 14:32:55 (GMT)
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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: tk.n,v 1.13 2007/08/28 15:16:11 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: tk.n,v 1.14 2007/10/24 14:32:59 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH tk n 8.4 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ commands to communicate with the application).
If \fInewName\fR is specified, then the name of the application
is changed to \fInewName\fR.
If the given name is already in use, then a suffix of the form
-``\fB #2\fR'' or ``\fB #3\fR'' is appended in order to make the name unique.
+.QW "\fB #2\fR" or
+.QW "\fB #3\fR"
+is appended in order to make the name unique.
The command's result is the name actually chosen.
\fInewName\fR should not start with a capital letter.
This will interfere with option processing, since names starting with
@@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ omitted, it defaults to the main window. If the \fInumber\fR argument is
omitted, the current value of the scaling factor is returned.
.RS
.PP
-A ``point'' is a unit of measurement equal to 1/72 inch. A scaling factor
+A
+.QW point
+is a unit of measurement equal to 1/72 inch. A scaling factor
of 1.0 corresponds to 1 pixel per point, which is equivalent to a standard
72 dpi monitor. A scaling factor of 1.25 would mean 1.25 pixels per point,
which is the setting for a 90 dpi monitor; setting the scaling factor to