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author | fvogel <fvogelnew1@free.fr> | 2016-03-08 21:56:11 (GMT) |
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committer | fvogel <fvogelnew1@free.fr> | 2016-03-08 21:56:11 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/doc/ttk_entry.n b/doc/ttk_entry.n index 34779a6..984e957 100644 --- a/doc/ttk_entry.n +++ b/doc/ttk_entry.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. -'\" +'\" .TH ttk::entry n 8.5 Tk "Tk Themed Widget" .so man.macros .BS @@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ ttk::entry \- Editable text field widget .PP An \fBttk::entry\fR widget displays a one-line text string and allows that string to be edited by the user. -The value of the string may be linked to a Tcl variable +The value of the string may be linked to a Tcl variable with the \fB\-textvariable\fR option. -Entry widgets support horizontal scrolling with the +Entry widgets support horizontal scrolling with the standard \fB\-xscrollcommand\fR option and \fBxview\fR widget command. .SO ttk_widget \-class \-cursor \-style @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ standard \fB\-xscrollcommand\fR option and \fBxview\fR widget command. .SE .SH "WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS" .OP \-exportselection exportSelection ExportSelection -A boolean value specifying whether or not +A boolean value specifying whether or not a selection in the widget should be linked to the X selection. If the selection is exported, then selecting in the widget deselects the current X selection, selecting outside the widget deselects any @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Specifies one of three states for the entry, \fBnormal\fR, \fBdisabled\fR, or \fBreadonly\fR. See \fBWIDGET STATES\fR, below. .OP \-textvariable textVariable Variable -Specifies the name of a global variable whose value is linked +Specifies the name of a global variable whose value is linked to the entry widget's contents. Whenever the variable changes value, the widget's contents are updated, and vice versa. @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ earlier one, then the entry's selection is cleared. '\"See \fIttk::widget(n)\fR. .TP \fIpathName \fBvalidate\fR -Force revalidation, independent of the conditions specified +Force revalidation, independent of the conditions specified by the \fB\-validate\fR option. Returns 0 if validation fails, 1 if it succeeds. Sets or clears the \fBinvalid\fR state accordingly. @@ -277,20 +277,20 @@ options are used to enable entry widget validation. .PP There are two main validation modes: \fIprevalidation\fR, in which the \fB\-validatecommand\fR is evaluated prior to each edit -and the return value is used to determine whether to accept +and the return value is used to determine whether to accept or reject the change; -and \fIrevalidation\fR, in which the \fB\-validatecommand\fR is +and \fIrevalidation\fR, in which the \fB\-validatecommand\fR is evaluated to determine whether the current value is valid. .PP The \fB\-validate\fR option determines when validation occurs; it may be set to any of the following values: .RS .IP \fBnone\fR -Default. This means validation will only occur when +Default. This means validation will only occur when specifically requested by the \fBvalidate\fR widget command. .IP \fBkey\fR The entry will be prevalidated prior to each edit -(specifically, whenever the \fBinsert\fR or \fBdelete\fR +(specifically, whenever the \fBinsert\fR or \fBdelete\fR widget commands are called). If prevalidation fails, the edit is rejected. .IP \fBfocus\fR @@ -311,20 +311,20 @@ may modify the entry widget's value via the widget \fBinsert\fR or \fBdelete\fR commands, or by setting the linked \fB\-textvariable\fR. If either does so during prevalidation, -then the edit is rejected +then the edit is rejected regardless of the value returned by the \fB\-validatecommand\fR. .PP -If \fB\-validatecommand\fR is empty (the default), +If \fB\-validatecommand\fR is empty (the default), validation always succeeds. .SS "VALIDATION SCRIPT SUBSTITUTIONS" .PP -It is possible to perform percent substitutions on the +It is possible to perform percent substitutions on the \fB\-validatecommand\fR and \fB\-invalidcommand\fR, just as in a \fBbind\fR script. The following substitutions are recognized: .RS .IP \fB%d\fR -Type of action: 1 for \fBinsert\fR prevalidation, +Type of action: 1 for \fBinsert\fR prevalidation, 0 for \fBdelete\fR prevalidation, or \-1 for revalidation. .IP \fB%i\fR @@ -348,19 +348,19 @@ The name of the entry widget. .PP The standard Tk entry widget automatically disables validation (by setting \fB\-validate\fR to \fBnone\fR) -if the \fB\-validatecommand\fR or \fB\-invalidcommand\fR modifies +if the \fB\-validatecommand\fR or \fB\-invalidcommand\fR modifies the entry's value. The Tk themed entry widget only disables validation if one of the validation scripts raises an error, or if \fB\-validatecommand\fR does not return a valid boolean value. -(Thus, it is not necessary to re-enable validation after +(Thus, it is not necessary to re-enable validation after modifying the entry value in a validation script). .PP In addition, the standard entry widget invokes validation whenever the linked \fB\-textvariable\fR is modified; the Tk themed entry widget does not. .SH "DEFAULT BINDINGS" .PP -The entry widget's default bindings enable the following behavior. +The entry widget's default bindings enable the following behavior. In the descriptions below, .QW word refers to a contiguous group of letters, digits, or @@ -442,22 +442,22 @@ Control-k deletes all the characters to the right of the insertion cursor. .SH "WIDGET STATES" .PP -In the \fBdisabled\fR state, +In the \fBdisabled\fR state, the entry cannot be edited and the text cannot be selected. In the \fBreadonly\fR state, -no insert cursor is displayed and -the entry cannot be edited +no insert cursor is displayed and +the entry cannot be edited (specifically: the \fBinsert\fR and \fBdelete\fR commands have no effect). -The \fBdisabled\fR state is the same as \fBreadonly\fR, +The \fBdisabled\fR state is the same as \fBreadonly\fR, and in addition text cannot be selected. .PP -Note that changes to the linked \fB\-textvariable\fR will +Note that changes to the linked \fB\-textvariable\fR will still be reflected in the entry, even if it is disabled or readonly. .PP Typically, the text is .QW grayed-out in the \fBdisabled\fR state, -and a different background is used in the \fBreadonly\fR state. +and a different background is used in the \fBreadonly\fR state. .PP The entry widget sets the \fBinvalid\fR state if revalidation fails, and clears it whenever validation succeeds. |