* doc/text.n: clarified docs on what happens during a search with

	-count when images/windows are embedded


FossilOrigin-Name: 029b6655942cc865ed4354a8f162c0541d99b4ac

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/text.n b/doc/text.n
index d20f070..eb88142 100644
--- a/doc/text.n
+++ b/doc/text.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: text.n,v 1.5 2000/01/21 03:54:21 hobbs Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: text.n,v 1.6 2000/02/01 11:40:58 hobbs Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH text n 4.0 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
@@ -1060,11 +1060,15 @@ Ignore case differences between the pattern and the text.
 .TP
 \fB\-count\fI varName\fR
 The argument following \fB\-count\fR gives the name of a variable;
-if a match is found, the number of characters in the matching
-range will be stored in the variable.
+if a match is found, the number of index positions between beginning and
+end of the matching range will be stored in the variable.  If there are no
+embedded images or windows in the matching range, this is equivalent to the
+number of characters matched.  In either case, the range \fImatchIdx\fR to
+\fImatchIdx + $count chars\fR will return the entire matched text.
 .TP
 \fB\-elide\fR
-Find elidden (hidden) text as well. By default only displayed text is found.
+Find elidden (hidden) text as well. By default only displayed text is
+searched.
 .TP
 \fB\-\|\-\fR
 This switch has no effect except to terminate the list of switches: