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@@ -14,67 +14,67 @@ Tk_MaintainGeometry, Tk_UnmaintainGeometry \- maintain geometry of one window re
.nf
\fB#include <tk.h>\fR
.sp
-\fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR(\fIslave, master, x, y, width, height\fR)
+\fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR(\fIwindow, container, x, y, width, height\fR)
.sp
-\fBTk_UnmaintainGeometry\fR(\fIslave, master\fR)
+\fBTk_UnmaintainGeometry\fR(\fIwindow, container\fR)
.SH ARGUMENTS
-.AS Tk_Window master
-.AP Tk_Window slave in
+.AS Tk_Window container
+.AP Tk_Window window in
Window whose geometry is to be controlled.
-.AP Tk_Window master in
-Window relative to which \fIslave\fR's geometry will be controlled.
+.AP Tk_Window container in
+Window relative to which \fIwindow\fR's geometry will be controlled.
.AP int x in
-Desired x-coordinate of \fIslave\fR in \fImaster\fR, measured in pixels
-from the inside of \fImaster\fR's left border to the outside of
-\fIslave\fR's left border.
+Desired x-coordinate of \fIwindow\fR in \fIcontainer\fR, measured in pixels
+from the inside of \fIcontainer\fR's left border to the outside of
+\fIwindow\fR's left border.
.AP int y in
-Desired y-coordinate of \fIslave\fR in \fImaster\fR, measured in pixels
-from the inside of \fImaster\fR's top border to the outside of
-\fIslave\fR's top border.
+Desired y-coordinate of \fIwindow\fR in \fIcontainer\fR, measured in pixels
+from the inside of \fIcontainer\fR's top border to the outside of
+\fIwindow\fR's top border.
.AP int width in
-Desired width for \fIslave\fR, in pixels.
+Desired width for \fIwindow\fR, in pixels.
.AP int height in
-Desired height for \fIslave\fR, in pixels.
+Desired height for \fIwindow\fR, in pixels.
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR and \fBTk_UnmaintainGeometry\fR make it
-easier for geometry managers to deal with slaves whose masters are not
+easier for geometry managers to deal with windows whose containers are not
their parents.
-Three problems arise if the master for a slave is not its parent:
+Three problems arise if the container for a window is not its parent:
.IP [1]
-The x- and y-position of the slave must be translated from the
-coordinate system of the master to that of the parent before
-positioning the slave.
+The x- and y-position of the window must be translated from the
+coordinate system of the container to that of the parent before
+positioning the window.
.IP [2]
-If the master window, or any of its ancestors up to the slave's
-parent, is moved, then the slave must be repositioned within its
+If the container window, or any of its ancestors up to the window's
+parent, is moved, then the window must be repositioned within its
parent in order to maintain the correct position relative to the
-master.
+container.
.IP [3]
-If the master or one of its ancestors is mapped or unmapped, then
-the slave must be mapped or unmapped to correspond.
+If the container or one of its ancestors is mapped or unmapped, then
+the window must be mapped or unmapped to correspond.
.LP
-None of these problems is an issue if the parent and master are
-the same. For example, if the master or one of its ancestors
-is unmapped, the slave is automatically removed by the screen
+None of these problems is an issue if the parent and container are
+the same. For example, if the container or one of its ancestors
+is unmapped, the window is automatically removed by the screen
by X.
.PP
-\fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR deals with these problems for slaves
-whose masters are not their parents, as well as handling the simpler
-case of slaves whose masters are their parents.
+\fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR deals with these problems for windows
+whose containers are not their parents, as well as handling the simpler
+case of windows whose container are their parents.
\fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR is typically called by a window manager
-once it has decided where a slave should be positioned relative
-to its master.
+once it has decided where a window should be positioned relative
+to its container.
\fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR translates the coordinates to the
-coordinate system of \fIslave\fR's parent and then moves and
-resizes the slave appropriately.
+coordinate system of \fIwindow\fR's parent and then moves and
+resizes the window appropriately.
Furthermore, it remembers the desired position and creates event
-handlers to monitor the master and all of its ancestors up
-to (but not including) the slave's parent.
+handlers to monitor the container and all of its ancestors up
+to (but not including) the window's parent.
If any of these windows is moved, mapped, or unmapped,
-the slave will be adjusted so that it is mapped only when the
-master is mapped and its geometry relative to the master
+the window will be adjusted so that it is mapped only when the
+container is mapped and its geometry relative to the container
remains as specified by \fIx\fR, \fIy\fR, \fIwidth\fR, and
\fIheight\fR.
.PP
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ if it decides that it does not want the window to appear on the
screen under any conditions, it calls \fBTk_UnmaintainGeometry\fR.
\fBTk_UnmaintainGeometry\fR unmaps the window and cancels any
previous calls to \fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR for the
-\fImaster\fR\-\fIslave\fR pair, so that the slave's
+\fIcontainer\fR\-\fIwindow\fR pair, so that the window's
geometry and mapped state are no longer maintained
automatically.
\fBTk_UnmaintainGeometry\fR need not be called by a geometry
-manager if the slave, the master, or any of the master's ancestors
+manager if the window, the container, or any of the container's ancestors
is destroyed: Tk will call it automatically.
.PP
If \fBTk_MaintainGeometry\fR is called repeatedly for the same
-\fImaster\fR\-\fIslave\fR pair, the information from the most
+\fIcontainer\fR\-\fIwindow\fR pair, the information from the most
recent call supersedes any older information.
-If \fBTk_UnmaintainGeometry\fR is called for a \fImaster\fR\-\fIslave\fR
+If \fBTk_UnmaintainGeometry\fR is called for a \fIcontainer\fR\-\fIwindow\fR
pair that is is not currently managed, the call has no effect.
.SH KEYWORDS
-geometry manager, map, master, parent, position, slave, unmap
+geometry manager, map, container, parent, position, window, unmap