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+++ b/doc/dialog.n
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ tk_dialog \- Create modal dialog and wait for response
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBtk_dialog \fIwindow title text bitmap default string string ...\fR
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
This procedure is part of the Tk script library.
+It is largely \fIdeprecated\fR by the \fBtk_messageBox\fR.
Its arguments describe a dialog box:
.TP
\fIwindow\fR
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ Text to appear in the window manager's title bar for the dialog.
Message to appear in the top portion of the dialog box.
.TP
\fIbitmap\fR
-If non-empty, specifies a bitmap to display in the top portion of
+If non-empty, specifies a bitmap (in a form suitable for Tk_GetBitmap)
+to display in the top portion of
the dialog, to the left of the text.
If this is an empty string then no bitmap is displayed in the dialog.
.TP
@@ -59,13 +60,15 @@ While waiting for the user to respond, \fBtk_dialog\fR sets a local
grab. This prevents the user from interacting with the application
in any way except to invoke the dialog box.
.SH EXAMPLE
+.PP
.CS
set reply [\fBtk_dialog\fR .foo "The Title" "Do you want to say yes?" \e
questhead 0 Yes No "I'm not sure"]
.CE
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
tk_messageBox(n)
-
.SH KEYWORDS
bitmap, dialog, modal
+'\" Local Variables:
+'\" mode: nroff
+'\" End: