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diff --git a/doc/entry.n b/doc/entry.n index 8f7c4ed..2c55880 100644 --- a/doc/entry.n +++ b/doc/entry.n @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: entry.n,v 1.16 2006/12/13 23:04:32 hobbs Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: entry.n,v 1.17 2007/10/24 14:32:58 dkf Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH entry n 8.3 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands" @@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ this option is the empty string, the normal background color is used. If this option is specified, then the true contents of the entry are not displayed in the window. Instead, each character in the entry's value will be displayed as -the first character in the value of this option, such as ``*''. +the first character in the value of this option, such as +.QW * +or a bullet character. This is useful, for example, if the entry is to be used to enter a password. If characters in the entry are selected and copied elsewhere, the @@ -229,11 +231,15 @@ entry window. \fB@\fInumber\fR In this form, \fInumber\fR is treated as an x-coordinate in the entry's window; the character spanning that x-coordinate is used. -For example, ``\fB@0\fR'' indicates the left-most character in the -window. +For example, +.QW \fB@0\fR +indicates the left-most character in the window. .LP -Abbreviations may be used for any of the forms above, e.g. ``\fBe\fR'' -or ``\fBsel.f\fR''. In general, out-of-range indices are automatically +Abbreviations may be used for any of the forms above, e.g. +.QW \fBe\fR +or +.QW \fBsel.f\fR . +In general, out-of-range indices are automatically rounded to the nearest legal value. .PP The following commands are possible for entry widgets: @@ -412,9 +418,11 @@ become visible. .PP Tk automatically creates class bindings for entries that give them the following default behavior. -In the descriptions below, ``word'' refers to a contiguous group -of letters, digits, or ``_'' characters, or any single character -other than these. +In the descriptions below, +.QW word +refers to a contiguous group of letters, digits, or +.QW _ +characters, or any single character other than these. .IP [1] Clicking mouse button 1 positions the insertion cursor just before the character underneath the mouse cursor, sets the |