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@@ -28,37 +28,37 @@ aspect ratio for the text. The aspect ratio is specified as
be as wide as it is tall, 200 means the text should
be twice as wide as it is tall, 50 means the text should
be twice as tall as it is wide, and so on.
-Used to choose line length for text if \fBwidth\fR option
+Used to choose line length for text if \fB\-width\fR option
is not specified.
Defaults to 150.
.OP \-justify justify Justify
Specifies how to justify lines of text.
Must be one of \fBleft\fR, \fBcenter\fR, or \fBright\fR. Defaults
to \fBleft\fR.
-This option works together with the \fBanchor\fR, \fBaspect\fR,
-\fBpadX\fR, \fBpadY\fR, and \fBwidth\fR options to provide a variety
+This option works together with the \fB\-anchor\fR, \fB\-aspect\fR,
+\fB\-padx\fR, \fB\-pady\fR, and \fB\-width\fR options to provide a variety
of arrangements of the text within the window.
-The \fBaspect\fR and \fBwidth\fR options determine the amount of
+The \fB\-aspect\fR and \fB\-width\fR options determine the amount of
screen space needed to display the text.
-The \fBanchor\fR, \fBpadX\fR, and \fBpadY\fR options determine where this
+The \fB\-anchor\fR, \fB\-padx\fR, and \fB\-pady\fR options determine where this
rectangular area is displayed within the widget's window, and the
-\fBjustify\fR option determines how each line is displayed within that
+\fB\-justify\fR option determines how each line is displayed within that
rectangular region.
-For example, suppose \fBanchor\fR is \fBe\fR and \fBjustify\fR is
+For example, suppose \fB\-anchor\fR is \fBe\fR and \fB\-justify\fR is
\fBleft\fR, and that the message window is much larger than needed
for the text.
The text will be displayed so that the left edges of all the lines
-line up and the right edge of the longest line is \fBpadX\fR from
+line up and the right edge of the longest line is \fB\-padx\fR from
the right side of the window; the entire text block will be centered
in the vertical span of the window.
.OP \-width width Width
Specifies the length of lines in the window.
The value may have any of the forms acceptable to \fBTk_GetPixels\fR.
-If this option has a value greater than zero then the \fBaspect\fR
-option is ignored and the \fBwidth\fR option determines the line
+If this option has a value greater than zero then the \fB\-aspect\fR
+option is ignored and the \fB\-width\fR option determines the line
length.
If this option has a value less than or equal to zero, then
-the \fBaspect\fR option determines the line length.
+the \fB\-aspect\fR option determines the line length.
.BE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ operations on the widget. It has the following general form:
determine the exact behavior of the command. The following
commands are possible for message widgets:
.TP
-\fIpathName \fBcget\fR \fIoption\fR
+\fIpathName \fBcget \fIoption\fR
Returns the current value of the configuration option given
by \fIoption\fR.
\fIOption\fR may have any of the values accepted by the \fBmessage\fR
@@ -142,3 +142,6 @@ The most common result is that the line is justified wrong.
label(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
message, widget
+'\" Local Variables:
+'\" mode: nroff
+'\" End: