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@@ -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: place.n,v 1.7 2004/08/20 10:56:36 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: place.n,v 1.8 2007/10/24 14:32:58 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH place n "" Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
@@ -209,11 +209,14 @@ This feature is useful in at least two situations.
First, for complex window layouts it means you can create a
hierarchy of subwindows whose only purpose
is to assist in the layout of the parent.
-The ``real children'' of the parent (i.e. the windows that
+The
+.QW "real children"
+of the parent (i.e. the windows that
are significant for the application's user interface) can be
children of the parent yet be placed inside the windows
of the geometry-management hierarchy.
-This means that the path names of the ``real children''
+This means that the path names of the
+.QW "real children"
don't reflect the geometry-management hierarchy and users
can specify options for the real children
without being aware of the structure of the geometry-management