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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: selection.n,v 1.14 2008/09/23 13:36:54 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: selection.n,v 1.15 2008/12/17 22:36:46 dkf Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH selection n 8.1 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ containing \fIwindow\fR, or an empty string if no window in this
application owns the selection. \fISelection\fR defaults to PRIMARY and
\fIwindow\fR defaults to
.QW . .
+.RS
.PP
The second form of \fBselection own\fR causes \fIwindow\fR to become
the new owner of \fIselection\fR on \fIwindow\fR's display, returning
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ that it has lost the selection.
If \fIcommand\fR is specified, it is a Tcl script to execute when
some other window claims ownership of the selection away from
\fIwindow\fR. \fISelection\fR defaults to PRIMARY.
+.RE
.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
On X11 platforms, one of the standard selections available is the
@@ -155,14 +157,14 @@ foreach type [\fBselection get\fR \-type TARGETS] {
.CE
.PP
To claim the selection, you must first set up a handler to supply the
-data for the selection. Then you have to claim the selection...
+data for the selection. Then you have to claim the selection...
.CS
# Set up the data handler ready for incoming requests
set foo "This is a string with some data in it... blah blah"
\fBselection handle\fR \-selection SECONDARY . getData
proc getData {offset maxChars} {
puts "Retrieving selection starting at $offset"
- return [string range $::foo $offset [expr {$offset+$maxChars}]]
+ return [string range $::foo $offset [expr {$offset+$maxChars-1}]]
}
# Now we grab the selection itself