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@@ -5,16 +5,22 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: text.n,v 1.8 2000/08/25 06:58:33 ericm Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: text.n,v 1.9 2001/08/01 16:21:11 dgp Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH text n 4.0 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands" .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME -text \- Create and manipulate text widgets +text, tk_textCopy, tk_textCut, tk_textPaste \- Create and manipulate text widgets .SH SYNOPSIS +.nf \fBtext\fR \fIpathName \fR?\fIoptions\fR? +.VS 8.4 +\fBtk_textCopy\fR \fIpathName\fR +\fBtk_textCut\fR \fIpathName\fR +\fBtk_textPaste\fR \fIpathName\fR +.VE .SO \-background \-highlightthickness \-relief \-borderwidth \-insertbackground \-selectbackground @@ -772,6 +778,13 @@ There is a single debugging switch shared by all text widgets: turning debugging on or off in any widget turns it on or off for all widgets. For widgets with large amounts of text, the consistency checks may cause a noticeable slow-down. +.PP +.VS 8.4 +When debugging is turned on, the drawing routines of the text widget +set the global variables \fBtk_textRedraw\fR and \fBtk_textRelayout\fR +to the lists of indices that are redrawn. The values of these variables +are tested by Tk's test suite. +.VE .TP \fIpathName \fBdelete \fIindex1 \fR?\fIindex2\fR? Delete a range of characters from the text. @@ -1554,15 +1567,24 @@ Control-\e clears any selection in the widget. .IP [20] The F16 key (labelled Copy on many Sun workstations) or Meta-w copies the selection in the widget to the clipboard, if there is a selection. +.VS 8.4 +This action is carried out by the command \fBtk_textCopy\fR. +.VE .IP [21] The F20 key (labelled Cut on many Sun workstations) or Control-w copies the selection in the widget to the clipboard and deletes the selection. +.VS 8.4 +This action is carried out by the command \fBtk_textCut\fR. +.VE If there is no selection in the widget then these keys have no effect. .IP [22] The F18 key (labelled Paste on many Sun workstations) or Control-y inserts the contents of the clipboard at the position of the insertion cursor. +.VS 8.4 +This action is carried out by the command \fBtk_textPaste\fR. +.VE .IP [23] The Delete key deletes the selection, if there is one in the widget. If there is no selection, it deletes the character to the right of @@ -1634,4 +1656,4 @@ The display line with the insert cursor is redrawn each time the cursor blinks, which causes a steady stream of graphics traffic. Set the \fBinsertOffTime\fP attribute to 0 avoid this. .SH KEYWORDS -text, widget +text, widget, tkvars |