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diff --git a/doc/tk.n b/doc/tk.n
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@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ tk \- Manipulate Tk internal state
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBtk\fR \fIoption \fR?\fIarg arg ...\fR?
.BE
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \fBtk\fR command provides access to miscellaneous
@@ -46,7 +45,14 @@ If sends have been disabled by deleting the \fBsend\fR command,
this command will reenable them and recreate the \fBsend\fR
command.
.TP
-\fBtk caret window \fR?\fB\-x \fIx\fR? ?\fB\-y \fIy\fR? ?\fB\-height \fIheight\fR?
+\fBtk busy \fIsubcommand\fR ...
+.
+This command controls the marking of window hierarchies as
+.QW busy ,
+rendering them non-interactive while some other operation is proceeding. For
+more details see the \fBbusy\fR manual page.
+.TP
+\fBtk caret \fIwindow \fR?\fB\-x \fIx\fR? ?\fB\-y \fIy\fR? ?\fB\-height \fIheight\fR?
.
Sets and queries the caret location for the display of the specified
Tk window \fIwindow\fR. The caret is the per-display cursor location
@@ -58,13 +64,35 @@ format. \fI\-x\fR and \fI\-y\fR represent window-relative coordinates, and
\fI\-height\fR is the height of the current cursor location, or the height
of the specified \fIwindow\fR if none is given.
.TP
+\fBtk inactive \fR?\fB\-displayof \fIwindow\fR? ?\fBreset\fR?
+.
+Returns a positive integer, the number of milliseconds since the last
+time the user interacted with the system. If the \fB\-displayof\fR
+option is given then the return value refers to the display of
+\fIwindow\fR; otherwise it refers to the display of the application's
+main window.
+.RS
+.PP
+\fBtk inactive\fR will return \-1, if querying the user inactive time
+is not supported by the system, and in safe interpreters.
+.PP
+If the literal string \fBreset\fR is given as an additional argument,
+the timer is reset and an empty string is returned. Resetting the
+inactivity time is forbidden in safe interpreters and will throw an
+error if tried.
+.RE
+.TP
+\fBtk fontchooser \fIsubcommand\fR ...
+Controls the Tk font selection dialog. For more details see the
+\fBfontchooser\fR manual page.
+.TP
\fBtk scaling \fR?\fB\-displayof \fIwindow\fR? ?\fInumber\fR?
.
Sets and queries the current scaling factor used by Tk to convert between
physical units (for example, points, inches, or millimeters) and pixels. The
\fInumber\fR argument is a floating point number that specifies the number of
pixels per point on \fIwindow\fR's display. If the \fIwindow\fR argument is
-omitted, it defaults to the main window. If the \fInumber\fR argument is
+omitted, it defaults to the main window. If the \fInumber\fR argument is
omitted, the current value of the scaling factor is returned.
.RS
.PP
@@ -83,24 +111,6 @@ is undefined whether existing widgets will resize themselves dynamically to
accommodate the new scaling factor.
.RE
.TP
-\fBtk inactive \fR?\fB\-displayof \fIwindow\fR? ?\fBreset\fR?
-.
-Returns a positive integer, the number of milliseconds since the last
-time the user interacted with the system. If the \fB\-displayof\fR
-option is given then the return value refers to the display of
-\fIwindow\fR; otherwise it refers to the display of the application's
-main window.
-.RS
-.PP
-\fBtk inactive\fR will return \-1, if querying the user inactive time
-is not supported by the system, and in safe interpreters.
-.PP
-If the literal string \fBreset\fR is given as an additional argument,
-the timer is reset and an empty string is returned. Resetting the
-inactivity time is forbidden in safe interpreters and will throw and
-error if tried.
-.RE
-.TP
\fBtk useinputmethods \fR?\fB\-displayof \fIwindow\fR? ?\fIboolean\fR?
.
Sets and queries the state of whether Tk should use XIM (X Input Methods)
@@ -117,6 +127,9 @@ Returns the current Tk windowing system, one of
\fBx11\fR (X11-based), \fBwin32\fR (MS Windows),
or \fBaqua\fR (Mac OS X Aqua).
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-send(n), winfo(n)
+busy(n), fontchooser(n), send(n), winfo(n)
.SH KEYWORDS
application name, send
+'\" Local Variables:
+'\" mode: nroff
+'\" End: