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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 @@ -54,17 +60,39 @@ used for indicating global focus (e.g. to comply with Microsoft Accessibility guidelines), as well as for location of the over-the-spot XIM (X Input Methods) or Windows IME windows. If no options are specified, the last values used for setting the caret are return in option-value pair -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 +format. \fB\-x\fR and \fB\-y\fR represent window-relative coordinates, and +\fB\-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: |