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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: wm.n,v 1.29 2007/04/23 21:19:52 das Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: wm.n,v 1.30 2007/10/15 20:52:47 hobbs Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH wm n 8.5 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands" @@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ the application may re-assign the focus among \fIwindow\fR's descendants. The focus model defaults to \fBpassive\fR, and Tk's \fBfocus\fR command assumes a passive model of focusing. .TP +\fBwm forget \fIwindow\fR +The \fIwindow\fR will be unmapped from the screen and will no longer +be managed by \fBwm\fR. Windows created with the \fBtoplevel\fR +command will be treated like \fBframe\fR windows once they are no +longer managed by \fBwm\fR, however, the -menu configuration will be +remembered and the menus will return once the widget is managed again. +.TP \fBwm frame \fIwindow\fR If \fIwindow\fR has been reparented by the window manager into a decorative frame, the command returns the platform specific window @@ -398,6 +405,11 @@ an icon window; this is needed in order to allow window managers to ``own'' those events. Note: not all window managers support the notion of an icon window. .TP +\fBwm manage \fIwidget\fR + +The \fIwidget\fR specified will become a stand alone top-level window. The window will be decorated with the window managers title bar, etc. + +.TP \fBwm maxsize \fIwindow\fR ?\fIwidth height\fR? If \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR are specified, they give the maximum permissible dimensions for \fIwindow\fR. @@ -604,6 +616,21 @@ all forms of resizing, including the window's natural size as well as manual resizes and the \fBwm geometry\fR command. You can also use the command \fBwm resizable\fR to completely disable interactive resizing in one or both dimensions. +.PP +The \fBwm manage\fR and \fBwm forget\fR commands may be used to +perform undocking and docking of windows. After a widget is managed +by \fBwm manage\fR command, all other \fBwm\fR subcommands may be used +with the widget. Only widgets created using the toplevel command may +have an attached menu via the -menu configure option. A toplevel +widget may be used as a frame and managed with any of the other +geometry managers after using the \fBwm forget\fR command. Any menu +associated with a toplevel widget will be hidden when managed by +another geometry managers. The menus will reappear once the window is +managed by \fBwm\fR. All custom bindtags for widgets in a subtree +that have their top-level widget changed via a \fBwm manage\fR or +\fBwm forget\fR command, must be redone to adjust any top-level widget +path in the bindtags. Bindtags that have not been customized do not +have to be redone. .SH "GRIDDED GEOMETRY MANAGEMENT" .PP Gridded geometry management occurs when one of the widgets of an |