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-rw-r--r--doc/checkbutton.n2
-rw-r--r--doc/listbox.n2
-rw-r--r--doc/menu.n2
-rw-r--r--doc/options.n2
-rw-r--r--doc/radiobutton.n2
5 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/checkbutton.n b/doc/checkbutton.n
index 089c21b..86e91ff 100644
--- a/doc/checkbutton.n
+++ b/doc/checkbutton.n
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ the widget and will ignore mouse button presses.
In this state the \fBdisabledForeground\fR and
\fBbackground\fR options determine how the checkbutton is displayed.
.OP \-variable variable Variable
-Specifies name of global variable to set to indicate whether
+Specifies the name of a global variable to set to indicate whether
or not this button is selected. Defaults to the name of the
button within its parent (i.e. the last element of the button
window's path name).
diff --git a/doc/listbox.n b/doc/listbox.n
index e3dcb4f..e134414 100644
--- a/doc/listbox.n
+++ b/doc/listbox.n
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Specifies the desired height for the window, in lines.
If zero or less, then the desired height for the window is made just
large enough to hold all the elements in the listbox.
.OP \-listvariable listVariable Variable
-Specifies the name of a variable. The value of the variable is a list to
+Specifies the name of a global variable. The value of the variable is a list to
be displayed inside the widget; if the variable value changes then the
widget will automatically update itself to reflect the new value. Attempts
to assign a variable with an invalid list value to \fB\-listvariable\fR
diff --git a/doc/menu.n b/doc/menu.n
index 6d630cd..b8c0726 100644
--- a/doc/menu.n
+++ b/doc/menu.n
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ for the entry as the value to store in the variable.
.TP
\fB\-variable \fIvalue\fR
Available only for checkbutton and radiobutton entries. Specifies
-the name of a global value to set when the entry is selected.
+the name of a global variable to set when the entry is selected.
For checkbutton entries the variable is also set when the entry
is deselected. For radiobutton entries, changing the variable
causes the currently-selected entry to deselect itself.
diff --git a/doc/options.n b/doc/options.n
index 42e54e3..c7e9ef3 100644
--- a/doc/options.n
+++ b/doc/options.n
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ Specifies a string to be displayed inside the widget. The way in which
the string is displayed depends on the particular widget and may be
determined by other options, such as \fBanchor\fR or \fBjustify\fR.
.OP \-textvariable textVariable Variable
-Specifies the name of a variable. The value of the variable is a text
+Specifies the name of a global variable. The value of the variable is a text
string to be displayed inside the widget; if the variable value changes
then the widget will automatically update itself to reflect the new value.
The way in which the string is displayed in the widget depends on the
diff --git a/doc/radiobutton.n b/doc/radiobutton.n
index ee64e1e..d18a5c1 100644
--- a/doc/radiobutton.n
+++ b/doc/radiobutton.n
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ In this state the \fBdisabledForeground\fR and
Specifies value to store in the button's associated variable whenever
this button is selected.
.OP \-variable variable Variable
-Specifies name of global variable to set whenever this button is
+Specifies the name of a global variable to set whenever this button is
selected. Changes in this variable also cause the button to select
or deselect itself.
Defaults to the value \fBselectedButton\fR.