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diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/Tk/tixWm.pod b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/Tk/tixWm.pod new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9bdd02d461c --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlperl/lib/Tk/tixWm.pod @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ + + +=head1 NAME + +Tk::tixWm - Tix's addition to the standard TK wm command. + +=for category Tix Extensions + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + +S< >I<$widget>-E<gt>B<wmCapture> + +S< >I<$widget>-E<gt>B<wmRelease> + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +The B<wmCapture> and the B<wmRelease> methods change the +toplevel attribute of Tk widgets. + +=head1 METHODS + +=over 4 + +=item I<$widget>-E<gt>B<wmCapture> + +Converts the toplevel window specified by I<$widget> into a non-toplevel +widget. Normally this command is called to convert a L<Toplevel|Tk::Toplevel> widget +into a L<Frame|Tk::Frame> widget. The newly-converted frame widget is +un-mapped from the screen. To make it appear inside its parent, you +must call a geometry manager (e.g. grid or pack) explictly. + +=item I<$widget>-E<gt>B<wmRelease> + +Makes the non-toplevel window specified by I<$widget> into a toplevel +widget. Normally this command is called to convert a L<Frame|Tk::Frame> widget +into a L<Toplevel|Tk::Toplevel> widget, but it can also be used on any +non-toplevel widget (e.g, label). The newly-converted toplevel window +is in a B<withdrawn> state. To make it appear on the screen, you must call +B<deiconify> after calling B<wmRelease>. + +Any data associated with I<$widget> via B<wm> methods (icon, protocol, +command etc.) are released, and must be re-established if window is later +re-captured. + +=back + +=head1 BUGS + +B<wmCapture> does not exist in the Win32 window manager code. + +How these methods interact with perl/Tk's class hierarchy is not yet clear. +In particular a B<wmRelease>d window will not automatically ``I<inherit>'' +the B<Tk::Wm> methods, however a B<wmCapture>d window still will. +(A B<release>d B<Label> might make a good candidate for an B<Icon>.) + +=head1 AUTHORS + +Ioi Kim Lam - ioi@graphics.cis.upenn.edu wrote original Tix version. +Updated for tk8.0, Win32 and perl by Nick Ing-Simmons. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<Tk::Wm|Tk::Wm> +L<Tk::Mwm|Tk::Mwm> +L<Tk::Frame|Tk::Frame> +L<Tk::Toplevel|Tk::Toplevel> + +=head1 KEYWORDS + +window manager, wm, TIX + +=cut + |