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'\" Copyright (c) 1991-1994 The Regents of the University of California.
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'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: wm.n,v 1.1.1.1 2002-01-16 10:25:50 markom Exp $
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.so man.macros
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.TH wm n 4.3 Tk "Tk Built-In Commands"
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.BS
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'\" Note:  do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below!
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.SH NAME
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wm \- Communicate with window manager
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBwm\fR \fIoption window \fR?\fIargs\fR?
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.BE
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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The \fBwm\fR command is used to interact with window managers in
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order to control such things as the title for a window, its geometry,
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or the increments in terms of which it may be resized.  The \fBwm\fR
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command can take any of a number of different forms, depending on
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the \fIoption\fR argument.  All of the forms expect at least one
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additional argument, \fIwindow\fR, which must be the path name of a
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top-level window.
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.PP
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The legal forms for the \fBwm\fR command are:
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.TP
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\fBwm aspect \fIwindow\fR ?\fIminNumer minDenom maxNumer maxDenom\fR?
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If \fIminNumer\fR, \fIminDenom\fR, \fImaxNumer\fR, and \fImaxDenom\fR
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are all specified, then they will be passed to the window manager
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and the window manager should use them to enforce a range of
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acceptable aspect ratios for \fIwindow\fR.  The aspect ratio of
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\fIwindow\fR (width/length) will be constrained to lie
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between \fIminNumer\fR/\fIminDenom\fR and \fImaxNumer\fR/\fImaxDenom\fR.
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If \fIminNumer\fR etc. are all specified as empty strings, then
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any existing aspect ratio restrictions are removed.
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If \fIminNumer\fR etc. are specified, then the command returns an
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empty string.  Otherwise, it returns
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a Tcl list containing four elements, which are the current values
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of \fIminNumer\fR, \fIminDenom\fR, \fImaxNumer\fR, and \fImaxDenom\fR
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(if no aspect restrictions are in effect, then an empty string is
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returned).
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.TP
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\fBwm client \fIwindow\fR ?\fIname\fR?
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If \fIname\fR is specified, this command stores \fIname\fR (which
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should be the name of
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the host on which the application is executing) in \fIwindow\fR's
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\fBWM_CLIENT_MACHINE\fR property for use by the window manager or
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session manager.
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The command returns an empty string in this case.
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If \fIname\fR isn't specified, the command returns the last name
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set in a \fBwm client\fR command for \fIwindow\fR.
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If \fIname\fR is specified as an empty string, the command deletes the
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\fBWM_CLIENT_MACHINE\fR property from \fIwindow\fR.
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.TP
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\fBwm colormapwindows \fIwindow\fR ?\fIwindowList\fR?
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This command is used to manipulate the \fBWM_COLORMAP_WINDOWS\fR
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property, which provides information to the window managers about
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windows that have private colormaps.
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If \fIwindowList\fR isn't specified, the command returns a list
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whose elements are the names of the windows in the \fBWM_COLORMAP_WINDOWS\fR
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property.
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If \fIwindowList\fR is specified, it consists of a list of window
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path names;  the command overwrites the \fBWM_COLORMAP_WINDOWS\fR
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property with the given windows and returns an empty string.
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The \fBWM_COLORMAP_WINDOWS\fR property should normally contain a
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list of the internal windows within \fIwindow\fR whose colormaps differ
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from their parents.
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The order of the windows in the property indicates a priority order:
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the window manager will attempt to install as many colormaps as possible
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from the head of this list when \fIwindow\fR gets the colormap focus.
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If \fIwindow\fR is not included among the windows in \fIwindowList\fR,
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Tk implicitly adds it at the end of the \fBWM_COLORMAP_WINDOWS\fR
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property, so that its colormap is lowest in priority.
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If \fBwm colormapwindows\fR is not invoked, Tk will automatically set
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the property for each top-level window to all the internal windows
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whose colormaps differ from their parents, followed by the top-level
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itself;  the order of the internal windows is undefined.
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See the ICCCM documentation for more information on the
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\fBWM_COLORMAP_WINDOWS\fR property.
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.TP
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\fBwm command \fIwindow\fR ?\fIvalue\fR?
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If \fIvalue\fR is specified, this command stores \fIvalue\fR in \fIwindow\fR's
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\fBWM_COMMAND\fR property for use by the window manager or
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session manager and returns an empty string.
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\fIValue\fR must have proper list structure;  the elements should
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contain the words of the command used to invoke the application.
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If \fIvalue\fR isn't specified then the command returns the last value
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set in a \fBwm command\fR command for \fIwindow\fR.
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If \fIvalue\fR is specified as an empty string, the command
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deletes the \fBWM_COMMAND\fR property from \fIwindow\fR.
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.TP
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\fBwm deiconify \fIwindow\fR
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Arrange for \fIwindow\fR to be displayed in normal (non-iconified) form.
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This is done by mapping the window.  If the window has never been
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mapped then this command will not map the window, but it will ensure
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that when the window is first mapped it will be displayed
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in de-iconified form.  Returns an empty string.
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.TP
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\fBwm focusmodel \fIwindow\fR ?\fBactive\fR|\fBpassive\fR?
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If \fBactive\fR or \fBpassive\fR is supplied as an optional argument
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to the command, then it specifies the focus model for \fIwindow\fR.
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In this case the command returns an empty string.  If no additional
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argument is supplied, then the command returns the current focus
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model for \fIwindow\fR.
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An \fBactive\fR focus model means that \fIwindow\fR will claim the
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input focus for itself or its descendants, even at times when
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the focus is currently in some other application.  \fBPassive\fR means that
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\fIwindow\fR will never claim the focus for itself:  the window manager
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should give the focus to \fIwindow\fR at appropriate times.  However,
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once the focus has been given to \fIwindow\fR or one of its descendants,
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the application may re-assign the focus among \fIwindow\fR's descendants.
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The focus model defaults to \fBpassive\fR, and Tk's \fBfocus\fR command
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assumes a passive model of focusing.
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.TP
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\fBwm frame \fIwindow\fR
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.VS
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If \fIwindow\fR has been reparented by the window manager into a
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decorative frame, the command returns the platform specific window
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identifier for the outermost frame that contains \fIwindow\fR (the
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window whose parent is the root or virtual root).  If \fIwindow\fR
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hasn't been reparented by the window manager then the command returns
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the platform specific window identifier for \fIwindow\fR.
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.VE
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.TP
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\fBwm geometry \fIwindow\fR ?\fInewGeometry\fR?
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If \fInewGeometry\fR is specified, then the geometry of \fIwindow\fR
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is changed and an empty string is returned.  Otherwise the current
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geometry for \fIwindow\fR is returned (this is the most recent
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geometry specified either by manual resizing or
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in a \fBwm geometry\fR command).  \fINewGeometry\fR has
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the form \fB=\fIwidth\fBx\fIheight\fB\(+-\fIx\fB\(+-\fIy\fR, where
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any of \fB=\fR, \fIwidth\fBx\fIheight\fR, or \fB\(+-\fIx\fB\(+-\fIy\fR
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may be omitted.  \fIWidth\fR and \fIheight\fR are positive integers
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specifying the desired dimensions of \fIwindow\fR.  If \fIwindow\fR
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is gridded (see GRIDDED GEOMETRY MANAGEMENT below) then the dimensions
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are specified in grid units;  otherwise they are specified in pixel
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units.  \fIX\fR and \fIy\fR specify the desired location of
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\fIwindow\fR on the screen, in pixels.
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If \fIx\fR is preceded by \fB+\fR, it specifies
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the number of pixels between the left edge of the screen and the left
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edge of \fIwindow\fR's border;  if preceded by \fB\-\fR then
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\fIx\fR specifies the number of pixels
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between the right edge of the screen and the right edge of \fIwindow\fR's
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border.  If \fIy\fR is preceded by \fB+\fR then it specifies the
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number of pixels between the top of the screen and the top
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of \fIwindow\fR's border;  if \fIy\fR is preceded by \fB\-\fR then
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it specifies the number of pixels between the bottom of \fIwindow\fR's
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border and the bottom of the screen.
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If \fInewGeometry\fR is specified as an empty string then any
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existing user-specified geometry for \fIwindow\fR is cancelled, and
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the window will revert to the size requested internally by its
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widgets.
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.TP
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\fBwm grid \fIwindow\fR ?\fIbaseWidth baseHeight widthInc heightInc\fR?
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This command indicates that \fIwindow\fR is to be managed as a
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gridded window.
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It also specifies the relationship between grid units and pixel units.
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\fIBaseWidth\fR and \fIbaseHeight\fR specify the number of grid
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units corresponding to the pixel dimensions requested internally
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by \fIwindow\fR using \fBTk_GeometryRequest\fR.  \fIWidthInc\fR
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and \fIheightInc\fR specify the number of pixels in each horizontal
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and vertical grid unit.
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These four values determine a range of acceptable sizes for
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\fIwindow\fR, corresponding to grid-based widths and heights
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that are non-negative integers.
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Tk will pass this information to the window manager;  during
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manual resizing, the window manager will restrict the window's size
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to one of these acceptable sizes.
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Furthermore, during manual resizing the window manager will display
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the window's current size in terms of grid units rather than pixels.
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If \fIbaseWidth\fR etc. are all specified as empty strings, then
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\fIwindow\fR will no longer be managed as a gridded window.  If
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\fIbaseWidth\fR etc. are specified then the return value is an
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empty string.
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Otherwise the return value is a Tcl list containing
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four elements corresponding to the current \fIbaseWidth\fR,
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\fIbaseHeight\fR, \fIwidthInc\fR, and \fIheightInc\fR;  if
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\fIwindow\fR is not currently gridded, then an empty string
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is returned.
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Note: this command should not be needed very often, since the
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\fBTk_SetGrid\fR library procedure and the \fBsetGrid\fR option
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provide easier access to the same functionality.
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.TP
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\fBwm group \fIwindow\fR ?\fIpathName\fR?
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If \fIpathName\fR is specified, it gives the path name for the leader of
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a group of related windows.  The window manager may use this information,
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for example, to unmap all of the windows in a group when the group's
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leader is iconified.  \fIPathName\fR may be specified as an empty string to
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remove \fIwindow\fR from any group association.  If \fIpathName\fR is
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specified then the command returns an empty string;  otherwise it
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returns the path name of \fIwindow\fR's current group leader, or an empty
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string if \fIwindow\fR isn't part of any group.
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.TP
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\fBwm iconbitmap \fIwindow\fR ?\fIbitmap\fR?
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If \fIbitmap\fR is specified, then it names a bitmap in the standard
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forms accepted by Tk (see the \fBTk_GetBitmap\fR manual entry for details).
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This bitmap is passed to the window manager to be displayed in
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\fIwindow\fR's icon, and the command returns an empty string.  If
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an empty string is specified for \fIbitmap\fR, then any current icon
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bitmap is cancelled for \fIwindow\fR.
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If \fIbitmap\fR is specified then the command returns an empty string.
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Otherwise it returns the name of
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the current icon bitmap associated with \fIwindow\fR, or an empty
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string if \fIwindow\fR has no icon bitmap.
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.TP
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\fBwm iconify \fIwindow\fR
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Arrange for \fIwindow\fR to be iconified.  It \fIwindow\fR hasn't
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yet been mapped for the first time, this command will arrange for
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it to appear in the iconified state when it is eventually mapped.
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.TP
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\fBwm iconmask \fIwindow\fR ?\fIbitmap\fR?
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If \fIbitmap\fR is specified, then it names a bitmap in the standard
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forms accepted by Tk (see the \fBTk_GetBitmap\fR manual entry for details).
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This bitmap is passed to the window manager to be used as a mask
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in conjunction with the \fBiconbitmap\fR option:  where the mask
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has zeroes no icon will be displayed;  where it has ones, the bits
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from the icon bitmap will be displayed.  If
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an empty string is specified for \fIbitmap\fR then any current icon
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mask is cancelled for \fIwindow\fR (this is equivalent to specifying
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a bitmap of all ones).  If \fIbitmap\fR is specified
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then the command returns an empty string.  Otherwise it
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returns the name of the current icon mask associated with
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\fIwindow\fR, or an empty string if no mask is in effect.
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.TP
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\fBwm iconname \fIwindow\fR ?\fInewName\fR?
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If \fInewName\fR is specified, then it is passed to the window
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manager;  the window manager should display \fInewName\fR inside
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the icon associated with \fIwindow\fR.  In this case an empty
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string is returned as result.  If \fInewName\fR isn't specified
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then the command returns the current icon name for \fIwindow\fR,
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or an empty string if no icon name has been specified (in this
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case the window manager will normally display the window's title,
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as specified with the \fBwm title\fR command).
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.TP
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\fBwm iconposition \fIwindow\fR ?\fIx y\fR?
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If \fIx\fR and \fIy\fR are specified, they are passed to the window
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manager as a hint about where to position the icon for \fIwindow\fR.
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In this case an empty string is returned.  If \fIx\fR and \fIy\fR are
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specified as empty strings then any existing icon position hint is cancelled.
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a Tcl list containing two values, which are the current icon position
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hints (if no hints are in effect then an empty string is returned).
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.TP
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\fBwm iconwindow \fIwindow\fR ?\fIpathName\fR?
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If \fIpathName\fR is specified, it is the path name for a window to
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use as icon for \fIwindow\fR: when \fIwindow\fR is iconified then
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\fIpathName\fR will be mapped to serve as icon, and when \fIwindow\fR
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is de-iconified then \fIpathName\fR will be unmapped again.  If
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\fIpathName\fR is specified as an empty string then any existing
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icon window association for \fIwindow\fR will be cancelled.  If
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the \fIpathName\fR argument is specified then an empty string is
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returned.  Otherwise the command returns the path name of the
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current icon window for \fIwindow\fR, or an empty string if there
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is no icon window currently specified for \fIwindow\fR.
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Button press events are disabled for \fIwindow\fR as long as it is
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an icon window;  this is needed in order to allow window managers
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to ``own'' those events.
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.TP
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\fBwm maxsize \fIwindow\fR ?\fIwidth height\fR?
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If \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR are specified, they give
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the maximum permissible dimensions for \fIwindow\fR.
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grid units;  otherwise they are specified in pixel units.
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The window manager will restrict the window's dimensions to be
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less than or equal to \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR.
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If \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR are
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specified, then the command returns an empty string.  Otherwise
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it returns a Tcl list with two elements, which are the
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maximum width and height currently in effect.
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The maximum size defaults to the size of the screen.
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If resizing has been disabled with the \fBwm resizable\fR command,
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then this command has no effect.
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See the sections on geometry management below for more information.
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.TP
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\fBwm minsize \fIwindow\fR ?\fIwidth height\fR?
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If \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR are specified, they give the
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minimum permissible dimensions for \fIwindow\fR.
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For gridded windows the dimensions are specified in
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grid units;  otherwise they are specified in pixel units.
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The window manager will restrict the window's dimensions to be
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greater than or equal to \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR.
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If \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR are
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specified, then the command returns an empty string.  Otherwise
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it returns a Tcl list with two elements, which are the
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minimum width and height currently in effect.
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The minimum size defaults to one pixel in each dimension.
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If resizing has been disabled with the \fBwm resizable\fR command,
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then this command has no effect.
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See the sections on geometry management below for more information.
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.TP
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\fBwm overrideredirect \fIwindow\fR ?\fIboolean\fR?
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If \fIboolean\fR is specified, it must have a proper boolean form and
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the override-redirect flag for \fIwindow\fR is set to that value.
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If \fIboolean\fR is not specified then \fB1\fR or \fB0\fR is
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returned to indicate whether or not the override-redirect flag
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is currently set for \fIwindow\fR.
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Setting the override-redirect flag for a window causes
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it to be ignored by the window manager;  among other things, this means
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that the window will not be reparented from the root window into a
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decorative frame and the user will not be able to manipulate the
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window using the normal window manager mechanisms.
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.TP
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\fBwm positionfrom \fIwindow\fR ?\fIwho\fR?
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If \fIwho\fR is specified, it must be either \fBprogram\fR or
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\fBuser\fR, or an abbreviation of one of these two.  It indicates
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whether \fIwindow\fR's current position was requested by the
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program or by the user.  Many window managers ignore program-requested
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initial positions and ask the user to manually position the window;  if
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\fBuser\fR is specified then the window manager should position the
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window at the given place without asking the user for assistance.
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If \fIwho\fR is specified as an empty string, then the current position
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source is cancelled.
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If \fIwho\fR is specified, then the command returns an empty string.
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Otherwise it returns \fBuser\fR or \fBwindow\fR to indicate the
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source of the window's current position, or an empty string if
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no source has been specified yet.  Most window managers interpret
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``no source'' as equivalent to \fBprogram\fR.
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Tk will automatically set the position source to \fBuser\fR
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when a \fBwm geometry\fR command is invoked, unless the source has
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been set explicitly to \fBprogram\fR.
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.TP
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\fBwm protocol \fIwindow\fR ?\fIname\fR? ?\fIcommand\fR?
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This command is used to manage window manager protocols such as
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\fBWM_DELETE_WINDOW\fR.
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\fIName\fR is the name of an atom corresponding to a window manager
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protocol, such as \fBWM_DELETE_WINDOW\fR or \fBWM_SAVE_YOURSELF\fR
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or \fBWM_TAKE_FOCUS\fR.
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If both \fIname\fR and \fIcommand\fR are specified, then \fIcommand\fR
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is associated with the protocol specified by \fIname\fR.
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\fIName\fR will be added to \fIwindow\fR's \fBWM_PROTOCOLS\fR
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property to tell the window manager that the application has a
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protocol handler for \fIname\fR, and \fIcommand\fR will
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be invoked in the future whenever the window manager sends a
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message to the client for that protocol.
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In this case the command returns an empty string.
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If \fIname\fR is specified but \fIcommand\fR isn't, then the current
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command for \fIname\fR is returned, or an empty string if there
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is no handler defined for \fIname\fR.
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If \fIcommand\fR is specified as an empty string then the current
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handler for \fIname\fR is deleted and it is removed from the
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\fBWM_PROTOCOLS\fR property on \fIwindow\fR;  an empty string is
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returned.
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Lastly, if neither \fIname\fR nor \fIcommand\fR is specified, the
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command returns a list of all the protocols for which handlers
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are currently defined for \fIwindow\fR.
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.RS
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.PP
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Tk always defines a protocol handler for \fBWM_DELETE_WINDOW\fR, even if
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you haven't asked for one with \fBwm protocol\fR.
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If a \fBWM_DELETE_WINDOW\fR message arrives when you haven't defined
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a handler, then Tk handles the message by destroying the window for
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which it was received.
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.RE
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.TP
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\fBwm resizable \fIwindow\fR ?\fIwidth height\fR?
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This command controls whether or not the user may interactively
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resize a top-level window.  If \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR are
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specified, they are boolean values that determine whether the
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width and height of \fIwindow\fR may be modified by the user.
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In this case the command returns an empty string.
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If \fIwidth\fR and \fIheight\fR are omitted then the command
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returns a list with two 0/1 elements that indicate whether the
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width and height of \fIwindow\fR are currently resizable.
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If resizing is disabled, then the window's size will be the size
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from the most recent interactive resize or \fBwm geometry\fR
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command.  If there has been no such operation then
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the window's natural size will be used.
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.TP
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\fBwm sizefrom \fIwindow\fR ?\fIwho\fR?
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If \fIwho\fR is specified, it must be either \fBprogram\fR or
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\fBuser\fR, or an abbreviation of one of these two.  It indicates
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whether \fIwindow\fR's current size was requested by the
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program or by the user.  Some window managers ignore program-requested
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sizes and ask the user to manually size the window;  if
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\fBuser\fR is specified then the window manager should give the
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window its specified size without asking the user for assistance.
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If \fIwho\fR is specified as an empty string, then the current size
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source is cancelled.
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If \fIwho\fR is specified, then the command returns an empty string.
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source of the window's current size, or an empty string if
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no source has been specified yet.  Most window managers interpret
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``no source'' as equivalent to \fBprogram\fR.
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.TP
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\fBwm state \fIwindow\fR
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Returns the current state of \fIwindow\fR:  either \fBnormal\fR,
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\fBiconic\fR, \fBwithdrawn\fR, or \fBicon\fR.  The difference
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between \fBiconic\fR and \fBicon\fR is that \fBiconic\fR refers
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to a window that has been iconified (e.g., with the \fBwm iconify\fR
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command) while \fBicon\fR refers to a window whose only purpose is
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to serve as the icon for some other window (via the \fBwm iconwindow\fR
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command).
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.TP
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\fBwm title \fIwindow\fR ?\fIstring\fR?
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If \fIstring\fR is specified, then it will be passed to the window
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manager for use as the title for \fIwindow\fR (the window manager
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should display this string in \fIwindow\fR's title bar).  In this
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case the command returns an empty string.  If \fIstring\fR isn't
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specified then the command returns the current title for the
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\fIwindow\fR.  The title for a window defaults to its name.
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.TP
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\fBwm transient \fIwindow\fR ?\fImaster\fR?
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If \fImaster\fR is specified, then the window manager is informed
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that \fIwindow\fR is a transient window (e.g. pull-down menu) working
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on behalf of \fImaster\fR (where \fImaster\fR is the
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path name for a top-level window).  Some window managers will use
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this information to manage \fIwindow\fR specially.  If \fImaster\fR
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is specified as an empty string then \fIwindow\fR is marked as not
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being a transient window any more.  If \fImaster\fR is specified,
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then the command returns an empty string.  Otherwise the command
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returns the path name of \fIwindow\fR's current master, or an
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empty string if \fIwindow\fR isn't currently a transient window.
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\fBwm withdraw \fIwindow\fR
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Arranges for \fIwindow\fR to be withdrawn from the screen.  This
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causes the window to be unmapped and forgotten about by the window
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manager.  If the window
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has never been mapped, then this command
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causes the window to be mapped in the withdrawn state.  Not all
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window managers appear to know how to handle windows that are
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mapped in the withdrawn state.
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Note: it sometimes seems to be necessary to withdraw a
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window and then re-map it (e.g. with \fBwm deiconify\fR) to get some
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window managers to pay attention to changes in window attributes
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such as group.
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.SH "GEOMETRY MANAGEMENT"
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.PP
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By default a top-level window appears on the screen in its
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\fInatural size\fR, which is the one determined internally by its
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widgets and geometry managers.
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If the natural size of a top-level window changes, then the window's size
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changes to match.
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A top-level window can be given a size other than its natural size in two ways.
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First, the user can resize the window manually using the facilities
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of the window manager, such as resize handles.
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Second, the application can request a particular size for a
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top-level window using the \fBwm geometry\fR command.
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These two cases are handled identically by Tk;  in either case,
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the requested size overrides the natural size.
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You can return the window to its natural by invoking \fBwm geometry\fR
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with an empty \fIgeometry\fR string.
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Normally a top-level window can have any size from one pixel in each
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dimension up to the size of its screen.
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However, you can use the \fBwm minsize\fR and \fBwm maxsize\fR commands
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to limit the range of allowable sizes.
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The range set by \fBwm minsize\fR and \fBwm maxsize\fR applies to
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all forms of resizing, including the window's natural size as
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well as manual resizes and the \fBwm geometry\fR command.
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You can also use the command \fBwm resizable\fR to completely
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disable interactive resizing in one or both dimensions.
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.SH "GRIDDED GEOMETRY MANAGEMENT"
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.PP
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Gridded geometry management occurs when one of the widgets of an
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application supports a range of useful sizes.
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This occurs, for example, in a text editor where the scrollbars,
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menus, and other adornments are fixed in size but the edit widget
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can support any number of lines of text or characters per line.
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In this case, it is usually desirable to let the user specify the
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number of lines or characters-per-line, either with the
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\fBwm geometry\fR command or by interactively resizing the window.
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In the case of text, and in other interesting cases also, only
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discrete sizes of the window make sense, such as integral numbers
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of lines and characters-per-line;  arbitrary pixel sizes are not useful.
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Gridded geometry management provides support for this kind of
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application.
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Tk (and the window manager) assume that there is a grid of some
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sort within the application and that the application should be
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resized in terms of \fIgrid units\fR rather than pixels.
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Gridded geometry management is typically invoked by turning on
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the \fBsetGrid\fR option for a widget;  it can also be invoked
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with the \fBwm grid\fR command or by calling \fBTk_SetGrid\fR.
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In each of these approaches the particular widget (or sometimes
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code in the application as a whole) specifies the relationship between
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integral grid sizes for the window and pixel sizes.
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To return to non-gridded geometry management, invoke
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\fBwm grid\fR with empty argument strings.
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.PP
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When gridded geometry management is enabled then all the dimensions specified
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in \fBwm minsize\fR, \fBwm maxsize\fR, and \fBwm geometry\fR commands
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are treated as grid units rather than pixel units.
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Interactive resizing is also carried out in even numbers of grid units
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rather than pixels.
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.SH BUGS
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.PP
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Most existing window managers appear to have bugs that affect the
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operation of the \fBwm\fR command.  For example, some changes won't
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take effect if the window is already active:  the window will have
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to be withdrawn and de-iconified in order to make the change happen.
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.SH KEYWORDS
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aspect ratio, deiconify, focus model, geometry, grid, group, icon, iconify, increments, position, size, title, top-level window, units, window manager

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