NAME¶
Tk::Xrm - X Resource/Defaults/Options routines that obey the rules.
SYNOPSIS¶
use Tk;
use Tk::Xrm;
DESCRIPTION¶
Using this modules causes Tk's Option code to be replaced by versions which use
routines from <X11/Xresource.h> - i.e. same ones every other X toolkit
uses.
Result is that "matching" of name/Class with the options database
follows the same rules as other X toolkits. This makes it more predictable,
and makes it easier to have a single ~/.Xdefaults file which gives sensible
results for both Tk and (say) Motif applications.
BUGS¶
Currently
optionAdd(
key =>
value?,
priority?)
ignores optional priority completely and just does
XrmPutStringResource(). Perhaps it should be more subtle and do
XrmMergeDatabases() or
XrmCombineDatabase().
This version is a little slower than Tk's re-invention but there is more
optimization that can be done.
SEE ALSO¶
Tk::option
KEYWORDS¶
database, option, priority, retrieve