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diff --git a/doc/refman.tex b/doc/refman.tex index a6be781..b8f6c98 100644 --- a/doc/refman.tex +++ b/doc/refman.tex @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ citecolor=webbrightgreen, pdftitle={Zinc, an advanced scriptable Canvas.}, pdfauthor={Patrick Lecoanet, Christophe Mertz, Centre d'Étude de la Navigation Aérienne}, - pdfsubject={The pre-3.3 (3.2.97) Reference Manual.}, + pdfsubject={The pre-3.3 (3.2.99) Reference Manual.}, pdfkeywords={tk tcl perl x11 canvas opengl script gui TkZinc}, pagebackref, pdfpagemode=None, @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ \setlength{\marginparwidth}{20pt} \setlength{\textwidth}{480pt} -\title{Zinc, an advanced scriptable Canvas.\\The pre 3.3 (3.2.97) Reference Manual.\\\small{[CENA technical Note NT03-532]} } +\title{Zinc, an advanced scriptable Canvas.\\The pre 3.3 (3.2.99) Reference Manual.\\\small{[CENA technical Note NT03-532]} } \author{Patrick Lecoanet, Christophe Mertz} \date{1 April 2004} @@ -289,7 +289,17 @@ document, it is given first in Tcl/Tk idiom and then in Perl/Tk idiom. This document is also referenced as CENA technical note NT03-532. -\section{Differences with previous version} +\section{Differences with previous versions} + +\subsection{Differences between 3.2.99 and 3.2.97 release} +This release has been mainly focused on producing a stable code +base that compile and run on all three supported platforms with +as little effort as possible. The next releases up to the final +3.3 will share the same goals. + +The only functional change is the integration of the fieldbbox +command into the bbox command. + \subsection{Differences between 3.2.97 and 3.2.6 release} \begin{itemize} @@ -350,40 +360,6 @@ and ``fillrule''. Many Perl/Tk demos have been ported to Tcl/Tk. format documentation has been enhanced. \end{itemize} -\subsection{Differences between 3.2.6 and 3.2.4 release} -\begin{itemize} -\item many bug corrections, of course! -\item this documentation has been improved (changelog, new figures, completions) -\item the contour command can return the contour number -\item the ZincDebug.pm Perl module has been fairly augmented -\item the find command may return item ancestor(s) -\item the TkZinc command may return the version number -\item icom items may be scaled and rotated (needs openGL) -\item anti-overlapping of tracks labels works again -\item tsave can now be used to know if a named transform is already defined -\item gname can now be used to know if a named gradient is already defined -\item new tags can now be used : ``pathTags'' to go through groups. -\item find and addtag commands have been modified to be ``pathTag'' compliant -\item the clone command only clone one item when using a tag. -\item all items have now a -composealpha option -\item it is again an error to configure an unexisting option of an item -\item all items can now get the keyboard focus; thus focus and 'select item' return a list of two elements. -\item new tagged index (bol, eol, bow, eow, up, down) for text items and labels of track, waypoint and tabular -\end{itemize} - -\subsection{Differences between 3.2.4 and 3.2.2 release} -\begin{itemize} -\item many bug corrections, of course! -\item TkZinc can now use openGL capablities -\item many new item options (due to openGL capablilites) and a new triangles item -\item a new Perl module : ZincDebug.pm to interactively browse the item hierarchy -\item as color are all gradient (with alpha transparency) the -alpha option has been removed -\item a set of TkZinc demontrations are available with the zinc-demos command -\item many new explanations in this doc: groups, item ids and tags ... -\item the postscript version of this doc has been replaced by a pdf version -\item configuring an unexisting option of an item is no more an error (this was a design mistake) -\item a Perl module ZincText.pm make it easier to implement text input -\end{itemize} \section{Where can I find TkZinc and documentation ?} @@ -1504,7 +1480,7 @@ In this chapter, we first list all commands by categories, then we details each \cmdref{coords} \cmdref{gettags} \cmdref{group} \cmdref{itemcget} \cmdref{itemconfigure} \item{Accessing field attributes of track, waypoint and tabular} : \cmdref{currentpart} -\cmdref{hasfields} \cmdref{fieldbbox} \cmdref{itemcget} \cmdref{itemconfigure} \cmdref{numparts} +\cmdref{hasfields} \cmdref{itemcget} \cmdref{itemconfigure} \cmdref{numparts} \item{Transformations} : \cmdref{coords} \cmdref{rotate} \cmdref{scale} \cmdref{skew} \cmdref{tapply} \cmdref{tcompose} \cmdref{tdelete} \cmdref{tget} \cmdref{transform} \cmdref{translate} \cmdref{treset} @@ -1521,7 +1497,7 @@ In this chapter, we first list all commands by categories, then we details each \item{Bindings} : \cmdref{bind} \cmdref{focus} \item{Coordinates} : \cmdref{anchorxy} \cmdref{bbox} \cmdref{coords} \cmdref{contour} -\cmdref{fieldbbox} \cmdref{fit} \cmdref{hasanchor} \cmdref{smooth} \cmdref{transform} \cmdref{vertexat} +\cmdref{fit} \cmdref{hasanchor} \cmdref{smooth} \cmdref{transform} \cmdref{vertexat} \item{Named resources} : \cmdref{gname} \cmdref{gdelete} \cmdref{tsave} @@ -1770,16 +1746,21 @@ reference) and all list parameters are given as array references. \end{blockindent} -\zinccmd{bbox}{tagOrId ?tagOrId ...?} +\zinccmd{bbox}{?-field fieldNo? ?-label? tagOrId ?tagOrId ...?} -{\tt\large (\$xo, \$yo, \$xc, \$yc) = \$zinc->{\bf bbox}(tagOrId, ?tagOrId ...?);} +{\tt\large (\$xo, \$yo, \$xc, \$yc) = \\ +\$zinc->{\bf bbox}(?-field fieldNo? ?-label? tagOrId, ?tagOrId ...?);} \begin{blockindent} Returns a list of 4 numbers describing the \emph{window coordinates} of the origin and corner of a rectangle bounding all the items named by the {\tt tagOrId} arguments. - If no items are named by {\tt tagOrId} or if the matching items - have an empty bounding box, an empty string is returned. + If no items are named by {\tt tagOrId} or if the matching items have an empty bounding + box, an empty string is returned. + The {\tt -field} and {\tt -label} options can be used to query the bounding box + of an item's field or an item's label. These two options are mutually exclusives. + When one of these options is specified, the bbox command is applied t o the first + item selected by the tagOrId arguments. \end{blockindent} @@ -2141,22 +2122,6 @@ false. \end{blockindent} -\zinccmd{fieldbbox}{tagOrId fieldIndex} - -{\tt\large (\$xo, \$yo, \$xc, \$yc) = \$zinc->{\bf fieldbbox}(tagOrId, fieldIndex);} - -\begin{blockindent} - Returns a list of 4 numbers describing the \emph{window coordinates} of the origin - and corner of a rectangle bounding the item field indexed by {\tt fieldIndex} - of the item named by the {\tt tagOrId} argument. If a tag is used the - first matching item is used. If no item is named by {\tt tagOrId} or - if the matching item field have an empty bounding box, an empty string is returned. - If {\tt fieldIndex} is ``label'' the bounding box of the label itself is returned. - If the item does not support fields an empty - string is returned. -\end{blockindent} - - \zinccmd{find}{searchCommand ?arg arg ...?} {\tt\large @items = \$zinc->{\bf find}(searchCommand, ?arg?, ...);} |