xrm(3)
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 XrmPutStringRe_ source(). Perhaps it should be more subtle and do Xrm_ MergeDatabases() 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