tkwait - Wait for variable to change or window to be destroyed
tkwait variable name
tkwait visibility name
tkwait window name
The tkwait command waits for one of several things to happen,
then it returns without taking any other actions.
The return value is always an empty string.
If the first argument is variable (or any abbreviation of
it) then the second argument is the name of a global variable and the
command waits for that variable to be modified.
If the first argument is visibility (or any abbreviation
of it) then the second argument is the name of a window and the
tkwait command waits for a change in its
visibility state (as indicated by the arrival of a VisibilityNotify
event). This form is typically used to wait for a newly-created
window to appear on the screen before taking some action.
If the first argument is window (or any abbreviation
of it) then the second argument is the name of a window and the
tkwait command waits for that window to be destroyed.
This form is typically used to wait for a user to finish interacting
with a dialog box before using the result of that interaction.
While the tkwait command is waiting it processes events in
the normal fashion, so the application will continue to respond
to user interactions.
If an event handler invokes tkwait again, the nested call
to tkwait must complete before the outer call can complete.
variable, visibility, wait, window
Copyright © 1995-1997 Roger E. Critchlow Jr.
Copyright © 1992 The Regents of the University of California.
Copyright © 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc.