Re: Visible carriage returns

From: Pat (patrick_at_rtv.nos.nl)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 11:41:21 +0200

"Andreas Leitgeb" <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> schreef in bericht
news:slrncc0b13.258.avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at...
> Regardless which character you end up to use with the
> [string map ...] approach, there is still one point left:
> You need to prevent to user from being able to edit that
> extra character. That is: the cursor should not be movable
> to the place immediately after it, or select just that one
> char or delete it without also deleting the real linebreak.
> This may turn out to be entirely un-trivial, unless I miss
> something obvious.
>
No, you're not missing anything.. that is completely true.
Furthermore, I want it to be updated dynamically, so I have to put in in an
after command.
If I do that, the complete text widget fills up with pilcrow characters.

I'm afraid the solution of this is beyond my TCL programming skills.

Regards,
Pat.

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