<i>tcl_wordchars and tcl_nonwordchars are unknown at startup</i>.
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fvogel
2016-03-21 21:26:20.
D 2016-03-21T21:26:20.952
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J comment tcl_wordchars\sand\stcl_nonwordchars\sare\sunknown\sat\sTcl\sstartup.\r\n\r\nThey\sare\scurrently\sauto-loaded\salong\swith\sthe\scommands\sthey\scontrol\s(tcl_wordBreakAfter,\stcl_wordBreakBefore,\stcl_endOfWord,\stcl_startOfNextWord,\stcl_startOfPreviousWord).\sOnly\swhen\sone\sof\sthese\scommands\sare\sused\sthe\sfile\sword.tcl\swhere\sall\sthis\sis\sdefined\sis\ssourced.\r\n\r\nThat\smeans\sthat\s::tcl_wordchars\sand\s::tcl_nonwordchars\scannot\sbe\sused\sbefore\susing\sone\sof\sthese\scommands\sfirst.\r\n\r\nTherefore,\srunning\sone\sof\sthe\sfollowing\scommands\s(for\sinstance)\smake\sTcl\saware\sof\stcl_wordchars\sand\stcl_nonwordchars:\r\n\s\s\s\scatch\s{tcl_endOfWord}\r\n\s\s\s\stcl_endOfWord\s"Hello\sworld"\s2\s\s;\s#\sor\sany\sparameters\r\n\s\s\s\ssource\s[file\sjoin\s[info\slibrary]\sword.tcl]\r\n\r\nBut\sthis\sshould\snot\sbe\snecessary\sfrom\sa\suser\spoint\sof\sview:\stcl_wordchars\sand\stcl_nonwordchars\sshould\sbe\sreadily\savailable\sat\sTcl\ssession\sstartup.\r\n\r\nNote:\sthis\sticket\sis\sa\sfollow-up\sfrom\sthe\sfollowing\sTk\sticket:\r\n\s\s\s\shttp://core.tcl.tk/tk/tktview/1517768fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff\r\n\r\nSee\salso\sthis\scomp.lang.tcl\sthread:\r\n\s\s\s\shttp://groups.google.fr/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/659fd6c1f41d9a81/4a3c30d2c97604cc\r\n\r\nAnother\sreference\sis\sin\sthe\swiki:\r\n\s\s\s\shttp://wiki.tcl.tk/1655
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J login fvogel
J priority 5\sMedium
J private_contact a013af67114eccc19ad12b04f14923acea9e96b7
J resolution None
J severity Minor
J status Open
J submitter fvogel
J subsystem 07.\sVariables
J title tcl_wordchars\sand\stcl_nonwordchars\sare\sunknown\sat\sstartup
J type Bug
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U fvogel
Z f8490d89a48a8eeef5f099719dd15915