Tk_SetCaretPos(3tk)

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version 9.0.4 · 2 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ Tk_SetCaretPos — the glow-up your caret location deserved ✨

okay bestie, so this one is a page from the Tk Library Procedures manual — yes, Tk_SetCaretPos(3tk), that one — and it's lowkey a little baddie. it does exactly one thing and it does it flawlessly. 💅

💖 NAME 💖

Tk_SetCaretPos — set the display caret location 🎀

like... that's it. that's the whole personality. and we respect it.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <tk.h>

int
Tk_SetCaretPos(tkwin, x, y, height)

she's giving "one function, four args, no notes." ✨

🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

  • Tk_Window tkwin (in) — token for window. basically your little ticket that says "yeah, this window right here." 🎫
  • int x (in) — window-relative x coordinate. horizontal vibes. ➡️
  • int y (in) — window-relative y coordinate. vertical vibes. ⬇️
  • int h (in) — height of the caret in the window. how tall is she. 👑
not me noticing the synopsis says height and the argument list says h — i'm literally just the messenger, i don't make the rules, i only relay them fr fr 🙈

🫶 DESCRIPTION 🫶

so, Tk_SetCaretPos sets the caret location for the display of the specified Tk_Window tkwin. 💖

and what even is the caret, you ask? bestie it's the per-display cursor location — the one used for indicating global focus (like, to comply with Microsoft Accessibility guidelines, periodt), and also for location of the over-the-spot XIM (X Input Methods) or Windows IME windows. ✨

it's giving main character energy for your focus indicator. the way that one function handles accessibility compliance and input method window placement?? iconic. ate and left no crumbs. 🔥

👑 KEYWORDS 👑

  • caret
  • cursor
🌈 and that's the whole page, bestie. short, sweet, slays. 🌈

this has been Tk_SetCaretPos(3tk) from the Tk Library Procedures, brought to you by Tk 8.4 — mwah, take care of your carets, ily, bye!! 🎀💜🦋✨

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