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Expand Up @@ -88,24 +88,18 @@ the B<aspect> option determines the line length.

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The B<Message> method creates a new window (given by the
$widget argument) and makes it into a message widget.
Additional
options, described above, may be specified on the command line
or in the option database
to configure aspects of the message such as its colors, font,
text, and initial relief. The B<message> command returns its
$widget argument. At the time this command is invoked,
there must not exist a window named $widget, but
$widget's parent must exist.

A message is a widget that displays a textual string. A message
widget has three special features. First, it breaks up
The B<Message> method creates a new Message widget.
Additional options, described above, may be specified,
to configure aspects of the Message widget such as its colors, font,
text, and initial relief.

A message is a widget that displays a textual string (similar to a L<Tk::Label>). A message
widget has three special features. First, it breaks up
its string into lines in order to produce a given aspect ratio
for the window. The line breaks are chosen at word boundaries
for the window. The line breaks are chosen at word boundaries
wherever possible (if not even a single word would fit on a
line, then the word will be split across lines). Newline characters
in the string will force line breaks; they can be used, for example,
line, then the word will be split across lines). Newline characters
in the string will force line breaks; they can be used, for example,
to leave blank lines in the display.

The second feature of a message widget is justification. The text
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