@@ -471,17 +471,17 @@ \subsubsection{Setting Options
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472472The options supported by a given widget are listed in that widget's
473473man page, or can be queried at runtime by calling the
474- \kbd {config()} method with arguments, or by calling the keys()
475- method on that widget. The return value of these calls is a dictionary
476- whose key is the name of the option (e.g. \kbd {relief}) and whose
477- values are 5 tuples.
478-
479- ( Some options, like \kbd {bg} are synonyms for common options with
480- hard-to-type names (\kbd {bg} is shorthand for "background" ).
481- Passing the \kbd {config()} method the name of a
482- shorthand option will return a 2-tuple, not 5-tuple. The 2-tuple
483- passed back will contain the name of the synonym `` real''
484- option. ( \kbd {bg}, \kbd { background}))
474+ \method {config()} method without arguments, or by calling the
475+ \ method{keys()} method on that widget. The return value of these
476+ calls is a dictionary whose key is the name of the option as a string
477+ (for example, \code {'relief'}) and whose values are 5- tuples.
478+
479+ Some options, like \code {bg} are synonyms for common options with long
480+ names (\code {bg} is shorthand for "background" ). Passing the
481+ \code {config()} method the name of a shorthand option will return a
482+ 2-tuple, not 5-tuple. The 2-tuple passed back will contain the name of
483+ the synonym and the `` real'' option (such as \code {('bg',
484+ ' background' )}).
485485
486486\begin {tableiii }{c|l|l}{textrm}{Index}{Meaning}{Example}
487487 \lineiii {0}{option name} {\code {'relief'}}
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