Hidetoshi NAGAI wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> From: karibou <me / privacy.net>
> Subject: tk.update
> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 00:21:52 +0900
> Message-ID: <2mklm1Fo00tdU1 / uni-berlin.de>
> 
>>Please is anyone able to guide me to what I am missing ? tk update seems 
>>to have vanished from the Ruby versions after Ruby 1.8.1 eg 
>>tktext.update tkentry.update etc. I have an older app complaining about 
>>this.
> 
> 
> The 'update' method calls Tcl/Tk's 'update' command. 
> The command does NOT depend on a widget. So, I think, it isn't 
> proper that widget objects have the 'update' instance method. 
> If you add the following definition to Tk module or TkWindow class, 
> your applications will work. 
> --------------------------------------------
>   def update(idle=nil)
>     Tk.update(idle)
>     self  # maybe useful
>   end
> --------------------------------------------
> I'll add the definition to Tk module for backward compatibility. 
> But I don't recommend you to use this method. 

Thank you that is helpfull, I see I will need to re-think the code now.