[Tcl-bugs] [ tktoolkit-Bugs-1520897 ] menu index fails if label contains square bracket

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Bugs item #1520897, was opened at 2006-07-11 17:34
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Category: 10. Generic Menus
Group: current: 8.4.13
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Invalid
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Jasper Taylor (jaspert)
Assigned to: Jeffrey Hobbs (hobbs)
Summary: menu index fails if label contains square bracket

Initial Comment:
e.g.,

$ wish
% pack [menubutton .mb -text Play... -relief raised
-menu .mb.m]
% menu .mb.m -tearoff 0
.mb.m
% .mb.m add command -label ywgevfyuw
% .mb.m add command -label {p[q}
% .mb.m index {p[q}
bad menu entry index "p[q"
% .mb.m entrycget 1 -label
p[q
%

(TclTk 8.4.13 on FC5 x86-64)

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>Comment By: Jeffrey Hobbs (hobbs)
Date: 2006-07-27 11:06

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As you have discovered, the index expects a glob pattern. 
It is a pity that no -exact option was provided, it really
is an oversight.  It would be a good idea to request one.

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Comment By: Jasper Taylor (jaspert)
Date: 2006-07-27 10:22

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Maybe it's doing a glob search for the matching menu caption
rather than trying to match it exactly, and interpreting the
[ as a special character? It shouldn't do, as there's
nowhere to put a '-exact' option.

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