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using Tktable 2.11 with tk 8.6.9 on Mojave. when I make a simple table 

table .t -variable var -rows 4 -cols 2
pack .t

if I enter enough text that it doesn't fit, it will appear garbled, sometimes even part of the text showing up in a distant cell. Of course, it is fixed when I resize but I would like it to be cut off. (in fact I think that is what the -ellipsis is to do, but that doesn't seem to have an affect. Besides sometimes I need to have -wrap or -multiline, which don't work with -ellipsis)

Contrast this with the entry widget, which clearly displays partial text when the entire text does not fit 

entry .e -width 5
.e insert end "123456789"
pack .e

In an older version of Tktable that I was using, I did not have this problem.

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This was answered in comp.lang.tcl:

This is a known issue when using Tktable under Cocoa-based Tk Aqua, and has been for several years now. See https://sourceforge.net/p/tktable/bugs/309/

So far the suggested workaround is to use -drawmode slow.

This worked for the text that doesn't fit. Unfortunately, I see it makes all of the text a bit fuzzy - even in cells where the text was fully displayed.

user2887492
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  • comp.tcl.lang replier here. I investigated the issue a bit more and believe it's caused by [an issue in Tk Aqua](https://core.tcl-lang.org/tk/info/685ac30727) which could be challenging to fix. Tktable could work around it, but the project is dormant. Can you provide screenshots of the fuzzy vs not-fuzzy text either here or on the Tktable bug report? I'm curious what could be causing it, but haven't observed it myself. Do you happen to be using a retina display? – chrstphrchvz Apr 08 '20 at 12:37
  • The fuzzy text indeed appears to be related to drawing to a Retina display. I have followed up on the [Tktable ticket](https://sourceforge.net/p/tktable/bugs/309/#7b1c) as well as opened a new [Tk ticket](https://core.tcl-lang.org/tk/info/e2e9ce70b2); I don't know of any workarounds for it, though. – chrstphrchvz Apr 13 '20 at 15:53
  • Update: Tk Aqua 8.6.11 will contain a solution for these issues, but taking advantage of it requires recompiling Tktable with a tiny change. See https://sourceforge.net/p/tktable/bugs/309/#22e7 for more info and a patchfile. Once this is done, -drawmode slow should no longer be used in order to avoid the fuzzy text on Retina displays. – chrstphrchvz Sep 11 '20 at 21:38