Do I have that right?

Hard to say, why are you looking inside? Are you trying to fix a bug? Tk::Optionmenu's addOption doesn't look well tested, so first thing to do should be to write tests.

If lots of people agree, I'd be happy to email the author but... I can't find the author for this module.

http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/SREZIC/Tk-804.028_501/Tk/Optionmenu.pm 

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In reply to Re: Is this magic, or a bug, in Tk::Optionmenu? by Anonymous Monk
in thread Is this magic, or a bug, in Tk::Optionmenu? by dpmott

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