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QOTW:  "If you don't have lsof, install it now. It's an invaluable
debugging aid." - Andreas Leitgeb

"Aqua is highly customizable -- if you happen to be an Apple employee
who's working on the display system..." - Joe English


POTW:    tcluno - tcl interface for OpenOffice.org on Linux ( and Windows )
    It provides access from Tcl to the OpenOffice.org UNO interface and
    the OpenOffice UNO urp protocol. Tcl only packages itcluno,
    unospection based on tcluno and tclurtp packages for (hopefully) easy
    access to OpenOffice.org. All the packages are Tcl only. So these
    packages should run at least on Linux and Windows. (These operating
    systems were tested) For german users: there will be an article in
    the german linux-magazin 03/2006 (Thanks to Carsten Zerbst)
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/t...
        http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcluno


    Blown onwards by the winds of synergy Eric Hassold presents 
    another eTcl bugfix release:
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/t...

    Donal Fellows, Eckhard Lehmann, Ralf Fassel, and others discuss
    quite seriously object orientation, namespacing, and their 
    connections and consequences:
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_threa...

    Diverging opinion regarding number of open files between user and OS
    can lead to problems ( and the OS always wins ):
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/t...

    The equivalent of painting oneself ( or an unfortunate user ) into
    a corner by obscuring a modal dialog :
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/t...

    ActiveState goes solo.  Again.
        http://blogs.activestate.com/activestate/2006/01/activest...

    Callbacks from lisp and  understanding the Tk model:
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/t...

    Accesorizing images and icons to blend into a Themed World:
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/t...

    Embedding MFC-Elements inside a Tk Applikation ( Windows only ;-) :
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/t...
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/3703
    

TIPX: new, used and discarded Tips
    no new TIPS have been submitted but white smoke was seen:

    TIP  94 by Miguel Sofer : Procedures as Values via '''apply'''
        changed to Final

    TIP 181 by Neil Madden : Add a [namespace unknown] Command
        changed to Final

    TIP 215 by Andreas Leitgeb :  Make [incr] Auto-Initialize Undefined Variables
        has been Accepted

    TIP 250 by Will Duquette : Efficient Access to Namespace Variables
        changed to Final

    TIP 258 by Don Porter : Enhanced Interface for Encodings
        has been Accepted


Thanks to Arjen Markus for his so-accurate summary of Wiki activity:
  A remarkable number of pages on subjects that somehow have to do 
  with natural languages ... And a few others too.
  
  Talk to one another ...
  - Experiments with Skype (telephony over the Internet) diligently 
    and somewhat painfully reported in <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15290>>
  
  - Fosdem will be taking place in Brussels at the end of this 
    month. While the Wiki now has a page for it, details are 
    missing ... what was that other page again, that does 
    have the Tcl schedule? <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15116>>

  - Through dark glasses, clearly: Mels Internet Toolkit moves in
    at the wiki:  <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15363>>

  - Tcl/Tk client for dictd server ( http://dict.org ):
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15391>>
  
  Words, to sort, to explain and to input
  - Sorting the words in a text widget, simple, simpler,
    simplest - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15410>>
  
  - Okay, how to get access to a dictionary from
    within Tcl? You just write a client for some
    dictionary server - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15391>>
  
  - Ever needed to type in a Sanskrit text? Well, 
    even if you have not, it is now very easy: 
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14277>> shows the technique that 
    might be applicable to other systems too.
  
  Pictures, rather than words
  - Pick your choice: a multitude of font viewers
    and selectors on the Wiki. A simple one?
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/3896>>
    
  - Pixane is non-Tk-based simple image handling for eTcl:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15319>>
  
  - When your demands are not too high, you
    may find this simple drawing tool enough
    for your needs - <http://wiki.tcl/tk/15386>>
  
  
Everything Tcl-related you want is probably one or two clicks away in these
pages:
    The "Welcome to comp.lang.tcl" message by Andreas Kupries
        http://www.purl.org/net/tcl-welcome
    comp.lang.tcl is a crucial resource for Tcl practitioners.
    An interesting perspective on its traffic appears at
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/about

    The Tcl Developer Site is Tcl's "home base".
	http://www.tcl.tk

    Larry Virden maintains a comp.lang.tcl FAQ launcher.
        http://www.purl.org/NET/Tcl-FAQ/

    The Tcl Developer Xchange is a highly organized resource center
    of documents and software with provisions for individuals to
    maintain references to their own software:
        http://www.tcl.tk/resource/
    The TDX sponsor, ActiveState, also keeps info to convince your
    boss Tcl is a good thing
        http://www.tcl.tk/scripting/

    The Tcl'ers Wiki is a huge, dynamic, collaboratively edited repository
    of documentation, examples, tutorials and pontifications on all things 
    Tcl.
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/0
    For the ideal overview of the topics about Tcl most likely to
    interest a newcomer, see "Arts and Crafts ..."
        http://wiki.tcl.tk/969

    ActiveState maintains binaries distribution and development tools
        http://www.activestate.com/Tcl
    along with a Cookbook of Tcl recipes
        http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Tcl

    deli.cio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary.
    It already aggregates quite a bit of Tcl intelligence.
        http://del.icio.us/tag/tcl

    Cameron Laird tracks several Tcl/Tk references of interest
        http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.tcl/

    Cetus Links maintains a Tcl/Tk page with verified links
        http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_tcl_tk.html

    "Yahoo! Groups" archives comp.lang.tcl.announce posts
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcl_announce/

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