Tcl-URL! - weekly Tcl news and links (Apr 26)

QOTW:  "The Tcl parser is harsh but fair." - trb


    Variations on textual interpolation:  internationalization,
    coding style, ...:
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_threa...

    NaTcl announcement
	http://groups.google.com/group/natcl/browse_thread/thread...

    'Don't like a language?  Tcl can make it look different:
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_threa...

    What are good ways for two threads to communicate?
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_threa...


Thanks to Arjen Markus for his mostly-weekly Wiki reports:
  Now that the Easter bunny can retire for another year, let us have a
  look at the Wiki activities ...
  
  GUI components
  - Filling in the time in a GUI can be done most elegantly with a
    dedicated widget. Check <http://wiki.tcl.tk/2318> and
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/28265> for some solutions.
  
  - The Mac has always been quite different in its GUI style than
    the other two major platforms. Here is a list of extensions that
    take advantage of the Mac: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/21570>
  
  - Events without a GUI? Yes, with Tcl a lot is possible, as we all know.
    Here is a nice solution for dealing with events in plain Tcl -
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/28268>
  
  Wholesale components
  - A nice-looking integrated development environment, now as a Google project.
    Check out the screenshots and make your decision -
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/5334>
  
  - Groups of people working together need suitable software. Groupkit has
    been around for a long while ... <http://wiki.tcl.tk/202>
  
  - Tcl-FAQ linked at <http://wiki.tcl.tk/153> is worth visiting. A large
    collection of tutorials, explanations and what not.
  
  Bits and pieces
  - A minimalistic experiment with object-oriented programming, check
    the pages <http://wiki.tcl.tk/28271> and <http://wiki.tcl.tk/28272>.
  
  - Sound, natural speech? A lot can be done if you just follow the
    instructions ... <http://wiki.tcl.tk/6256> which relies in turn on
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/11788>
  
  - Compiled extensions that transcend the operating system? NaTcl
    inspires some revolutionary thoughts - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/28260>
  

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/

    Tcl Developer Xchange sponsor, ActiveState, 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
    There's also a high-quality Wikibook on Tcl:
        http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:Tcl

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

    "La Gazette du Técleux" is an important monthly publication.
        http://wfr.tcl.tk/1159

    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 (but
    needs to validate many of the links).
        http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.tcl/

    Years ago, Cetus Links maintained a Tcl/Tk page with verified links
        http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_tcl_tk.html

    "Yahoo! Groups" archives comp.lang.tcl.announce posts--even 
    though clta itself is dormant.
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcl_announce/

We're working on more useful archives of past installments.  Dave 
Williams generously is building up
    http://www.bacomatic.org/~dw/comp/tclurl/index.htm
and of course Google gives us
  http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=+Tcl-URL&...

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