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QOTW:  "TCL = The Comfortable Language" -- John Seal
    http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/4a4e224b072818f1/

"[pkg_mkIndex] is trying to solve a problem that in its full generality is
very, very difficult." -- Don Porter


POTW:  "regexpviewer is a small app for regular expression experimentation."
    http://freshmeat.net/projects/regexpviewer/


    The planetary expert on use of [pkg_mkIndex] (again) advises:
    don't use [pkg_mkIndex] (mostly).
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/27de4daffe40ed8d/

    tclguy explains that the plugin can't source Starkits, and what
    it would take to change that reality.
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/3f100dd4b0e24c19/

Thanks to Arjen Markus for his report from the Wiki(s):
  Already the second month of what was a fresh new year! Let us not waste 
  any time and instead go on with the summary ...
  
  Toys
  - Though we all know we should not play with fireworks, here is a 
    relatively safe version - in Tcl - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13469>
    (in case you missed the one on comp.lang.tcl :))
  
  - If only for the alliteration, RS's RSS script is worth looking 
    at - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13490>
  
  Tools 
  - Those UNICODE characters sure know how to attract attention:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13470> - Yet Another Unicode Tool
  
  - Beyond HTTP there is Webdav and to get there, you can now use
    a genuine starkit - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13480>
  
  Tantalisers
  - Never say something is impossible in Tcl, unless you want to 
    be proved wrong. Big numbers are such a subject: bring it 
    up and watch the reactions ... <http:/wiki.tcl.tk/13471> is
    just the first page.
  
  - Though this be distant, yet there is Tcl in't, to paraphrase
    a well-known author ... <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13456> shows 
    the way to Mars
  
  - Need a comparison between the Tcl, Perl and PHP way of doing
    things? <http://wiki.tcl.tk/10710> is there for you!
  
  - The French Wiki contains several experiments with XOTcl - 
    have a look if you dare - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/773> 


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

    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/

Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here:
  http://www.ddj.com/topics/tclurl/
An alternative is
  http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=+Tcl-URL&as_ugroup=comp.lang.tcl

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