QOTW:  "[E]mbedding via Tcl is The Right Way(r)." -- Jeffrey Hobbs

"Keeping histories is a great anti-vandal device." -- Donal K. Fellows


POTW:  Tcl only needs a little bit of hardware to run well on, for example,
the Slug:
    http://wiki.tcl.tk/14649


    Once upon a time, rsh and exec and allied tools were the best
    tools administrators had for common tasks.  Donal Fellows
    describes more succinct and secure ssh-based approaches now
    available.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/402c3545b1518c1e/

    Part of the work of a healthy Usenet newsgroup is to cauterize
    the silly gossip and misconceptions that inevitably arise.  One
    local example is the proposition that upvar and event-orientation
    are in conflict.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/74f381732437870e/

    The programming interface of the Tree widget is event- rather than
    state-oriented.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/a0fa01c65952008f/

    "Sticky news"?  "sticky -nsew"?  Arcane stylistic decisions become
    meaningful once the basics--like useful widget resizing-- are in
    place.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/a62593d29f9aad39/

Thanks to Arjen Markus for his summary of Wiki activity:
  A fruitful week on the Wiki, if the number of new pages can be
  taken as a useful indicator ... so let us summarize!
  
  GUI-stuff
  - The French Wiki adds yet another GUI builder to the already 
    appreciable list, this one is called "cells" - 
    <http://wfr.tcl.tk/990>
  
  - Tired of typing words in full? Try this short-hand
    tool - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14656>
  
  - You all know "minesweeper", right? That funny little
    game? Well, watch out: here is a 3D version! 
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14676>
  
  Alternatives
  - Make programming simple? There's a thought! And
    an environment ... and a Tcl connection -
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14679>
  
  - wxWindows is another one of the platform-independent
    window systems ... Usuable via Tcl? See for yourself:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/2767>
  
  A bit of everything
  - Learn how Critcl can help improve performance ...
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14654> is one example
  
  - Store text in a picture? Why not make it a picture!
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14678>
  
  - A (Wiki) book in the making ... Tclers, unite!
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/14681>


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/

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

Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome.

To receive a new issue of this posting in e-mail each Monday, ask
<[email protected]> to subscribe.  Be sure to mention "Tcl-URL!".
--
Dr. Dobb's Journal (http://www.ddj.com) is pleased to participate in and
sponsor the "Tcl-URL!" project.