QOTW:  "Tcl may not help you GET a job, but it will definitely help you DO
your job." - Bryan Oakley

"C++ to C is the only sane way to go." - Jeff Hobbs


POTW:  Among the ways WISH Supernotepad 2006 bests Notepad is that the former
is available for Linux.
    http://www.geocities.com/pa_mcclamrock


    Andres Garcia explains how to create a Tile style where labels use
    the default style but are underline.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/2e4e7e15c1b3cf57/

    Neil Madden and others recommend stretching exercises (infinite
    data types!  Monadic I/O!) based on underknown AI-pertinent languages.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/ddfaafb041e8d3f7/

    Quokka retrieves data from an entry for beginners.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/msg/b38e979b47084885

    David McClamrock and Uwe Klein ponder when (startup?  later?)
    packages should be required.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/2b7924362d549c20/

Thanks to Arjen Markus for his so-accurate summary of Wiki activity:
  What an absolutely brilliant idea: use Google to search the
  Wiki! How? Just add "site:wiki.tcl.tk" to the list of search 
  keywords. Well, the overview below has been compiled in
  the traditional way: browsing the recent changes page.
  
  Programming techniques
  - An ultralight package for multithreading - gossamer,
    uh, no: filament - Anyway: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15248>
  
  - For those among us who do not mind a bit of French:
    cloning namespaces can be fun ... and useful:
    <http://wfr.tcl.tk/1044>
  
  - I feared some semi-politic/religious intruder 
    when I read this title: Intelligent Design.
    But no, <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15249> can be 
    read without fear, but not without a smile.
  
  - Upload a file: not so easy as you might want.
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/13675> shows how.
  
  Graphical techniques
  - A long table with a minimum of code: tktable 
    with scroll bars: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15246>
  
  - Magnifying your image is easy - try a spotlight
    instead: that is quite a bit tougher. At least
    acoording to <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15239> and
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15238>
  
  Tiny applications
  - A complete web server in 200 lines: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/3900>
  
  - Another one in 300 lines: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/3899>
  
  Tiny enhancement
  - Are you too bored with typing "set .. [expr ...]" all the
    time? <http://wiki.tcl.tk/15230> may suit you
  
  
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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