Subject: Dr. Dobb's Tcl-URL! - weekly Tcl news and links (Jul 25)
From: Uwe Klein
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:32:28 +0000
To: "Dr. Dobb's Tcl-URL distribution" :;
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Newsgroups: comp.lang.tcl

QOTW:  "Braces prevent the deranged laughter of the lunatic criminal you
encountered above.  I would suggest another command to test with .." - Donald
Arseneau  on c.l.t

"Of course, a language's culture is often more important than all that
technical crap." - Tim Bray
    http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/07/24/Ruby


POTW:
    GeoIP TCL extension.

    We've just released a Geoip TCL extension on top of the Geoip C API.
    The extension is based on TEA and is released under the GPL.
    It has been developed on Solaris, it should compile OK on un*x systems. 
	Please report if you you try it on windows.
    Download: http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/tcl/ 
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/5b160194a1646e11

    ANNOUNCE: Windows Inspection Tool Set (WiTS) 1.0
    final release of Windows Inspection Tool Set (WiTS) V1.0.

    WiTS provides you with cross-linked, filtered views of a
    Windows system.  These views include list views with
    optional filtering and sorting capabilities, and detailed
    property page views for individual objects. Where
    applicable, views are linked to allow for easy
    navigation between related objects.
    In addition to viewing properties, WiTS provides tools for
    some common tasks related to these components.
    WiTS starts up automatically and installs itself into the
    system tray in the taskbar. In addition, it can be
    configured with hotkey support for quick access.

    Currently supported object types include:
	* Operating system and hardware
	* Processes
	* Services
	* Users
	* Groups
	* Logon sessions
	* Drives and volumes
	* Local and remote shares
	* Network interfaces
	* Network connections
	* Printers
	* Handles
    
    Homepage: http://wits.magicsplat.com for details.
    Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=90123 
    Screenshot: https://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=90123

ORBI: or what happened on comp.lang.tcl
    This week had webbed hands and feet ;-)

    ANN: TclHttpd with Webservices at Tcl/Tk 2006
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/cd48d79316617654
    
    Tclhttpd: how to set up virtual hosts
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/1b0e560435304662

    TclHttpd: How to use CSS with it?
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/e7efd4ed82691e7

    Apache 2.0 TCL solution
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/ca72e86f872a9581

    Dangers of web apps written in Tcl
    Select ways of perforating your feet. Is Tcl an aide for or against:
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/f21eda55c954a5f1

    tcl security
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/4d307e19fb6ac292

OOTW: Orphan of the week or questions nobody answered yet:
    Weird Tcl-DP and Expect interference?
    dp_atclose does not work anymore
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/bda120ffa4061b7b

TIPX: new, used and discarded Tips
    nothing new here, walk on.

URBI: or what happened on comp.lang.tcl this week TEN years ago:
    CCI in netscape
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.java.programmer/browse_thread/thread/1dec4854f31b44d1

    goto statement in tcl?
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/4af624b05dbe5ebd

    Pluggable Widget-Making Procedures (Improved Posting)
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/a0fd6327809100a3

    ANNOUNCE: SurfIt! WWW Browser 0.5alpha
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.infosystems.www.browsers.misc/browse_thread/thread/5453292069c1d5e2


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
    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://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 (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/

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