05/21/2007
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QOTW:
    Yes, me 2 last year.  But since I rarely have any use for blocking 
    play, I didn't bother to report a bug back then :-/	Ralf Fassel on c.l.t
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/msg/6f2e9aa01f3ebe2e

    One generally does open source stuff because it's fun or interesting.
    SOAP is neither. - Pat Thoyts


POTW:
    Ann. Fve Ver5.1 (Editor for "Mac OS X"/Cygwin/Unix/Windows) by kazuo
    sasagawa
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/71c4b4270f131b3d
    File Viewer Editor_Version Fve 5.1) 
    For Tcl/Tk 8.4: TclTkAqua 8.4: Tcl/Tk-cygwin 8.4. 
    Please use ActiveTcl 8.4.14 binary packages 
    or "TclTkAqua 8.4.10 binary packages". 
    *Changes(Version5.1) 
      1 Added a "Specify a set of tab stops" item to Options_Menu. 
      2 Added a "exec acroread" item to "Options_Menu -> pdf file". (Mac) 
      3 Added a "hex dump -> use HexEditor" item to Options_Menu. (Mac) 
      4 Added a "Insert image file." item to File_Menu. 
      5 Added a "InsertTagImage" Button" to Bottom Menu line. 
      6 Added a "Unpack InsertTagImage_Button"_CheckButton to View_Menu. 
      7 Changed "Z" Button to "A" Button. 
    *Overview 
      o Line Spacing. (1 - 24 dot) 
      o Split-window.(vertically or horizontally) 
      o Viewing of cat_file,gz_file,Hex_dump_file,pdf,dvi,ps.file. 
      o Viewing of image file (use package Img). 
      o File copy,rename,chmod,delete,mkdir,rmdir,tar zcvf(unix). 
      o Ftp client. 
      o Others.
    Homepage, Downloads:
	http://www.ne.jp/asahi/kazuo/sasagawa/ 

    ANNOUNCE: ADB and ADBSQL pure-tcl database engine for Tcl/Tk by
    Roalt Aalmoes

    ADB together with the MySQL database connectivity module adbsql are a
    Tcl/Tk package useful for Tcl/Tk programmers that want to store their
    data in a database-kind of way with tables and fields.
    Two (optional) features of ADB that may make it worthwhile for you:
     * Writing the database as XML output and later of course the ability
    to read it.
     * Connecting directly to a MySQL database.
    The fun part of ADB is that you can either use it as a full pure tcl
    library, or you can use these advanced features that require
    additional packages.
    Both modules are released under open source LGPL or BSD licenses (your
    pick)
    More information:
	http://wiki.tcl.tk/6319 - Tcl/Tk wiki page on ADB
	http://adbsql.sourceforge.net/adb.html - Manual page of ADB
	http://adbsql.sourceforge.net/adbsql.html - Manual page of ADBSQL
    Downloads:
	http://sourceforge.net/projects/adbsql/ 

ORBI: or what happened on comp.lang.tcl
    Snack [s play -blocking 1] bug ?
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/bd4fec53eb786406

    how to produce publishing quality documentation from drawing
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/cb3ccb7f0836a451

    Release Socket
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/135c932562f425a5

    Adding a Safe Interactive Intrepreter to an Application.
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/e4384d1d387dfd2a

    Cross platform compression libraries.
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/ac8640b2faf1bb44

    difference between braced and unbraced if expression ...
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/d0438222fbbce1c9

    what is in an empty textbox?
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/bf1fd8d08d405834

    Bootable Tcl-Script
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/f1e5f0fe6858c497

    TCL code to read a following file
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/f4de98dc3d4fe763

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

OOTW: Orphan of the week or questions nobody answered yet:
    Valgrind error on exit - Suse 10.2, Tcl 8.4.14
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/392d397a0165ff81

    challenge response protocol question
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_frm/thread/adb748cfc9c7ba65


Thanks to Arjen Markus for his weekly reports on the Wikis:
  The Wiki gnomes are diligently unearthing old pages - what gems
  they turn up! Let us start the summary rightaway.
  
  Tiny games and demos
  - Once you have a basic design, it is easy to change
    the theme and come up with a different looking application.
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/4801> is an example
  
  - But even if you have a good basic design, it pays to pay 
    attention to some details. For instance to get a better
    performance: <http:/wiki.tcl.tk/8711>
  
  - Chess is a difficult game to learn and to play well. 
    But that is not the point: in just a few lines of code 
    you can have a GUI and play against some unseen opponent:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/8708>
  
  - Translating human languages ... that (once?) elusive goal of 
    artificial intelligence. With some aid from a human a computer
    _can_ come a long way - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/11458>
  
  Web initiatives
  - A new Tcl module for Apache - wtcl - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/18117>
    It promises to be simple.
  
  - A new fun project on a related subject: what would be needed
    for a "Tcl on Rails"? <http://wiki.tcl.tk/18088>. With a lively
    discussion of all imaginable details.
  
  Faits divers
  - References to data and garbage collection ... done as an 
    extension ... <http://wiki.tcl.tk/11090> for gourmets who
    appreciate technical details.
  
  - Remember the chemical periodic system from your schooldays? Well,
    here it is in a neat Tcl program: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/18111>
    (With a few worthy tips on font management)
  

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

    "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.  In the
meantime, 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.

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