Subject: Tcl-URL! - weekly Tcl news and links (May 14)
From: Uwe Klein
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 15:55:48 +0000
To: "Tcl-URL distribution" :;
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Newsgroups: comp.lang.tcl

QOTW:
    I must confess that to me it has always been TCL rather 
    than tickle, and any feathers have always been on an arrow 
    rather than in an inkpot. Sometimes said arrow has been 
    embedded in my foot...  Dave Joubert on c.l.t
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/msg/914d2ca49b39115e

POTW:
    ANNOUNCE: Windows Inspection Tool Set 2.1 Beta
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/c3f2bff1f308feda
    WiTS provides you with cross-linked, filtered views
    of a Windows system. These views include customizable
    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 also includes a configurable event monitor that
    can notify you of various events like new network
    connections, process starts and exits, service state
    changes, system resource exhaustion and more. Events are
    displayed on-screen and optionally logged to a file.
    Homepage, Downloads:
	http://wits.magicsplat.com/

ORBI: or what happened on comp.lang.tcl
    Open Sound Control
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/917b790f358d9dd9

    fcopy with Trf zip
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/26abd95b9ada6b5b

    problem with bigfloat in 8.5
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/19c98d4020e560a2

    tDOM: <ELEM/> vs. <ELEM></ELEM>
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/21554517066074e3

    Modern Tcl logo anyone?
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/6a5b9d58397b5b5d
    including the TCL Illuminati Logo ;-)

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

ATTC: At the Core:
    [TCLCORE] Variable access (was Re: [Tcl9-cloverfield] Parser)
	http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/tcl-core/3630648

    [TCLCORE] OOhhhh crap
	http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/tcl-core/3630185
    OO framework != OO Extension


Thanks to Arjen Markus for his weekly summary of Wiki action:
  Another week has passed - time surely flies and therefore
  the European conference comes closer and closer ...
  
  People meeting people
  - The page on the Conference in October has been updated:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/20798>
  
  - The first meeting this year is in June though: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/21074>
  
  - And the Google summer of Code seems to be filled with ideas:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/20832>
  
  Just ask ...
  - Discussions on the Tcl Core list inspired this little gem:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/21095> does implicit upvars and is careful
    not to create new variables.
  
  - Writing package index scripts is not quite as straightforward
    as it may seem. But luckily we have guidelines:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/5900>
  
  - With Tcl having a strong tradition in testing, your chronicler
    thought a little excursion into the world of "orthogonal arrays"
    might be useful. The example could be more useful, but the 
    message ought to be clear - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/21091>
  
  Just watch or play ...
  - It may take a genius to come with a script like this, but 
    anybody can watch the trains pass! <http://wiki.tcl.tk/1359>
  
  - Networking may be a popular buzzword in the world of management,
    but in the end you simply need a connection between two points.
    Sharpen your skills: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/21092>
   

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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