QOTW:  "Basically the stubs/starkit thing is the Tcl way to do the same thing
OS X Frameworks and App Bundles do in a cross platform way." - Michael Schlenk

"I've had odd experiences with native dialogue[s] on Windows, and it always
came down to some random shell extension that is magically invoked in the
background.  Usually adobe acrobat reader, it seems." - WL
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/msg/4aa6a2004aceeb32


    Well, *should* Linux distributions have Tcl threads enabled?  It's
    far from an easy question:  understand, for example, that thread-
    enablement generally *decreases* performance:
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/805731c32f53c4b7/
    Please be aware that conscientious effort has the potential to affect
    real distributions.

    Bryan Oakley makes the case for support of a simple HTML widget, 
    'midst a larger discussion that touches on Webkit, Gecko, style,
    ...:
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/1c80ed7c30ac9c27/

    tkpath now has [surface]:
	http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/browse_thread/thread/ea012238b496baa6/
	

Thanks to Arjen Markus for his weekly summary of Wiki action:
  One never knows, this may be the last Wiki summary, as of today 
  we must live in fear of the Large Hadron Collider! But until the
  actual destruction of the Earth, here is the summary.
  
  Struggles
  - The tale of a man with a mission: developing for the Nokia is
    not for the weak of heart - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/20823>
  
  - Eggdrop is a well-known IRC client that uses Tcl as its scripting
    language or is even implemented in Tcl. It comes with a whole
    bunch of commands of its own. The result: a very different
    environment than what most Tclers are used to. <http://wiki.tcl.tk/20854>
  
  - Combining Java and Tcl is no big deal with TclBlend or Jacl. 
    When it comes to creating user-interfaces, well, check 
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/6221> for some of the possibilities.
  
  Nice to know
  - PostScript has its uses and problems of course. But there is
    a nice practical use of TcLOO on this page: <http://wiki.tcl.tk/3301>
  
  - Another place for some of things TclOO is capable of:
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/21595>
  
  - Controlling hardware, like, say, a webcam, just requires a couple of 
    scripts - <http://wiki.tcl.tk/20868>
  
  - NexTk is a new windowing system based on Tcl. It may have some performance
    issues, but look at the screenshots! <http://wiki.tcl.tk/16320>
  
  - There is no GOTO in Tcl. Not for any philosophical reason, but why
    would you need it? And you can have it if you want. 
    <http://wiki.tcl.tk/901> for details.
  
  

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

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