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Tcl/Tk Aqua - 8.4.13

portable scripting environment & native GUI

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Version 8.4.13:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	8.4.13
Release Date:	2006-08-06
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 8.4.13):	1,834
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Product Description:

Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a simple-to-learn yet very powerful language. Its syntax is described in just a dozen rules, but it has all the features needed to rapidly create useful programs in almost any field of application - on a wide variety of international platforms.

Tk is a graphical toolkit for Tcl. It allows you to develop graphical applications that run on Windows, Linux, MacOSX and many other platforms.

What's new in this version:

universal binary

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3

Feedback Summary:

Version 8.4.13:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Not BI version though - Version: 8.4.13, 11/10/2006 08:02AM PST

matt.haffner

Note that 8.4.13 is not the old "Batteries Included" series. I believe it includes only TCL & Tk 8.4.13 + Tiles. From my experience, if you install this or use the TclTk built into OS X on an Intel machine, you will not be able to use old Tcl add-on packages that have a binary component (.dylib) since they are PowerPC binaries. Rosetta doesn't kick in for plug-ins and interface with a native Intel binary.

You might be better off sticking with an all PowerPC installation if you need a library that's only in the BI distribution or check out the ActiveTCL package. It has many, but not all of the BI packages in them and is available for Intel and PPC. Fink is also an option to bring your whole Tcl install together on your platform.

Works just as advertised... - Version: 8.4.13, 8/12/2006 07:00AM PST

myamid

No problem here. Does what it's supposed to...

Entry boxes still too big - Version: 8.4.10, 6/7/2005 09:29AM PST

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reowen

Beware: Entry boxes are still too big (at least as of an 8.4.10 prerelease I tried yesterday). The text in them has a huge and unwelcome margin around it. This is a tk bug that first showed up in the 8.4.9.1 binary installer.

If you use entry boxes (as most tk users do) I suggest you stick to 8.4.9.0 for now. Or if you run MacOS X 10.4 and don't need extra tcl/tk extensions included in the "BI" package, stick to the built in aqua tcl/tk.

(Also, Apple's installer has a bug that causes it to crash sometimes when scrolling through the configuration options. The "BI" version of the installer is one of the few installers that has enough items in it to expose this bug.)