ActiveTcl 8.6.1 Released

andreas...@gmail.com

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Oct 21, 2013, 7:29:34 PM10/21/13

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ActiveState is pleased to announce the release of ActiveTcl 8.6.1.0,
the first major release of the complete, ready-to-install Tcl
distribution for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, and AIX;
based on the Tcl/Tk 8.6 core.

For detailed information or to download these releases, see:
http://www.activestate.com/activetcl/

== New in ActiveTcl 8.6.1.0 ==

A beta update release with updates, including:

* Updated Tcl/Tk 8.6 core

Download ActiveTcl 8.6.1.0 now:
http://www.activestate.com/activetcl

For access to more packages, use the included [teacup] application.

=== Getting Started ===

Whether you're a first-time user or a long-time fan, our free resources
will help you get the most from ActiveTcl.

User forums and FAQs:
http://community.activestate.com/activetcl

Mailing list archives:
http://code.activestate.com/lists/#Tcl

Documentation:
http://docs.activestate.com/activetcl/8.6/

=== On what platforms does ActiveTcl run? ===

ActiveTcl includes installers for the following platforms:

- Windows (x86 or x64)
- Mac OS X (x86 or x86_64)
- Linux (x86 or x86_64)
- Solaris (sparc or x86) (Business or Enterprise Edition)
- AIX/PowerPC (Business or Enterprise Edition)

Custom builds are available in Enterprise Edition:

http://www.activestate.com/activetcl/enterprise/

=== Feedback ===

Everyone is encouraged to participate in making Tcl an even better
language. For bugs related to ActiveTcl, please use:

http://bugs.ActiveState.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=ActiveTcl&version=8.6.1.0

Tcl/Tk is maintained by the Tcl community, with the sources and bug
database at SourceForge:
http://tcl.SourceForge.net/

Enjoy!

- The Tcl Team
ActiveState Software Inc.

hae

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Oct 22, 2013, 1:12:38 AM10/22/13

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Thanks for the release.

I thought Tcl/Tk is no longer maintained on SF but on the fossil repository.

Sorry for nagging.

pal...@yahoo.com

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Oct 23, 2013, 12:09:46 AM10/23/13

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The announcement mentions "beta" update (is it really a beta?)

Also, source code pointers need to be updated to core.tcl.tk, not sf.net

Andreas Kupries

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Oct 23, 2013, 1:04:27 AM10/23/13

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hae <r_ha...@gmx.de> writes:

>> Tcl/Tk is maintained by the Tcl community, with the sources and bug
>> database at SourceForge:
>>
>> http://tcl.SourceForge.net/

> I thought Tcl/Tk is no longer maintained on SF but on the fossil repository.

And you are quite right. That is wrong in the text. Will fix it to be
ready for the next release.

The proper location is

http://core.tcl.tk/tcl/

> Sorry for nagging.

No problem.

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Andreas Kupries <akup...@shaw.ca>
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GSoC 2014, add your ideas to http://wiki.tcl.tk/36464
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Andreas Kupries

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Oct 24, 2013, 2:42:42 AM10/24/13

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pal...@yahoo.com writes:

Thanks for the report.

> The announcement mentions "beta" update (is it really a beta?)

No. Fixing that in my notes.

> Also, source code pointers need to be updated to core.tcl.tk, not sf.net

Ditto.

--
So long,
Andreas Kupries <akup...@shaw.ca>
<http://www.purl.org/NET/akupries/>
Developer @ <http://www.activestate.com/>

GSoC 2013, add your ideas to http://wiki.tcl.tk/36464
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Rani Ahmad

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Oct 28, 2013, 8:29:37 PM10/28/13

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Is the command "teacup update" enough to update to this version? or must I re-download the package and install it from the start?

Another very crucially important thing, when shall we see fribidi support?
I want to be able to make Tk apps with Arabic language. It looks like when I tell people about Tcl/Tk they love it until they hear about that fribidi is unsupported and then refrain from using Tcl/Tk. I made a solution, but it's NOT what the people usually expects.

Also some think that Tk looks ugly.

Arjen Markus

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Oct 29, 2013, 6:17:50 AM10/29/13

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On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 1:29:37 AM UTC+1, Rani Ahmad wrote:

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> Also some think that Tk looks ugly.

You should use the themed widgets (the ttk variety): these give a much better look and feel.

Regards,

Arjen

Andreas Kupries

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Oct 30, 2013, 1:20:32 AM10/30/13

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Rani Ahmad <ran...@gmail.com> writes:

>>
>> ActiveState Software Inc.
>
> Is the command "teacup update" enough to update to this version?

No. teacup is for handling packages, and the core Tcl/Tk is not
treated as such.

> or must I re-download the package and install it from the start?

You can install the distribution over an existing installation. This
way you can keep the other packages you have installed.

> Another very crucially important thing, when shall we see fribidi
> support?

That might be best asked on the tcl-core mailing list. I myself have
no experience with anything regarding bi-directional rendering of
text.

> I want to be able to make Tk apps with Arabic language. It
> looks like when I tell people about Tcl/Tk they love it until they
> hear about that fribidi is unsupported and then refrain from using
> Tcl/Tk.

What do they use instead?

> I made a solution, but it's NOT what the people usually
> expects.

> Also some think that Tk looks ugly.