ANNOUNCE: TkCon v0.40 (beta) - Enhanced Tk Console

[Jeffrey Hobbs]

WHAT: [beta release] Enhanced Tk Console v0.40 for all Tk platforms

WHERE: http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/~jhobbs/work/tkcon/

REQUIREMENTS: Tcl 7.5 / Tk 4.1 (as least the stable versions)

WHY: TkCon is a replacement for the standard console that comes with Tk
(on Windows/Mac, but also works on Unix) written entirely in tcl/tk. The
console itself provides many more features than the standard console. tkCon
works on all platforms where Tcl/Tk is available. It is meant primarily to
aid one when working with the little details inside tcl and tk, giving Unix
users the GUI console provided by default in the Mac and Windows Tk. It's
also not a bad replacement for the default MS-DOS shell (although it needs
lots of fine tuning).

UPDATE FROM v0.35: Since the last announcement, TkCon has undergone serious
internal rewriting. It now operates using a two-level interpreter model
which keeps TkCon out of the user's environment and vice-versa. Also, it
now has the ability to "attach" to other Tk interpreters (a la tkInspect).
Finally, Tk is loaded upon request, instead of being forced on the user.

FEATURES:
Command history
Path (Unix style) / Proc / Variable name expansion
Multiple consoles, each with its own state (via multiple interpreters)
Captures stdout and stderr to console window (puts overridden)
Electric character matching (a la emacs)
Electric proc highlighting
Enhanced history searching (why didn't anyone else think of this before)
Configurable
Cut / Copy / Paste between windows
Communication between consoles and other Tk interpreters
(including non-tcl ones)
Works on all Tk platforms

CONTACT:
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Jeffrey Hobbs Office: 541/346-3998
Univ of Oregon CIS GRF email: jho...@cs.uoregon.edu
URL: http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/~jhobbs/