On May 10, 2007, at 12:59, Brian Raven wrote: > There is a lot of documentation, and plenty of examples, for Tk, > but they are Tcl based. This is, for me at least, a significant > obstacle to switching to use Tkx. Until that changes (and it is > several months since I looked*), or I get a better understanding of > Tcl, and I don't currently have either the time or a pressing need > for that, I don't see me using Tkx in the near future.
The documentation situation has not changed since you looked and ActiveState does not have short-term plans for improving the situation much in this area either. It might be possible to write a program that automatically translated the Tk docs to the Tkx syntax, but this is made a bit difficult by Tcl and its extensions not using a consistent documentation format. > My advice to the OP is to try writing a demo, or proof of concept, > programs using both Tk and Tkx, and make your decision based on > that. If you decide on using Tkx, then publishing those demo > programs would be of great use to those trying to make the same > decision as you, or those who are familiar with Tk wondering how to > use Tkx. I would certainly be in the latter group. FYI, Tkx comes with the programs 'tkx-ed' and 'tkx-prove' as simple demo programs that might be a good starting points. If you want to see more complex example look at the source for the ActivePerl::PPM::GUI module (not the best example as parts of it is implemented in Tcl). Regards, Gisle _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
