-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jerry LeVan wrote: > Hi, > > I have recently upgraded my Mac to ActiveTCL from Tk Aqua. It appears > that tcl/tk 8.4.14 works much more smoothly than apple's 8.4.0. > > I am trying to port some of my tcl stuff to python ( MacPython 2.4.3). > I am using tkinter for the gui. > > It appears that tkinter.so is linked to the tk in /System/Library... > (ie the old apple version) instead of the tk in /Library/Frameworks/ > Tk.... > > This means that the interface is sorta clunky ie the window zoom buttons > don't work, scroll controls in the lower right corner get covered up, > scrolling and selection are a bit flakey... > > Is it possible to build tkinter against a more modern tk? If so, how? > > (Reading the forums at ActiveState on Python seems to indicate that > ActiveStates tkinter for the Mac ( I have a G4) also links against > the old Apple Tk.) > > Thanks, > > Jerry > _______________________________________________ > Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig > > Use Python 2.5. I had no problems getting it to link against a more recent build of Tcl/Tk Aqua--I think it does so by default and look at the Apple-installed version only as a fallback.
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