README.txt
1WHAT: Enhanced Tk Console for all Tk platforms
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3WHERE: http://tkcon.sourceforge.net/
4 http://www.purl.org/net/hobbs/tcl/script/
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6REQUIREMENTS: Tcl/Tk 8.4+
7 Tested through Tcl/Tk 8.6.
8 tkcon is all Tcl/Tk code, no compiling required
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10tkcon is a replacement for the standard console that comes with Tk (on
11Windows/Mac, but also works on Unix). tkcon provides many more features
12than the standard console and works on all platforms where Tcl/Tk is
13available. It is meant primarily to aid one when working with the little
14details inside tcl and tk and to give Unix users the GUI console provided
15by default in the Mac and Windows Tk.
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17FEATURES:
18 Command history
19 Path (Unix style) / Proc / Variable name expansion
20 Multiple and tabbed consoles, each with its own state (via multiple
21 interpreters)
22 Captures stdout and stderr to console window (puts overridden)
23 Hot errors (click on error result to see stack trace)
24 Electric character matching (a la emacs)
25 Electric proc highlighting
26 Enhanced history searching
27 Configurable
28 Cut / Copy / Paste between windows (interoperates with native platform)
29 Communication between consoles and other Tk interpreters
30 (including non-tcl ones)
31 Works on all Tk platforms
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33CONTACT: Jeffrey Hobbs, jeff at hobbs dot org
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35GETTING STARTED:
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37tkcon is a single drop-in file. On Windows, I place this on the desktop
38and double-click on it instead of wish/tclsh. On Unix and OS X, I place it
39in a directory on my path and run this instead of wish.
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41Documentation can be reading by starting with index.html in the docs/
42subdirectory. Happying Tcl'ing!
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