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Re: Xconq tcltk interface shaping up
- From: Lincoln Peters <peters2000 at mindspring dot com>
- To: Hans Ronne <hronne at pp dot sbbs dot se>
- Cc: Xconq mailing list <xconq7 at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: 10 Oct 2002 19:06:11 -0700
- Subject: Re: Xconq tcltk interface shaping up
- References: <l03130300b9ca5abf7109@[217.115.39.108]>
Very nice, except I'm getting the following error at startup:
Error: Error reading tcl from /usr/local/share/xconq/lib/../tkconq.tcl: .
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 16:21, Hans Ronne wrote:
> I have checked in a large number of bug fixes and improvements to the tcltk
> interface in the last few weeks. Window focusing, window placement, font
> usage etc. now all work without problems. Keyboard shortcuts have been
> added to the startup dialogs. Double clicking of game list entries is
> supported. The help, preferences, scores and research dialogs have all been
> reorganized and a number of bugs affecting them have been fixed. All the
> problems in the map drawing code (except one) have been fixed.
>
> Another recent improvement is MA Dunzi's clickable links in the help window.
>
> The tcltk interface is not as polished as the mac interface yet, but we are
> getting there. Slowly. Those of you who haven't done a recent checkout may
> want to do so in order to enjoy the latest improvements.
>
> A couple of more kernel bugs have also been fixed. The notorious "bad
> ttype" error should now finally be history. Units no longer disappear when
> they cross the date line, and a bug causing occupants to be saved in the
> wrong place has been fixed. We finally seem to be running out of kernel
> bugs (touch wood).
>
> Bug reports are still welcome, particularly for the Windows interface. As
> already pointed out, test binaries for Windows and Mac (both TCL and PPC
> versions of the latter) are available on the following page:
>
> http://w1.694.telia.com/~u69400018/
>
> They have been updated today with the latest bug fixes. Most of the new
> stuff is in tkconq.tcl, however, so getting a fresh update from the cvs
> repository is just as important. The new binaries will not work with old
> lib and tcl script files.
>
> Hans
>
> P.S. If you do a cvs checkout you may see the "file x is in the way" errors
> just discussed on the list. They are harmless and will not affect the
> checkout itself.
>
>
> Hans Ronne
>
> hronne@pp.sbbs.se
>
>