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# -*- mode: text; fill-column: 75; tab-width: 8; coding: iso-latin-1-unix -*-
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# $Id: Release-8.2.0.txt,v 1.2 2002/01/24 09:12:08 idiscovery Exp $
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--- Tix 8.2.0 Release Notes ---
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OVERVIEW
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========
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We appreciate your help in testing Tix. Please follow these steps:
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+ Read license.terms in this directory for licensing terms and
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a disclaimer of all liabilities
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+ Read this document
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+ Download Tix source release
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+ Build Tix
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+ Run the Tix regression test suite and demos
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+ Install Tix (with care)
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+ Build/run your local apps using Tix
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+ Send us feedback
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CHANGES
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For a full list of the changes, see ChangeLog.txt in the parent
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directory. Here's a list of the major changes and improvements:
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+ Improved support for Tcl namespaces and Itcl
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+ Revamped build system for Unix and Windows
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+ You can now compile Tix using cygwin as well as VC++
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+ Better support for native look-and-feel on Windows (incomplete)
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+ Preliminary support for ::tk namespace using ExposePrivateCommand (tk8.4)
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+ Some features have been deactivated and may be restored in
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future release:
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+ Embedded TK (ET). See http://hwaci.com for the successor to ET.
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DOWNLOAD TIX
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============
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The sources to this release of Tix can be downloaded from
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http://tix.sourceforge.net/
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You also need to download Tcl and Tk sources from
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http://tcl.activestate.com/
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BUILD TIX
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=========
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Please read the files win/README.txt and unix/README.txt.
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Because of major changes in the build system, you may run into
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difficulties when building Tix. Do not despair. If you have
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questions, bug reports or, better yet, bug fixes, please send post
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them on http://tix.sourceforge.net.
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RUN TESTS AND DEMOS
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===================
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Refer to the win/README.txt and unix/README.txt files for
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instructions. You just need to type "make test" and "make
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rundemos" in most cases.
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INSTALL TIX (WITH CARE)
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=======================
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Refer to the win/README.txt and unix/README.txt files for
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instructions.
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FEEDBACK
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========
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Please send us feedback so that we know about the quality of this
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release. If it works fine, consider sending us a message such as
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"it works" and noting the versions of OS, Tcl/Tk and other
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relevant components. If you encounter problems, please let us know
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so that we can fix them.
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Again, thank you for helping with Tix testing.
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