Before porting Tcl scripts to a PocketPC or PDA running Windows/CE, check this list for known problems of the two current ports, and some workarounds.
8.4a2 port by Rainer Keuchel: [L1 ]
- canvas: arcs and ovals are not shown (Regular polygons for a workaround)
- canvas: lines of width > 1 are always black, -fill color is ignored
- font families only lists initial letter of font names (font families workaround)
- puts stdout not possible (puts workaround)
- text: Cursor often jumps to a different position
- slow
- exec often does not work (e.g. pword, iexplore), but works with both wish and calc (the CE calculator)
- Native file selectors allow only to choose files from /My Documents and (only one level?) below
8.4.3 port by Jeffrey Hobbs: [L2 ]
- menus are not shown
- scrollbars always move to one end, no intermediate position possible
- fileevent readable on a socket seems to trigger once and only once regardless of whether the socket is actually readable (see PocketPC socket/fileevent strangeness)
8.4.4 port by Jeffrey Hobbs: [L3 ]
- Scrollbars seem to be working properly (AKG).
- Menu's are still not showing (AKG).
- Dialog boxes don't become visible (see the PocketPC page) (AKG).
- using "configure -text" on a button causes a GPF (MPJ).
AKG (9 Sep 03) Do you see the GPF always when using "configure -text" or only occasionally. I've used it in my port of Wikit to the PocketPC and it has never GPF'd. MPJ (29 Sep 03) If you want to see this in action try my videopoker port here [L4 ].
- Scrolling occasionally leaves a blank display. Also trying to select text while editing is very hit and miss. AKG 29 Sep 03.
- canvas: lines of width > 1 are always black, -fill color is ignored (MPJ)