Tix

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**What is Tix?**
Tix is an extension of [Tcl]/[Tk] that provides a variety of [megawidget]s for [GUI] development.
***What megawWidgets does it contain?***
   * [balloon help%|%balloon]
   * [button%|%button box]
   * check list   * [combo box]
   * control
   * directory selection, list, and tree 
   * file dialog, entry, and selection box
   * form geometry manager
   * grid geometry manager
   * hierarchical listbox    * [label]
   * option
   * meter
   * notebook
   * paned window
   * popup menus
   * scrolled hierarchical, listbox, text and other windows
   * selection
   * specific data type entry fields
   * tabular listbox   * [treeview%|%tree]

   * Tix also supports the display items and styles concepts, as well as a megawidget framework
***How iDes cript different from [BLT]/[Bwidget]s/etc.?***
***WhatTix can supponerts do withe Tdixsplay ithatems can'td bstyles dconcepts, as well as a megawhidget frame?***work.
*** Is Tix still being maintained?***
      
2006-12-12 - sure looks like it. http://tix.cvs.source forge.net/tix/tix/

*** Does Tix work with Tk 8.4.14 and 8.5.1?**


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[Ioi Lam] originally created Tix.  His major technical concern
appears to be enhancement of Tix's functionality.  His code is at http://tixlibrary.sf.net/ .

[Mike Clarkson] maintains the stable release
at http://tix.sourceforge.net/ .  The main focus is 
stability and portability to other interpreters like Python.
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[lv] Would someone outline the differences between the two forks of Tix?

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[Python] includes support for Tix along with [Tkinter] as part of recent releases (since 2.1), but you will need the version from http://tix.sourceforge.net/ .

It is 
documented in the stardard Python Library Reference:
http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-Tix.html

This makes possible such projects as the [Tixapps] framework 
http://tix.sourceforge.net/Tixapps/ which is a library and suite
of programs, including Tixinspect and TixDebug, which work as either
Tcl or Tkinter applications.

[Perl]/Tk builds incorporates most of Tix; notice, for example,
[http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/~olson/pTk/HList.htm].

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[jmn] 2006-12-12:

I can't get this to build on windows 2000 using MingW. (have tried earlier versions on WinNT and failed too)
Any clues on what is causing the error below?

(output of 'make'in MSys window from the tix/win folder after doing:
../configure --enable-threads --prefix=l:/tcl --with-tcl=l:/tcl/lib --with-tclinclude=l:/tcl/include --with-tk=l:/tcl/lib )

 "     -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -Wall -Wno-implicit-int  -c `echo ../generic/tixWidget.c`
 ../generic/tixWidget.c: In function `Tix_CreateWidgetCmd':
 ../generic/tixWidget.c:234: error: `ERR_IN_PROGRESS' undeclared (first use in this function)
 ../generic/tixWidget.c:234: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
 ../generic/tixWidget.c:234: error: for each function it appears in.)
 make: *** [tixWidget.o] Error 1

Alternatively, are there any windows binaries available that don't depend on cygwin?
The tixapps page suggests that binaries may be found at http://starship.python.net/crew/mike/
but this page is now missing its content.
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See also [TixDebug], [Tixapps], [Tixinfo], [TixInspect], [TixClips], [TixXf],

** See Also **
----   [TixDebug]:   
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%|   [Tixapps]:   
   
   [Tixinfo]:   
   
   [TixInspect]:   
   
   [TixClips]:   
   
   [TixXf]:   



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