by [Cameron Laird] - 'DejaNews:'' [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=426489885]

''In the last installment we promised a break for a few weeks. Dedicated Tcl-ers keep turning out important work that simply can't be ignored or deferred, so now the plan is simply to scale back these weekly digests for a while. Enjoy the seasonal weather.''

   * Robin Becker's incredible Christmas present is a compact, documented Python command server for Tcl which, along with other benefits, makes COM accessible from within Tcl (see [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=425545647])
   * Tim Wilson sets a detailed context for discussion of extensions, and lauches a long thread of very high quality (thread [http://www.dejanews.com/thread/425492728])
   * Ben Elliston presents the useful one-liners (they're different) for opening HTML sources with exec by "using the user's browser of choice" under Win* varieties (see [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=425996039])
   * Mark Roseman speaks a few simple sentences of MacOS experience vital for those interested in distributing Tcl applications there (see [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=404738549])