by [Mark Roseman] - 'DejaNews:'' [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=431248605]

''Welcome back from the holidays! We begin 1999 with our usual assortment of software announcements, tips and tricks, and provocative discussions.''

   * MathWizards Inc releases MathXplorer/T, which provides data analysis and visualization capabilities to the Tcl/Tk environment (see [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=430269395])
   * A query for how to display HTML in Tk produces a number of responses (thread [http://www.dejanews.com/thread/429330703])
   * Chris Nelson provides us with some TclX profile analysis tools (see [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=430237464])
   * An insightful discussion about the pros, cons, and practical difficulties with developing, maintaining, and using Tcl extensions (thread [http://www.dejanews.com/thread/425492728])
   * A number of perspectives on how to write daemons in Tcl are discussed in this thread (thread [http://www.dejanews.com/thread/430529566])
   * Victor Wagner has advice on color palettes (see [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=430727449])
   * Csabi Nemeth is working on a package to resolve some of the shortcomings with existing Tk widget bindings (see [http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=431003989])
   * Watch for more work tying together Tcl and ActiveX, as hinted at in this thread (thread [http://www.dejanews.com/thread/429418757])