'''TclStock''' is yet another one of those stock ticker applets by [Jason Tang].  It reused much of the [TclWeather] codebase, hence the similarities in both design and appearance.  It retrieves its stock quotes from NewsAlert[http://www.newsalert.com].  It doesn't have the fancy features needed to maintain a complete portfolio; it is intended to be a lightweight companion to TclWeather.  The program was originally inspired by [Tom Poindexter]'s TclTicker[http://www.nyx.net/~tpoindex/tcl.html#Tclticker], but was quickly branched off to utilize the ticker widget I wrote for TclWeather.  Here are some screenshots.

   * Here is a picture of the main tclstock, as taken from WinNT 4.0.  It wasn't such a great day on Wall Street when I took this picture:
[http://tcl.jtang.org/tclstock/tclstock-ticker0.png]

   * This image shows the first configuration tab where one may change, among other things, the font and scroll speeds:
[http://tcl.jtang.org/tclstock/tclstock-config0.png]

   * Colors are customizable on the second tab.  Left-clicking a stock name will pop up a window showing additional details about that company.  TclStock is meant to be OS independent, hence the ability for the user to choose his browser.
[http://tcl.jtang.org/tclstock/tclstock-config1.png]

   * ''(Not shown)'' TclStock is also aware of proxy servers.

''If your browser does not support PNG images you can get the JPG versions at http://tcl.jtang.org/tclstock/''

'''UPDATE'''
TclStock was using NewsAlert.com for the stock information.  Alas, it appears that the company either folded or was bought out by CBS MarketWatch.  Either way TclStock no longer has a valid feed.  If anybody really really wants to I will fix TclStock.  Until then, I suppose that you could call the program abandonware.

'''Downloads'''
   * A [starkit] made from this code is available at [sdarchive].
   * '''TclStock 1.11''' from http://tcl.jtang.org/tclstock/tclstock-1.11.tar.gz ''(fixes problems with external browser)''
   * '''TclStock 1.10''' from http://tcl.jtang.org/tclstock/tclstock-1.10.tar.gz ''(fixes cosmetic problems)''
   * '''TclStock 1.0''' from http://tcl.jtang.org/tclstock/tclstock-1.0.tar.gz ''(initial release)''

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