Purpose: discuss the web email list known as '''tcldocs at yahoogroups'''

url: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcldocs/

provides:

   * windows chm file for tcl8.4.2 [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcldocs/files/]
   * acrobat reader pdf file for tcl8.4.2 [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcldocs/files/]
   * windows chm file with tcltk8.4.2, itcl, mk4tcl, bwidget, tcllib, tablelist, wcb, tix8.2, tclkit and some faq docus [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcldocs/files/]
   
Vote on what should be further included into this file [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcldocs/polls].

maintainer [DDG]

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[JMN]  The Yahoo group location really does seem inconvenient compared to the wiki. Any particular reason you're maintaining it there?

I don't know exactly what the poll is asking, but my vote is that the help should include reference on deprecated/defunct commands. None of the .chm files or html or even the wiki can tell me about tkTextSetCursor for example.  

Eventually I find via Google a note from Jeffrey Hobbs:

"The tk[A-Z]* commands were never public command, and never meant
to be used. I can't imagine why one would use that one except
for low-level widget stuff. You should be able to use
$text mark set insert $index"

... but as it appears in 2 places on the wiki: http://mini.net/tcl/tkTextSetCursor* 
and in various bits of source around and about on the web - it seems that rumours of its death are greatly exaggerated.


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