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I live in Voronezh obl. Russia where <i class='mkup_i'>Alex</i> may refer to Aleksei or Aleksandr, me being latter.</p><p class='mkup_p'>I'm in <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Tcl%2FTk'>Tcl/Tk</a> realms since 2018.</p><p class='mkup_p'>A fan of <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/BOOK+The+Tcl+Programming+Language'>the book by Ashok P. Nadkarni</a>. Still my main (perhaps only:) interest in <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Tcl%2FTk'>Tcl/Tk</a> is its GUI component.</p><p class='mkup_p'><img class='mkup_img' alt='Book of Tcl by Ashok Nadkarni read here and there' src='/image/Book+of+Tcl+by+Ashok+Nadkarni+read+here+and+there'></p><h2 id='fb3088c0ebabf71a534a2e21174234c0e06d51cacba5f427b3ee3f5c90500877' class='mkup_h1'> Wiki </h2><p class='mkup_p'>Ramble through the wiki! Ramble here and there getting hints, tips, ideas with its <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/search'>Search <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a> really so helpful, much better than simple googling.</p><p class='mkup_p'>My tiny contributions to the wiki caused largely by its coherent ideas are:</p><UL class='mkup_UL'><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/alited%2C+a+lite+editor'>alited</a> - probably the best of my stuff</li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Pave%2C+sort+of+geometry+manager'>Pave, sort of geometry manager</a> - seems to be really cool</li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/e%5Fmenu%2C+pluginable+menu+for+editors'>e_menu, pluginable menu for editors</a> - useful in file managers as well</li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/bartabs%2C+bar+of+tabs'>bartabs, bar of tabs</a> - well designed, best presented in <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/alited%2C+a+lite+editor'>alited</a></li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/baltip%2C+balloon+tip'>baltip, balloon tip</a> - used everywhere in my GUI stuff</li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/hl%5Ftcl%2C+Tcl%2FTk+syntax+highlighter'>hl_tcl, Tcl/Tk syntax highlighter</a> - used in <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/alited%2C+a+lite+editor'>alited</a> and in <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='https://aplsimple.github.io'>aplsimple.github.io <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a></li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/ale%5Fthemes%2C+ttk+themes+for+alited'>ale_themes, ttk themes for alited</a> - a bit modified ttk themes originally made by <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='https://github.com/rdbende/Azure-ttk-theme'>rdbende <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a></li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/mulster%2C+multi%2Dline+replacements+in+text'>mulster, multi-line replacements in text</a> - used e.g. in <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='https://aplsimple.github.io'>aplsimple.github.io <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a> pages made by <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Ruff%21'>Ruff!</a></li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/doctest+for+Tcl'>doctest for Tcl</a> - used e.g. in <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/e%5Fmenu%2C+pluginable+menu+for+editors'>e_menu</a></li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Tk+color+picker+a+bit+modified+and+explained'>Tk color picker</a> - for Linux</li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/aloupe%2C+a+screen+loupe'>aloupe, a screen loupe</a> - a small utility</li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/screenshooter'>screenshooter</a> - a small utility</li></UL><p class='mkup_p'>Few pages are devoted to my experience I'd like to share with <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Tcl%2FTk'>Tcl/Tk</a> community:</p><UL class='mkup_UL'><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/How+to+chisel+at+chiselapp%2Ecom'>How to chisel at chiselapp.com</a> - some of my experience at <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='http://chiselapp.com'>chiselapp.com <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a></li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/User%2Dfriendly+Fossil+site'>User-friendly Fossil site</a> - an addition to the previous one</li><li class='mkup_li'><a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Shimmering+in+Tk'>Shimmering in Tk</a> - some of my experience at dealing with <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Tk'>Tk</a></li></UL><h2 id='141497822366f279df8f8e37258070cbf982146d54d6ec1de3bd68db21b6d5c2' class='mkup_h1'> Hopes </h2><p class='mkup_p'><a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='https://aplsimple.github.io'>aplsimple.github.io <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a> became my site after <i class='mkup_i'>sundowning</i> Mercurial by Bitbucket, hopefully the new site will never be damaged with the sunny acrobatics.</p><p class='mkup_p'>There is also <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='http://chiselapp.com/user/aplsimple/repository/aplsimple_github_io'>its mirror <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a> at <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='http://chiselapp.com'>chiselapp.com <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a>. As for Tcl/Tk sources, my <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='http://chiselapp.com/user/aplsimple'>chiselapp.com <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a> is more active than <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href="https://github.com/aplsimple">github.com <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a>.</p><p class='mkup_p'>I'll never stop feeling warm-hearted about <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Tcl%2FTk'>Tcl/Tk</a>. Although it is underestimated now, it keeps believing in its future and its sponsors to come.</p><p class='mkup_p'>I hope to write some day an application sort of <i class='mkup_i'>all people are brothers and sisters</i> however pompous and silly it could sound. <a class='mkup_a mkup_known' href='/page/Tcl%2FTk'>Tcl/Tk</a> is good for this sort of applications.</p><p class='mkup_p'>Obviously, now is not the time to think of such type of hope. The hope may seem a sad irony at the best, a rude hypocrisy at the worst.</p><p class='mkup_p'>When being on a ship of fools with her crazy crew led by an Ahab, you don't feel certain even of the near future.</p><p class='mkup_p'><i class='mkup_i'>I'll be grateful to anyone who will try and fork/save</i> <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='https://github.com/aplsimple?tab=repositories'>my repos at github.com <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a> or <a rel='nofollow' class='mkup_a' href='http://chiselapp.com/user/aplsimple'>at chiselapp.com <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-globe' aria-hidden='true'></span></a> as I don't feel certain of their future either.</p><p class='mkup_p'>However, hope is hope.</p><pre class='mkup_pre'> The river begins to freeze when the cooler comes Her vapours send us a farewell message Like saying you'll not see me Till the warmer's return Till springs Till waves Till birds Till leaves' gay rustle.</pre><p class='mkup_p'><img alt='freezing' src='https://aplsimple.github.io/en/misc/springs/files/vapours.png' onerror="this.src='/plume404.png'"></p><hr><div class='mkup_centered'><table class='mkup_categories'><tr><td class='mkup_td'><a class='mkup_a' href='/page/Category+Person'>Category Person</a></td></tr></table></div> </div> </div> <div class='row'> <div class='col-xs-12'> <div class='Footer'>Updated 2022-12-19 07:29:21</div> </div> </div> </div>  <script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js'></script> <script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery.tablesorter/2.31.0/js/jquery.tablesorter.combined.js'></script>  <script src='https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='/scripts/nikit.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='/scripts/sh_main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='/scripts/sh_tcl.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='/scripts/sh_c.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='/scripts/sh_cpp.js'></script>  <script src='https://hcaptcha.com/1/api.js'></script> <script>var clipboard = new ClipboardJS('.copybtn', { text: function(trigger) { return document.querySelector(trigger.getAttribute('data-clipboard-target')).textContent + '\n'; } }); sort_tables(); </script> </body> </html>