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List:       pythonmac-sig
Subject:    Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Tkinter Question...
From:       Jerry LeVan <jerry.levan () eku ! edu>
Date:       2007-02-06 23:45:30
Message-ID: B6699F52-F75E-4CE1-8640-A957ABCDE0FA () eku ! edu
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On Feb 6, 2007, at 6:32 PM, Kevin Walzer wrote:

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> Jerry LeVan wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have recently upgraded my Mac to ActiveTCL from Tk Aqua. It appears
>> that tcl/tk 8.4.14 works much more smoothly than apple's 8.4.0.
>>
>> I am trying to port some of my tcl stuff to python ( MacPython  
>> 2.4.3).
>> I am using tkinter for the gui.
>>
>> It appears that tkinter.so is linked to the tk in /System/Library...
>> (ie the old apple version) instead of the tk in /Library/Frameworks/
>> Tk....
>>
>> This means that the interface is sorta clunky ie the window zoom  
>> buttons
>> don't work, scroll controls in the lower right corner get covered up,
>> scrolling and selection are a bit flakey...
>>
>> Is it possible to build tkinter against a more modern tk? If so, how?
>>
>> (Reading the forums at ActiveState on Python seems to indicate that
>> ActiveStates tkinter for the Mac ( I have a G4) also links against
>> the old Apple Tk.)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jerry
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> Use Python 2.5. I had no problems getting it to link against a more
> recent build of Tcl/Tk Aqua--I think it does so by default and look at
> the Apple-installed version only as a fallback.

Well, I am also running Python 2.4.3 on my Linux and Windows Xp box, I
have enough trouble keeping stuff straight without having different
versions of everything :)

Jerry
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