[Pythonmac-SIG] Tkinter Question...

[Kevin Walzer]

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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.

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Kevin Walzer
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