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One of the best reasons to attend the Tcl conference is the
tutorial track.  These sessions are presented by Tcl experts - 
people who write the packages, write the books, and
develop applications on a daily basis. They share their 
knowledge of Tcl/Tk and the practical experience in developing large, 
robust applications.  Whether you're new to Tcl or experienced,
these sessions will help you develop your projects more quickly.
 Free Tutorials
This year we'll be offering FREE tutorials Monday and Tuesday
evenings.  These will be 1-2 hour lectures on special topics.
Anyone is welcome to attend the evening lectures, whether they 
are a member of the conference or not.
 
 Tutorial Schedule
  
   | Introduction to Tcl 1( Clif Flynt ) |   | 
    This course gives you all the knowledge you need to produce useful
    Tcl scripts, as well serving as a framework for exploring more
    advanced features of Tcl. We'll explore basic Tcl syntax and
    commands, string processing, data structure manipulation, basic
    process interaction, and file handling.
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   | Introduction to Tcl 2( Clif Flynt ) |   | 
    This course gives you all the knowledge you need to produce useful
    Tcl scripts, as well serving as a framework for exploring more
    advanced features of Tcl. We'll explore basic Tcl syntax and
    commands, string processing, data structure manipulation, basic
    process interaction, and file handling.
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   | TBD(TBD) |   | 
    This is a great opportunity to test-fly a tutorial that you'd
    like to present in the future.
     
    Volunteers are welcome!
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   | Tips of a Tcl Master( Sean Woods ) |   | 
    Sean brings years of Tcl experience and techniques for getting the
    most out of the interpreter.  He'll discuss tricks for making your
    code easy to maintain and faster to develop.   This lecture
    will concentrate on using TclOO and CoRoutines.    Bring a
    laptop for a hands-on learning experience.
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   | Tcl Internals( Joe Mistachkin ) |   | 
    Joe will discuss how to acquire the Tcl sources, modify the source
    code and build specific releases.  If you are interested in
    maintaining your own customized interpreter, developing new Tcl/Tk
    features, or being a Tcl/Tk maintainer, this is for you.
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   | Introduction to Tk 1( Gerald Lester ) |   | 
    With remarkably little code, you can add a full-featured GUI to
    your application that will have a platform-native appearance on
    Windows, Unix, and Macintosh. In this course we'll explore all the
    Tk interface components, learn how to modify and extend their
    behaviors, and see how to put them together into complex
    multi-window applications.
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   | Introduction to Tk 2( Gerald Lester ) |   | 
    With remarkably little code, you can add a full-featured GUI to
    your application that will have a platform-native appearance on
    Windows, Unix, and Macintosh. In this course we'll explore all the
    Tk interface components, learn how to modify and extend their
    behaviors, and see how to put them together into complex
    multi-window applications.
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   | Tcl Certification Test(Open) |   | 
    One chance to get a Tcl/Tk Basic Certification cheaply.  Details
    are still being ironed out.  You will need to register at the
    conference to take the test.
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   | New Tcl/Tk Platforms( Clif Flynt ) |   | 
    You can do neat things with a Raspberry Pi and Tcl.
     
    You can also do neat things with the new AndroWish for Androids
     
    Find out what some of them are.
     
    The focus will be on the new commands and extensions that support
    these cool platforms.
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   | Advanced Tk: GUI appearance( Jeff Hobbs ) |   | 
    There's a big difference between a quick and dirty GUI and a
    good looking professional GUI.  Jeff will explain the newer features
    Tk has added to create a solid GUI you can be proud to send to a
    customer, including:
    
    -  Controlling the toplevel
    
 -  Themed widgets (tile/ttk)
    
 -  8.5 widget enhancements
    
 -  Subtle platform differences
    
  
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Contact Information
tclconference@googlegroups.com 
 
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