Can't start Tix

[Frank]

On Fri, 9 May 2003 00:01:37 -0400, "Tim Peters"
<tim_one at email.msn.com> wrote:

>[Frank]
>> Tix is described in section 16.2 of the Python Library Reference
>> 2.2.2.  16.2.1 has 3 lines of test code, which fails when I try them;
>> it also mentions that the tix83.dll should be in the same directory
>> with the tk83.dll.  I have the Tk source and .dll, but only find the
>> source for Tix.  /Python22/DLLs has tk83.dll (and others), but not the
>> .dll for Tix.
>
>That's so:  at present, Tix is not included in the PythonLabs Windows
>distribution.
>
>> I shur would like to know what happened, or what was supposed to
>> happen.  Did the Lib Ref just get ahead of itself?
>
>It's describing where you should put the files if you install Tix yourself.
>It could be clearer about that.
>
>> The project I'm working on is being done in Python because of the cross
>> platform capabilities, so I can't use *nix specific features.
>
>I don't know anything about Tix (which goes a way toward explaining *why*
>Tix isn't in the PLabs Windows distro -- I build that distro, & I haven't
>had the "spare time" to tackle a big package I don't understand or use;
>there is a report about this open on SourceForge, BTW), but I'd be very
>surprised if it were Unix-specific.  (And if you figure out how to build and
>install Tix on Windows so that it works well with Python, share what you
>learn in the SF report!)
>
Thanks all.  I'll keep looking at Tix on the side, but it looks like
it's not ready to be used in anything that needs to bo cross-platform
and easy for a novice in another location to install 
Frank