Changes in Tcl/Tk 8.5

Changes in Tcl/Tk 8.5

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New Command Line Options edit

tclsh -encoding encoding: See TIP 137 and 151
wish -encoding encoding

Tcl Changes edit

New Language Syntax

{*}word 157 293

Changes to Tcl Commands

New Commands

apply: TIP 194
chan: TIPs 208, [1], and 287
dict: TIPs 111, 163, and 212
lassign: TIP 57
lrepeat: TIP 136
lreverse: TIP 272
tcl::mathfunc::abs: TIP 232
tcl::mathfunc::acos
tcl::mathfunc::asin
tcl::mathfunc::atan
tcl::mathfunc::ceil
tcl::mathfunc::cos
tcl::mathfunc::cosh
tcl::mathfunc::double
tcl::mathfunc::exp
tcl::mathfunc::floor
tcl::mathfunc::fmod
tcl::mathfunc::hypot
tcl::mathfunc::int
tcl::mathfunc::log
tcl::mathfunc::log10
tcl::mathfunc::pow
tcl::mathfunc::rand
tcl::mathfunc::round
tcl::mathfunc::sin
tcl::mathfunc::sqrt
tcl::mathfunc::srand
tcl::mathfunc::tan
tcl::mathfunc::tanh
tcl::mathfunc::wide
tcl::mathfunc::bool: TIP 182
tcl::mathfunc::entier: TIP 237
tcl::mathfunc::isqrt: TIP 299
tcl::mathfunc::min: TIP 255
tcl::mathfunc::max: TIP 255
tcl::mathop::!: TIP 174
tcl::mathop::!=
tcl::mathop::%
tcl::mathop::&
tcl::mathop::*
tcl::mathop::+
tcl::mathop::-
tcl::mathop::/
tcl::mathop::<
tcl::mathop::<<
tcl::mathop::<=
tcl::mathop::==
tcl::mathop::>
tcl::mathop::>=
tcl::mathop::>>
tcl::mathop::^
tcl::mathop::eq
tcl::mathop::ne
tcl::mathop::|
tcl::mathop::~
tcl::mathop::**: TIPs 123 and 274
tcl::mathop::in: TIP 201
tcl::mathop::ni
tcl::pkgconfig: TIP 59
tcl::tm::path: TIP 189
tcl::tm::roots
unload: TIP 100

Removed Commands

pkg_compareExtension

New Subcommands

clock add: TIP 173
clock microseconds: TIP 209
clock milliseconds: TIP 209
encoding dirs: TIP 258
info frame: TIP 280
interp bgerror: TIP 221
interp limit: TIP 143
namespace ensemble: TIP 112
namespace path: TIP 229
namespace unknown: TIP 181
namespace upvar: TIP 250
package prefer: TIP 268
string is list: TIP 269
string is wideinteger: TIP 188
string reverse: TIP 272

Expanded Syntax / New Options

binary format tnmrRqQ arg ...: TIP 129
binary scan value tnmrRqQu: TIPs 129 and 275
catch script ?resultVar? ?optionsArray?: TIP 90
clock scan string ?-format format? ?-locale name? ?-timezone timeZone?: TIP 173
clock format integer ?-locale name? ?-timezone timeZone? ?-format format?: TIP 173
: New format sequences for format: %Ec %EC %EE %Ex %EX %Ey %EY %J %N %Od %Oe %OH %OI %Ok %Ol %Om %OM %OS %Ou %Ow %Oy %P %Q %z %+
exec ?-ignorestderr? executable ?2>@1?: TIPs 202 and 267
New expr operators **, in, ni: TIPs 123, 274, and 201
New expr functions bool(), entier(), isqrt(), min(), max(): TIPs 182, 237, 299, 255, and 255
file attributes -readonly -creator -type -hidden -rsrclength: TIP 118
format %lld%lli%llo%llx%llX: TIP 237
interp invokehidden interp -namespace namespace: TIP 207
lsearch -index -nocase -subindices: TIPs 127 and [2]
lsort -indices -nocase: TIPs 217 and [3]
open filename BINARY: TIP 183
open filename [rwa]b
open {| executable 2>@1}: TIP 202
package present package ?requirement ...?: TIP 268
package require package ?requirement ...?: TIP 268
package vsatisfies requirement ...?: TIP 268
return -level level -errorline line: TIP 90
scan %lld%lli%llo%llx%llX: TIP 237
source -encoding encoding: TIPs 137 and 151
switch -nocase -matchvar varName -indexvar varName: TIPs 75 and 241

New unsupported commands

tcl::unsupported::disassemble

Changes to Tcl variables

New global variables

tcl_platform(pointerSize): TIP 291

Removed global variables

auto_oldpath
tcl_libPath: TIP 258

Changed Tcl behavior

clock clicks: returns microseconds since the epoch. TIP 124
expr: script level definition of functions TIP 232
expr, incr, [string is double]: Unlimited range of integer values supported; integer calculations no longer overflow. TIP 237
incr: auto-initializes unset variable [4]
global varName ( elemName ) raises error: TIP 184
lindex,linsert,lrange,lreplace,lset,string index: indices support integer[+-]integer and end[+-]integer syntax: TIP 176
list properly quotes the # character: TIP 148
namespace import returns imported commands: TIP 261
package unknown callback takes {packageName args} arguments where args is list of requirements: TIP 268
upvar level varName ( elemName ) varName ( elemName ) raises error: TIP 184
Default value of tcl_precision is 0, meaning as many digits as needed for no loss of precision: TIP 132
Default package unknown supports Tcl Modules: TIP 189
The following commands are script-modifiable ensembles: chan, clock, dict, info, string

Tk Changes edit

Changes to Tk Commands

New Commands

tk::pkgconfig: TIP 205
tk::button: TIP 248
tk::canvas
tk::checkbutton
tk::entry
tk::frame
tk::label
tk::labelframe
tk::listbox
tk::menubutton
tk::message
tk::panedwindow
tk::radiobutton
tk::scale
tk::scrollbar
tk::spinbox
tk::text
tk::toplevel
ttk::button
ttk::checkbutton
ttk::combobox
ttk::entry
ttk::frame
ttk::labelframe
ttk::label
ttk::menubutton
ttk::notebook
ttk::panedwindow
ttk::progressbar
ttk::radiobutton
ttk::scrollbar
ttk::separator
ttk::sizegrip
ttk::style
ttk::treeview

New Subcommands

grid anchor: TIP 146
menu xposition index: TIP 286
text count: TIP 155
text peer: TIP 169
text replace: TIP 155
text window -blockcursor boolean -tabstyle style: TIP 155, 256
tk inactive: TIP 245
wm iconphoto: TIP 159
wm manage and wm forget: TIP 125

Expanded Syntax / New Options

canvas create line -smooth raw: TIP 168
canvas create line -smooth true
canvas create polygon -smooth raw
canvas create polygon -smooth true
canvas create text -underline index: TIP 260
checkbutton -tristatevalue value -tristateimage image: TIP 110
event generate window event -data string: TIP 165
font actual font char: TIP 300
panedwindow paneconfigure window -hide boolean -stretch value: TIP 177 [5]
radiobutton -tristatevalue value -tristateimage image: TIP 110
text search -all -nolinestop: TIP 113
tk_messageBox -detail detail: TIP 152
wm attributes -alpha fraction -fullscreen -topmost -zoomed, and -notify (on MacOS X): TIPs 222, 223, 231
-typevariable added to tk_getOpenFile and tk_getSaveFile: TIP 242
grid: adds the grid anchor command and the default anchor is nw (while 8.4 behavior was center)

Changed Tk behavior

checkbutton, radiobutton: new look. TIP 109
grid columnconfigure, grid rowconfigure accept widget names and all: TIP 147
text does smooth scrolling: TIP 155
winfo toplevel supports extension-created windows: TIP 153
Photo out of memory give error, not panic: TIP 116
Enhanced Tk Font Handling (named fonts, etc.): TIP 145

New Events

<TraverseIn>: TIP 204
<TraverseOut>: TIP 204
<KP_Enter>: on Windows TIP 158

Changes to Bundled Packages edit

New packages

ttk::theme::alt: 8.5 TIP 248
ttk::theme::classic: 8.5 TIP 248
ttk::theme::default: 8.5 TIP 248
ttk::theme::clam: 8.5 TIP 248
tile 0.8.0: TIP 248
Ttk 8.5.0: TIP 248
platform 1.0.3: TIP 291
platform::shell 1.1.3: TIP 291
tcl::tommath 8.5.0

Updated packages

dde 1.3.2: TIP 120, 130, and 135
msgcat 1.4.2: TIP 156
opt 0.4.5
registry 1.2.1
tcltest 2.3.0

What other kinds of changes will a developer have to make when moving from Tcl 8.4 to 8.5?

[Migration to 8.5: Big integers]
[Migration to 8.5: Tile]
Tcl/Tk 8.5: New public C routines

Category Documentation

Changes in Tcl/Tk