
                        TIX DOCUMENTATION MASTER INDEX
                                       
  ABOUT THIS FILE
  
   This file serves as the master index of all the off-line documentation
   included in this package. It also points you to the on-line
   documentation of Tix served in the World Wide Web.
   
   The file README.html is in HTML format and should be read using a HTML
   browser. If you do not have an HTML browser, each HTML document
   included in this package has a plain text version. For example, the
   plain text version of README.html is README.txt.
   
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
     * IMPORTANT: 
       
     Certain restrictions are placed on the use of Tix. These
     restrictions may affect how you may use Tix in your software. These
     restrictions may be different than the restrictions imposed on
     previous releases of Tix. Please read carefully the legal statements
     about this version of Tix in the file docs/LEGAL.html before using
     this version of Tix.
     * A brief descriptions of what Tix can be found below.
     * The version number of this Tix release is in the file Version.
     * Release Notes on this particular release version of Tix are in the
       file docs/Release.html.
     * The Installation Notes in the file docs/Install.html helps you get
       started with the Tix software. It also tells you what are the
       requirements for this version of Tix.
     * The Frequent Asked Questions about Tix are in the file
       docs/FAQ.html.
     * Changes made to Tix are recorded in the file docs/Changes.html.
     * The Tix package include some useful tools. They are described in
       the file tools/README.html.
     * Tix manual pages in HTML format can be found in the file
       docs/ManPages.html.
     * The Tix GL widgets runs only on Silicon Graphics machines. They
       are described in the file tools/SGI.html.
     * Some notes about porting Tix to various platforms from various
       contributors are in docs/Porting.html.
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     * Files Relevant to the Development of Tix 
          + A list of things I need to do, plus bug reports from Tix
            users are in the file docs/ToDo.html. Bugs that I have fixed
            are in: docs/BugsFixed.html.
          + A check-lkist of things to do for each Tix release is in
            docs/CheckList.html
            
  WHAT IS TIX?
  
   the Tix library is an extension to the Tk toolkit that contains over
   20 new widgets for Tk. Features include:
   
   A LOT of new widgets:
          ComboBox, Motif style FileSelectBox, MS Windows style
          FileSelectBox, PanedWindow, NoteBook, Hierarchical Listbox,
          Directory List/Tree View, Spin Control widget .... and many
          more. With these new widgets, your Tcl/Tk applications can
          acquire a great professional look and you can interact with
          your users in interesting new ways.
          
   XPM image suport:
          
          
   Compound images:
          A new image type called "compound" allows youto glue together a
          bunch of bitmaps, images and text strings together to form a
          bigger image. Then you can use this image with widgets that
          support the -image option. For example, you can display a text
          string string together with a bitmap, at the same time, inside
          a TK button widget.
          
   Form geometry manager:
          Works similar to the Motif Form widget. You can specify
          geometry constraints using attachment rules.
          
   Mwm window mamager support:
          With the tixMwm command, you can communicate with the Motif
          window manager "mwm"; you can add new items to the Motif system
          menu and change the window manager decorations.
          
  SUBSCRIBING TO THE TIX MAILING LIST
  
   There is a mailing list for Tix. To subscribe, send me a mail to
   ioi@graphics.cis.upenn.edu and I'll add you to the list manually.
   Currently there are about 120 people on the list.
   
   To send a message to the Tix mailing list, use the address
   tix-info@graphics.cis.upenn.edu
   
  TIX HOME PAGE
  
   The Tix Home Page at http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~ioi/tix/tix.html
   provides more detailed information about Tix.
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