[ REQ 5178]: nd-stuff and tcl/tk

[roseman at dimension4.math.uiowa.edu]

(Quite) a while back (Sept 16) I asked if I could get a (some sort  
of) version of the stuff that Brian et. al. did this summer.

Namely:

1) the modules that he wrote for coloring and slicing of 4d-objects
2) the 4d tetris that he (and others) wrote.

If possible I would like to be able to run these on Next (and SGI)  
hardware.  (I do have X windows for the NeXT--CoXist-- and  tcl/tk as  
well).

Is this possible?

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My understanding is that (one) reason for the delay is the problem of  
how package this stuff since it uses  tcl/tk (email from slevy of  
Sept21).

So my second question relates to this.  

Last summer, the thinking of the staff was that  tcl/tk was the  
"weapon of choice" in writing portable geomview modules.  (for  
example, the reply  [ REQ 5034] from Mark) I have an undergraduate in  
the process of doing this--but he as yet has not gotten into the "  
tcl/tk" part of things, but will be there soon--probably mid January.  


So my question is:  Is this still the "right thing" to do?  Or are  
the bundling problems,that seem to be the case, causing second  
thoughts?

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(Note: I will be leaving tomorrow afternoon for family vacation plus  
the S. F. Math Meeting; back Jan 13--will try and check e-mail but  
not sure how often while I am away)