Version 4 of Known bugs in CE ports

Updated 2003-07-01 17:31:38

Before porting Tcl scripts to a PocketPC or PDA running Windows/CE, check this list for known problems of the two current ports, and some workarounds.

8.4a2 port by Rainer Keuchel:

  • canvas: arcs and ovals are not shown (Regular polygons for a workaround)
  • canvas: lines of width > 1 are always black, -fill color is ignored
  • font families only lists initial letter of font names (font families workaround)
  • puts stdout not possible (puts workaround)
  • text: Cursor often jumps to a different position
  • slow

8.4.3 port by Jeffrey Hobbs:

  • menus are not shown
  • scrollbars always move to one end, no intermediate position possible
  • fileevent readable on a socket seems to trigger once and only once regardless of whether the socket is actually readable (see PocketPC socket/fileevent strangeness)