timer-0.3.0 README

Timer package for Tcl/Tk

Description

The timer package provides easy access to Tcl's built-in clock with millisecond accuracy. It facilitates the writing of stopwatch and countdown timer applications.

Features

Auto-detection of support for (and use of) 64-bit integers.
32-bit timers have a maximum time of: 24 days 20 hours 31 minutes 23.647 seconds
64-bit timers have a maximum time of: 106751991167 days 7 hours 12 minutes 55.807 seconds
Sources cleanly into an existing namespace.
Does not pollute global namespace.
TIP 55 compliance for packaging and metadata.

Changes

Please refer to the file CHANGELOG.txt included in the doc directory of the archive.

Requirements

Tcl/Tk >= 8.3 (not tested with earlier versions)

Download

The package can be downloaded from:
http://www.binarism.com/tcl/timer/
http://www.binarism.com/tcl/timer-0.3.0.tgz

Installation

Extract the archive file into your tcl package path. The package is pure tcl code and requires no compilation.

Documentation

Please refer to the file index.html or timer.txt included in the doc directory of the archive.

Examples

Please refer to the files included in the examples directory of the archive.

Copyright

The timer package and all accompanying material is:
Copyright (C) 2002-2003, Mark G. Saye

This package is released under the BSD license. Please refer to the file LICENSE.html or LICENSE.txt included in the 'doc' directory of the archive for information on usage and distribution of this package, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.

Contact

Please send questions, comments, bug reports, patches, requests to:
Mark G. Saye <markgsaye@yahoo.com>