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tkgnats

NAME

tkgnats - X Window interface to the GNATS problem report database

SYNOPSIS

tkgnats

DESCRIPTION

tkgnats is a GUI interface to the GNATS problem report database. It should run on any platform supported by Tcl/Tk. It allows you to:

- Query the GNATS database.

- View and Edit items returned from a query.

- Print problem reports and summaries.

- Send followup-email regarding problem reports.

The tkgnats command is the main menu for the system. It has these items:

One or more GNATS database items

Send, query and edit problem reports.

TkGnats Site README (optional)

Show special README file customized for your site.

TkGnats Documentation (optional)

Show TkGnats documentation file.

Gnats Info (optional)

Show Gnats GNU Info file.

Mail System (optional)

Execute your mail reader.

OPTIONS

-lib TkGnats Library

This is the directory where TkGnats is installed.

-ini TkGnats initialization file

This is meant for Windows users as an easy way for an individual to specify configuration parameters.

-servers TkGnats servers file

This overrides the default servers file TKGNATSLIB/servers. See the README.config file for details of this file.

REQUIREMENTS

tkgnats assumes the following programs are present somewhere within the users search $PATH.

(g)tbl - For producing PostScript format printed reports.

(g)roff - For producing PostScript format printed reports.

ghostview - For previewing PostScript format printed reports.

Many of these required programs can be redefined to something functionally similar by editing the tkgnats.config configuration file that is part of the tkgnats release.

USER INTERFACE NOTES

See the on-line help with the Help button.

SEE ALSO

The various README files that come with TkGnats, and the GNATS Info file.

BUGS

Please send mail to the author if you have a bug to report.

AUTHOR

This version of tkgnats was created by Rick Macdonald <rickm@vsl.com> from the original version 1.3 by Mike Hoegeman.

CORRESPONDENCE

Email can be sent to the author at the following address.

rickm@vsl.com