\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}INTRODUCING THE ISTHMUS PROJECT}{1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.1}Theory of Isthmus}{1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.2}Incremental Development}{2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2.1}The First Isthmus}{2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2.2}Isthmus With Class Dictionaries}{2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2.3}Isthmus With Propagation Patterns}{3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.3}Starting With Isthmus}{3}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}USING ISTHMUS AND CLASS DICTIONARIES}{5}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.1}Creating the Environment}{5}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.2}Using the Class Dictionaries in Tcl\/Tk }{6}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.3}Functions \& Example Calls}{8}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3.1}Generic Functions}{9}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3.2}Object Manipulation Functions}{9}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3}PROPAGATION PATTERNS}{11}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.1}Creating the Environment}{11}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.2}Using Propagation Patterns with Isthmus}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.1}A Short Example}{12}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.2}A Longer Example}{14}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.3}Calling Tcl from Propagation Patterns}{18}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {4}CONFIGURING THE IMAKEFILE}{21}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {5}EXTRA INFORMATION}{23}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.1}Isthmus Location at NU}{23}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {6}INSTALLING THE ISTHMUS TOOL SET}{1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6.1}Supported Platforms}{1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6.2}Installation}{1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6.3}A Concrete Example}{2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {6.4}Self Test?}{2}