thing I noticed that was kind of nifty in the new tcl sources is a check to see whether a particular canvas has been loaded. Namely, variable ::loaded($mycanvas) which effectively (if I am not mistaken) generates a member in the global ::loaded array and which is exactly what I needed.
Actually, this variable is a bad example as it does get deallocated but ::yscrollsomething($mycanvas) and another variable for x axis to the best of my knowledge does not get deallocated. So, I guess the question remains hopefully relevant...
Please advise.
Best wishes,
Ico