Effective Tcl/Tk Programming : Writing Better Programs with Tcl and Tk

You need a graphical user interface, and it needs to run on multiple platforms.

You don't have much time, and you're not a wizard with X/Motif, the Win32 GUI, or the Mac GUI.

The project seems impossible, but with Tcl/Tk it's simple and fun.

The Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit create a powerful programming environment for building graphical user interfaces.

With two lines of code you can create a simple button; with two hundred lines of code, a desktop calculator; and with a thousand lines of code, an industrial-strength groupware calendar and appointment minder.

Your applications run on all of the major platforms: UNIX, Windows 95/NT, and Macintosh.

You can even embed your programs in a Web page to make them available online.

Mark Harrison and Michael McLennan, two noted Tcl/Tk experts, combine their extensive experience in this practical programming guide.

It is ideal for developers who are acquainted with the basics of Tcl/Tk and are now moving on to build real applications.

Effective Tcl/Tk Programming shows you how to build Tcl/Tk applications effectively and efficiently through plenty of real-world advice.It clarifies some of the more powerful aspects of Tcl/Tk, such as the packer, the canvas widget, and binding tags.

The authors describe valuable design strategies and coding techniques that will make your Tcl/Tk projects successful.

You will learn how to: *Create interactive displays with the canvas widget * Create customized editors with the text widget *Create new geometry managers, like tabbed notebooks or paned windows *Implement client/server architectures * Handle data structures * Interface with existing applications *Package Tcl/Tk code into reusable libraries * Deliver Tcl/Tk applications that are easy to configure and install * Embed applications in a Web page * Build applications that will run on multiple platforms Throughout the book, the authors develop numerous applications and a library of reusable components.

Learn from their approach, follow their strategies, and steal their code for your own applications!

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