Tcl and the Tk Toolkit

by Ousterhout, John K.; Jones, Ken

• ISBN13: 9780321336330
• ISBN10: 032133633X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-02
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Summary

The world's #1 Tcl/Tk tutorial, now thoroughly updated for the brand-new Tcl 8.5, written by the creator of Tcl--Perfect for newcomers who want to master Tcl/Tk 8.5 fast - and experienced Tcl/Tk programmers who want to master its advanced features.-Includes unsurpassed coverage of Tcl 8.5's updated C programming interface.-Straightforward, concise, and packed with reliable code examples.Tcl and the Tk Toolkit, Second Edition is the fastest way for newcomers to master Tcl/Tk. And it's also the most authoritative resource for experienced Tcl/Tk programmers who want to master Tcl's important C interfaces, both to integrate Tcl/Tk code with C applications, or to create new Tcl/Tk commands. Co-authored by Tcl/Tk creator John Osterhout, it shares the extraordinarily clarity and careful organization that made the First Edition a worldwide Tcl/Tk best-seller, while incorporating substantial updates for the brand-new Tcl/Tk 8.5. For newcomers, it offers a lucid introduction to the language and its key features, as well as practical, hands-on guidance for developing production applications. For experienced Tcl/Tk programmers, it presents unsurpassed coverage of Tcl/Tk's C interfaces, with examples of using C to create new Tcl commands, and integrating Tcl with existing C applications. (A bonus section on using Tcl/Tk interfaces to develop custom Tk widgets is available for download.)

Author Biography

John K. Ousterhout is a professor of computer science at Stanford University and chairman of Electric Cloud, Inc. Ousterhout created Tcl and is well-known for his work in distributed operating systems, high-performance file systems, and user interfaces. A member of the National Academy of Engineering and recipient of the ACM Software System Award (for Tcl), he has served as professor of computer science at UC Berkeley, distinguished engineer at Sun Microsystems, and CEO of Scriptics, which he founded.

 

Ken Jones, president of Avia Training and Consulting, has spent thousands of hours teaching Tcl to IT professionals. He has more than twenty years of experience training developers through live courses and documentation. As lead instructor at Scriptics, he worked closely with John K. Ousterhout and many other key Tcl developers. Jones coauthored Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk, Fourth Edition (Prentice Hall, 2003).

Table of Contents

Intro

Overview

Tcl Scripting

Syntax

Variables

Expressions

Lists

Dictionaries

Control Flow

Procedures

Namespaces

Strings

Files

Processes

Errors

Tcl Internals

History

Libraries

Tk Scripting

Tk Intro

Widget Tour

Themed Widgets

Fonts and Images

Geometry Managers

Bindings

Canvas

Text

Selection

Focus

Window Managers

Send

Modal

Config Options

Odds and Ends

Examples

Tcl C API

Philosophy

Interpreters

Tcl Objects

Evaluating Tcl Code

Accessing Tcl Variables

Creating New Commands

Tcl Extensions

Embedding Tcl

Exceptions

String Utilities

Hash Tables

Lists and Dictionaries

Channels

File System Interaction

Operating System Utilities

Threads

Building Tcl and Extensions

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