Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (Paperback)

Brent Welch

ISBN 10: 0130385603 / ISBN 13: 9780130385604

Published by Pearson Education (US), Upper Saddle River, 2003

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Paperback. Practical Programming in Tcl/Tk, 4th editionThe Tcl/Tk bestseller fully updated for Tcl 8.4!Authoritative coverage of every Tcl and Tk command in the core toolkitsState-of-the-art Tk GUI coverage for Tcl, Perl, Python, and Ruby developers Covers all key Tcl 8.4 enhancements: VFS, internationalization and performance improvements, new widgets, and much moreCovers multi-threaded Tcl applications and Starkits, a revolutionary way to package and deploy Tcl applicationsCD-ROM: Source and binary Tcl/Tk distributions and extensions for Windows(R), Linux(tm), Solaris(tm), and Macintosh(R), plus all code from the bookThe Tcl/Tk bestseller, now completely updated for Tcl 8.4!The world's #1 guide to Tcl/Tk has been thoroughly updated to reflect Tcl/Tk8.4's powerful improvements in functionality, flexibility, and performance!Brent Welch, Ken Jones, and Jeffrey Hobbs, three of the world1s leading Tcl/Tk experts, cover every facet of Tcl/Tk programming, including cross-platform scripting and GUI development, networking, enterprise application integration, and much more.Coverage includes: Systematic explanations and sample code for all Tcl/Tk 8.4 core commandsComplete Tk GUI development guidance--perfect for developers working with Perl, Python, or Ruby Insider's insights into Tcl 8.4's key enhancements: VFS layer, internationalized font/character set support, new widgets, and moreDefinitive coverage of TclHttpd web server--written by its creatorNew ways to leverage Tcl/Tk 8.4's major performance improvementsAdvanced coverage: threading, Safe Tcl, Tcl script library, regular expressions, and namespacesWhether you1re upgrading to Tcl/Tk 8.4, or building GUIs for applicationscreated with other languages, or just searching for a better cross-platformscripting solution, Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk, Fourth Editiondelivers all you need to get results!The accompanying CD-ROM includes source and binary distributionsof Tcl/Tk, Tcl extensions, and tools for Windows 9x/2000/XP, Linux, Solaris, and Macintosh, plus all the code from the book. Serving as a guide to Tcl/Tk, this work covers various facets of Tcl/Tk programming, including cross-platform scripting and GUI development, networking, enterprise application integration, and more. Its coverage includes: explanations and sample code for all Tcl/Tk 8.4 core commands; Tk GUI development guidance; and Tcl Httpd web server. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk (Paperback)
• Publisher: Pearson Education (US), Upper Saddle River
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130385603
• ISBN 13: 9780130385604
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Practical Programming in Tcl/Tk is described as the "bible" for Tcl programmers. It is a guide to the Tcl/Tk programming language and GUI toolkit. This revision includes substantial updates to cover the new version 8.4-giving both an overview of the features, as well as details about every command in the language. The third edition, written on version 8.2, sold over 30,000 copies. Version 8.4 of Tcl - Tool Command Language-provides substantial updates to one of the most popular UNIX scripting languages. The latest release, includes the addition of a virtual filesystem (VFS), many additional programming widgets (spinbox, panedwindow, labelframe),and improved performance of about 20% over 8.3. The book provides a guide to the best ways to use the tooklit. It not only gives accurate details, but includes extensive examples that demonstrate the best way to use the toolkit. The authors are experts that have both developed the technology and used it to solve problems, so they have many valuable insights to relate to the readers.

About the Author

BRENT B. WELCH is a software architect at Panasas, and former researchengineer at Sun Microsystems and Xerox® PARC. He served as senior webengineer at Scriptics, and has been involved in Tcl and Tk from theirearliest days, developing major Tcl applications such as the exmh email userinterface and TclHttpd web server.

Ken Jones has provided training and documentation for software developersfor almost 20 years. He has specialized in the Tcl/Tk language since 1998.

Jeffrey Hobbs is a member of the Tcl Core Team and the release manager forTcl/Tk core. As Senior Developer at ActiveState, he is technical lead forTcl technologies. He served as Tcl Ambassador for Scriptics, and maintainsthe Tk Usage FAQ.