Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk/Book and Disk

Completely-updated Tcl/Tk best-seller, covering the latest releases: Tcl 7.6 and Tk 4.2. Extensive new coverage for both UNIX and new Windows and Macintosh Tcl/Tk implementations.-- All-new chapters on network socket programming, multiplatform programming, HTML support, and creating new Tcl widgets with the Tk metawidget facility-- Learn to use Tcl as an Internet scripting language.-- Includes CD-ROM with Tcl/Tk implementations for all versions of Windows and key UNIX platforms, plus all code samples.This is the most comprehensive, practical guide to Tcl and Tk available. Beginners will get the most thorough introduction available, and experts will gain insight from the extensive programming tips and examples. The book begins by introducing Tcl and the fundamental mechanisms that characterize it. It presents both basic and advanced coding techniques, describes Tcl's interface to the operating system, and the script library facility. It introduces Tk and the relevant aspects of the X Window system, presenting examples and sample widgets. The book includes extensive coverage of user interface development, including techniques for creating user interfaces that run on all major desktop platforms. It describes Tcl's improved network support, as well as Safe Tcl. It also covers advanced topics such as C programming with the Tk toolkit. Finally, the book previews the Tcl 8.0 compiler and the Tcl/Tk plug-in for both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft ExplBrent B. Welch is the author of 'Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk/Book and Disk' with ISBN 9780131820074 and ISBN 0131820079.