User:Whiteknight/Perl Tk

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I want to write a short book about graphical interface design using Perl/Tk. This is mostly because of the dearth of information available on the internet about this topic. A google search for Perl/Tk help will return multiple copies of the POD library documentation, which isn't helpful.

The Plan

Target Audience

Computer programmers

Scope

Will cover graphical interface design using Perl/Tk

Prerequisites

Perl

Corequisites

None.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Obtaining Perl-Tk

Tk Basics

• Graphical User Interfaces
• Perl-Tk Program Structure

Widgets

• MainWindow and TopLevel
• Widget Handles
• Text and Labels
• Forms: Buttons, Checkboxes, Inputs
• Menus

Geometry Managers

• Frames and Notebooks
• The Grid
• The Pack Algorithm
• Forms
• Dialog Boxes

Bindings and Events

• Bindings
• Scrollbars
• Input Bindings
• Balloons and Tooltips
• Event Handlers
• Timing and Synchronizing

Images and Graphics

• Images
• Canvas
• Animations

Custom Widgets

• Derived Widgets
• Compound Widgets
• Mega Widgets

Resources

• http://www.bin-co.com/perl/perl_tk_tutorial/widgets2.php