Mastering Perl/Tk: Graphical User Interfaces In Perl

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Perl/Tk Is The Marriage Of The Tk Graphical Toolkit With Perl, The Powerful Programming Language Used Primarily For System Administration, Web Programming, And Database Manipulation. With Perl/Tk, You Can Build Perl Programs With An Attractive, Intuitive Gui Interface With All The Power Of Perl Behind It.Mastering Perl/Tk Is The "Bible" Of Perl/Tk: Its Not Only A Great Book For Getting Started, But The Best Reference For Learning The Techniques Of Experienced Perl/Tk Programmers. The First Half Of The Book Contains The Basics On How To Use Perl/Tk, And Then Branches Out Into Advanced Applications With A Series Of Extensive Program Examples. The Result Is A Book Accessible For Novices, And Invaluable For Experienced Programmers Ready To Learn The Next Step In The Elegant And Effective Use Of Perl/Tk. The Book Includes:Li Type="Disc"An Introduction To Each Of The Basic Perl/Tk Widgets And Geometry Managersli Type="Disc"A Dissection Of The Mainloop, Including How To Use Callbacks And Bindings Effectivelyli Type="Disc"Coverage Of The Tix Widgets, An Extended Set Of Widgets That Are A Part Of The Standard Perl/Tk Distributionli Type="Disc"Working With Images In Perl/Tk, Including Bitmaps, Pixmaps, Photos, And How To Compose A Compound Image Typeli Type="Disc"How To Create Custom Mega-Widgets In Perl/Tk, Both Composite And Derivedli Type="Disc"Handling Interprocess Communication With Perl/Tk, Both With Standard Unix Utilities (Pipes And Sockets) And With The Send Command Designed For Direct Communication Between Tk Applicationsli Type="Disc"Developing Your Own Tk Widget In The C Languageli Type="Disc"Examples Of Web Applications Written With Perl/Tk And The Lwp Librarythe Book Also Includes Appendices On Installing Perl/Tk, A Complete Quick-Reference For Each Standard Widget, And Listings Of All The Extended Examples In The Book.Nancy Walsh Is The Author Of Ilearning Perl/Tk/I, And Steve Lidie Wrote The Iperl/Tk Pocket Reference/I As Well As A Series Of Perl/Tk Articles In The Perl Journal. Together, They Have Written Imastering Perl/Tk/I To Be The Definitive Guide To Perl/Tk.