Tcl/Tk Programmer's Reference

Keep it handy while you program and you will:

• Find all of the information you need on Tcl scripting elements
• Master all of Tk's commands, widgets, and options
• Learn fast, inexpensive, and flexible ways to create powerful GUI applications for Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Mac OS environments
• Get expert advice in unique "Programmer's Tip" elements scattered throughout

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Getting started with tcl and tk

Tcl basics

Tk basics

Part 2: Tcl/tk Commands

Syntax

After

Append

Applescript

Argvo

Argc

Argv

Array

Auto

Execok

Auto

Load

Auto

Mkindex

Auto-path

Auto reset

Beep i

Bell

Binary

Bind

Bindtags

Bgerror

Break

Button

Canvas

Case

Catch

Cd

Checkbutton

Clipboard

Clock

Close

Concat

Console

Continue

Dde

Destroy

Encoding

Entry

Env

Eof

Error

Errorcode

Errorinfo

Eva

Event

Exec

Exit

Expr

Fblocked

Fconfigure

Fcopy

File

Fileevent

Flush

Focus

Font

For

Foreach

Format

Frame

Gets

Glob

Global

Grab

Grid

History

Http package

If

Image

Incr

Info

Interp

Join

Label

Lappend

Lindex

Linsert

List

Listbox

Ilength

Load

Lower

Irange

Ireplace

Isearch

Isort

Menu

Menubutton

Message

Msgcat

Package

Namespace

Open

Option

Optproc

Pack

Package

Parray

Pid

Place

Pkg-mklndex

Proc

Puts

Pwd

Radiobutton

Raise

Read

Regexp

Registry

Regsub

Rename

Resource

Return

Safe package

Scale

Scan

Scrollbar

Seek

Selection

Send

Set

Socket

Source

Split

String

Subst

Switch

Tcllog

Tcl-endofword

Tcl - findlibrary

Tcl-library

Tcl-patchl-evel

Tcl-platform

Tcl-precision

Tcl rcfllename

Tcl rcrsrcname

Tcl startofnextword

Tcl startofpreviousword

Tcl tracecompile

Tcl traceexec

Tcl version

Tcl wordbreakafter

Tcl-wordbreakbefore

Tell

Text

Time

Tk

Tktabtowindow

Tkwalt

Tk choosecolor

Tk__choosed!rectory

Tk-focusfollowsmouse

Tk_focusnext

Tk--focusprev

Tk_getopenflle

Tk--getsavefile

Tk-library

Tk_messagebox

Tk_optlonmenu

Tk-patchlevel

Tk_popup

Tk strictmotif

Tk_verslon

Toplevel

Trace

Unknown

Unset

Update

Uplevel

Upvar

Variable

Vwalt

While

Winfo

Wm

Part 3: Appendix

Setting options

Creating widgets

Cget configure

Option types

Options

Index