Beginning Tk

Summary edit

An interactive community project to teach Tk scripting.

Description edit

This is a list of pages useful to those learning Tk. Please help add pages items and explanations, and arrange them in an order that would be mose useful for efficient learning.

General Information edit

What is Tk?
Tk syntax help
Tk glossary
When all you want is to run a Tk application
Common questions about Tk
ActiveTcl User Guide: For ActiveTcl
Tk performance
Apple Macintosh and Tcl/Tk
Microsoft Windows and Tcl
Microsoft Windows and Tk
Windows/CE
Pocket PC
Some common mistakes when programming in Tcl/Tk
Widgets in the initial Tk package
Coming to Tcl/Tk from an IDE environment

Basic Examples edit

The Hello World program as implemented in Tcl/Tk
Show me an example: takes the Hello World program farther.
Hello, Widgets! (a rock-bottom basic tutorial in Tcl and Tk)

Events edit

Event programming and why it is relevant to Tcl/Tk programming
Bindings and why they are important

Patterns edit

Interrupting loops: how to build a stop button
Overloading widgets
Writing Tk programs so that the user can do simple custimizations without modifying the application
Writing Tk programs so that the user can extend or interact with them without modifying the application

Developer Tools edit

Tcl/Tk Template Applications: a template for a basic Tk application

Menus edit

menu
Menus made easy

Dialogues edit

A file properties dialog

Fonts edit

How does one change the font in the wish widgets?

Text edit

A change-sensitive text widget
A little spellchecker
A little hypertext system
Text widget syntax highlighting
A minimal console
A minimal editor explained
How do I insert text programmatically at the current insertion point: in a text widget?

Text Entry edit

An entry with a history

Canvas edit

An analog clock in Tk
Tkeyes
Text widget example
Shapes and Lights - a simple canvas script
A little function plotter
A minimal doodler explained
A tiny drawing program

Image edit

Tk image Dos and Don'ts

Layout edit

Paning widgets

Meter Displays edit

A simple voltmeter
Dial widget

Miscellaneous Examples edit

Widgets in the initial Tk package: many screenshots
Tk examples
A little file searcher
Scroll bars that appear only when needed
Bag of Tk algorithms: lots of little procs, help yourself
Which Widget: How to find the name and type of a TK Widget.

If you don't know Tcl all that well yet, you should visit Beginning Tcl to help you get the hang of the language that Tk is most commonly hosted in.

Category Tutorial