img-intro(3tk)

NAME
img-intro - Introduction to Img

SYNOPSIS
package require Tk

package require Img ?1.4?

DESCRIPTION
Img is a Tk extension, adding support for many other Image formats, as listed below. The individual formats are described in more detail on their own pages.

bmp Windows bitmap format. See img-bmp.

dted
    Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) interpreted as image. See img-dted.

flir
    FLIR FPF Public Image format. See img-flir.

gif The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) (with transparency, but without LZW. The latter due to patent issues). See img-gif.

ico Windows icon format See img-ico.

jpeg
    Joint Picture Experts Group (JPEG) format. See img-jpeg.

pcx Paintbrush image format. See img-pcx.

pixmap
    While the other formats are handlers for the Tk photo image type this is a new image type for Tk. See img-pixmap.

png Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format. See img-png.

ppm Portable Pixmap format. See img-ppm.

ps  Postscript and PDF format. Requires an external application, ghostview for its operation. See img-ps.

raw Raw matrix data interpreted as image. See img-raw.

sgi Silicon Graphics (SGI) format. See img-sgi.

sun Sun raster format. See img-sun.

tga Truevision Targa format. See img-tga.

tiff
    Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). See img-tiff.

window
    Put the content of a Tk window into an image. See img-window.

xbm X Bitmap format. See img-xbm.

xpm X Pixmap format. See img-xpm.

This version only works with Tcl/Tk 8.3 or higher. If you are using Tk 8.2, please use Img 1.3. If you are using Tk 8.1 or lower please stick with Img 1.2.4 (which is still available). And if you are using Tk4.2 or lower, please stick with Img 1.1.4 (which is also still available).

SEE ALSO
img-bmp, img-dted, img-flir, img-gif, img-ico, img-jpeg, img-pcx, img-pixmap, img-png, img-ppm, img-ps, img-raw, img-sgi, img-sun, img-tga, img-tiff, img-window, img-xbm, img-xpm

KEYWORDS
bmp, gif, ico, image handling, jpeg, pcx, pdf, pixmap, png, postscript, ppm, ps, sgi, sun, tga, tiff, tk, window, xbm, xpm

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 1995-2023 Jan Nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net>