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>