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# img-intro(n) 1.4 "Img"

## Name

img-intro - Introduction to Img

## Table Of Contents

## 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

  DTED terrain elevation data interpreted as image. See img-dted.

gif

  The venerable graphics interchange format (with transparency, but without LZW. The latter due to patent issues). See img-gif.

ico

  Windows icon files. See img-ico.

jpeg

  The format for lossy compressed still pictures specified by the Joint Picture Experts Group. 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, successor to GIF. See img-png.

ppm

  Portable Pixmaps. See img-ppm.

ps

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

raw

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

sgi

  Native SGI format. See img-sgi.

sun

  Sun raster images. See img-sun.

tga

  Targa files. See img-tga.

tiff

  Tagged Interchange File Format. See img-tiff.

window

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

xbm

  X Bitmaps. See img-xbm.

xpm

  X Pixmaps. 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-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 © 1995-2009 Jan Nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net>

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