NAME

       img-intro - Introduction to Img

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tk

       package require Img  ?1.4?

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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>