1img-intro(n)                          Img                         img-intro(n)
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NAME

8       img-intro - Introduction to Img
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SYNOPSIS

11       package require Tk
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13       package require Img  ?1.4?
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DESCRIPTION

18       Img  is a Tk extension, adding support for many other Image formats, as
19       listed below. The individual formats are described in  more  detail  on
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22       bmp    Windows bitmap format.  See img-bmp.
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24       dted   DTED terrain elevation data interpreted as image.  See img-dted.
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26       gif    The  venerable  graphics  interchange format (with transparency,
27              but without LZW. The latter due to patent issues).  See img-gif.
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29       ico    Windows icon files.  See img-ico.
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31       jpeg   The format for lossy compressed still pictures specified by  the
32              Joint Picture Experts Group.  See img-jpeg.
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34       pcx    Paintbrush image format.  See img-pcx.
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36       pixmap While the other formats are handlers for the Tk photo image type
37              this is a new image type for Tk.  See img-pixmap.
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39       png    Portable Network Graphics, successor to GIF.  See img-png.
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41       ppm    Portable Pixmaps.  See img-ppm.
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43       ps     Postscript and PDF (Portable document format). Requires  an  ex‐
44              ternal application, ghostview, for its operation.  See img-ps.
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46       raw    Raw matrix data interpreted as image.  See img-raw.
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48       sgi    Native SGI format.  See img-sgi.
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50       sun    Sun raster images.  See img-sun.
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52       tga    Targa files.  See img-tga.
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54       tiff   Tagged Interchange File Format.  See img-tiff.
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56       window Put the content of a Tk window into an image.  See img-window.
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58       xbm    X Bitmaps.  See img-xbm.
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62       This version only works with Tcl/Tk 8.3 or higher.  If you are using Tk
63       8.2, please use Img 1.3.  If you are using Tk 8.1 or lower please stick
64       with  Img 1.2.4 (which is still available).  And if you are using Tk4.2
65       or lower, please stick with Img 1.1.4 (which is also still available).
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SEE ALSO

68       img-bmp, img-dted, img-gif,  img-ico,  img-jpeg,  img-pcx,  img-pixmap,
69       img-png, img-ppm, img-ps, img-raw, img-sgi, img-sun, img-tga, img-tiff,
70       img-window, img-xbm, img-xpm
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KEYWORDS

73       bmp, gif, ico, image handling, jpeg, pcx, pdf, pixmap, png, postscript,
74       ppm, ps, sgi, sun, tga, tiff, tk, window, xbm, xpm
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77       Copyright (c) 1995-2009 Jan Nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net>
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