Learning Perl/Tk

Reading Order

This book was designed and written with two major audiences in mind: people new to Perl/Tk and those who have experience with it.

Perl/Tk Novices

If you have no idea where to start, start at the beginning. This book is designed to lead you into topics by building a foundation of knowledge. We'll start simple with the button widget in Chapter 3, and move up to more complicated widgets. Using Perl/Tk is not really that hard once you understand the basic fundamentals of how it works.

Somewhat Experienced to Gurus

Okay, so you've written a ton of programs with Perl/Tk and think you know how to do things. Chances are you have found a "way that works," and have stuck with it. I recommend reading through Chapter 2, so you have a complete understanding of how the geometry managers work. Then skip around to the widget sections you are interested in. I have included useful snippets of code (and sometimes full programs) that will give you ideas on how to use widgets in different ways. The list of options for each widget are helpful reminders of all those pesky options and how they affect each widget.