Name
image
- image
operation [arg arg
...] Create and manipulate image objects. The image command can take the following forms:
- image create
type
[name
] [option value
...] Create a new image of type
type
and return its name. The currently supported image types arebitmap
andphoto
. The option-value pairs valid for these types are described in the individual sections that follow. The name returned will bename
if given; otherwise, Tk picks a unique name of the formimageN
. If an image already exists by the given name, it is replaced with the new image and any instances of that image will be redisplayed.A new Tcl command is created with the image’s name. This command supports the cget and configure operation for changing and querying the image’s configuration options in the same manner as for widgets.
- image delete
image [image
...] Delete each of the given images. If a widget is using an instance of an image, it won’t actually be deleted until all of the instances are released. Existing instances will redisplay as empty areas. If a deleted image is recreated, the existing instances will use the new image.
- image height
image
Return the height, in pixels, of the image
image
.- image names
Return a list of all existing images.
- image type
image
Return the type of the image
image
.- image types
Return a list of supported image types.
- image width
image
Return the width, in pixels, of image
image
.
- image create
Bitmap Images
A bitmap image is represented by a background color, a foreground color, and two X11-format bitmaps, called ...
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