TCL / TK Programming

Tcl (Tool Command Language) is an interpreted high-level programming language that is highly readable and customizable. Tk (Tool Kit) is a graphical toolkit that is often used together with Tcl.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at developers or anyone who wish to learn the basics of Tcl and Tk as they step through the creation of a basic word processing application.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create complex GUIs using only a few dozen lines of code.
• Quickly create simple GUI programs for Linux.

Format Of The Course:

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options:

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Course Outline:

• Introduction
• Overview of Tcl
• Tcl features and applications
• Getting Started
• Setting up a local environment
• Overview of Tcl basic syntax
• Tcl Programming
• Commands
• Data types
• Variables
• Operators
• Decisions and loops
• Arrays
• Strings
• Lists and dictionary
• Procedures
• Packages
• Namespaces
• File I/O
• Error handling
• Built-in functions
• Using regular expressions
• Using Widgets
• Widgets overview
• Using basic widgets
• Using layout widgets
• Using selection widgets
• Using canvas widgets
• Using mega widgets
• Using Customization Tools
• Setting labels
• Generating message
• Adding buttons
• Creating menus
• Using frames
• Entering data
• Adding scrollbars
• Adding listbox
• Working with Text
• Creating fonts
• Creating and manipulating images
• Managing Events
• Binding events
• Linking events with a button
• Using Windows Manager
• Creating a window
• Destroying a window
• Using the Pack Geometry Manager
• Positioning and sizing
• Using grid geometry
• Troubleshooting
• Summary and Next Steps