Interactive Web Applications with Tcl/Tk [Paperback]

Hattie Schroeder (Author), Michael Doyle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 1998

The Web is rapidly shifting from static sites to dynamic, interactive and animated sites. This book introduces the Tcl/Tk scripting language as a viable Web application development tool. It presents the fundamentals of programming with Tcl/Tk, and equips the reader with applications that take advantage of the Internet environment. The final chapters include advanced applications using the Spynergy Tcl/Tk libraries found on the enclosed CD-ROM, and incorporate PGP signatures. The CD-ROM contains a variety of examples and tools which allow readers either to build on basic applications or use the lessons in the book to build a "weblet" from scratch. Also included on the CD-ROM is the "Ed Tcl Code Editor," an editing and testing application written entirely in Tcl/Tk, which allows web developers to cut, copy, paste, search, and test code merely by pressing a button.

* Special emphasis is placed on secure interactive applications and PGP
* Chapters range from how to create text and graphic animations to how to build a complete web browser in Tcl/Tk
* CD-ROM runs on UNIX/ISO-9660 (all platforms) and Windows, and contains sample tools, programming utilities and sample code, as well as "Ed Tcl Code Editor"

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About the Author

Hattie Schroeder is a freelance writer for interactive web sites. She has a Master's degree in Writing from Boston University, as well as a B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Michael Doyle is the primary inventor of Web plug-in and applet technology, and the sole inventor of MetaMAP technology. He founded Eolas Technologies after serving as Director of the UCSF Center for Knowledge Management in San Francisco. He is also an adjunct member of the faculty of the UCSF Medical School and an adjunct professor of Computer Science at DePaul University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 603 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (April 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0122215400
• ISBN-13: 978-0122215407
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,185,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good demos, February 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Interactive Web Applications with Tcl/Tk (Paperback)

I really liked the example code. It's nice for a change to see really useful example programs, instead of the usual enginerdish foobar stuff.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Better get a Book of Brent Welche instead!, May 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Interactive Web Applications with Tcl/Tk (Paperback)

Forget this book. Half of the book consists of a Tcl/Tk introduction, better explanations are found in other books. Tcl/Tk code builds the other half, and Tcl/Tk code examples are available for free on the net. The toolbox they use in their examples hides all the real information you would need to understand the examples. But that's not given.

If you really want to learn about Tcl/Tk refer to the books of Brent Welch. There you will find a lot of examples and, in case you need more Tcl/Tk source code to learn something, look at the applications available (f.e. at Scriptics.com)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to Tcl/Tk, February 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Interactive Web Applications with Tcl/Tk (Paperback)

I've read a lot of introductory computer books that have left me after reading with the question "now what?" This book definitely answers that question. The example of the pure Tcl PointCast clone was absolutly incredible! The Spynergy Toolkit library makes it surprisingly easy to put together these sorts of apps, without much fuss.