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Perl/TK Basics

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The idea behind Tk is to create an easy-to-use interface between Perl and Windows. In order to do this, Tk builds on top of the X Window System (or Microsoft Windows) to create "sub-windows" that contain buttons, menu bars, scroll bars, and other windows components. These components are called widgets.

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Rothwell, W.“. (2020). Perl/TK Basics. In: Pro Perl Programming. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5605-3_10

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