{"product_id":"9780596551964","title":"Mastering Perl\/Tk: Graphical User Interfaces in Perl","description":"Perl\/Tk is the marriage of the Tk graphical toolkit with Perl, the powerful programming language used primarily for system administration, web programming, and database manipulation. With Perl\/Tk, you can build Perl programs with an attractive, intuitive GUI interface with all the power of Perl behind it.\u003cbr\u003eMastering Perl\/Tk is the \"bible\" of Perl\/Tk: It's not only a great book for getting started, but the best reference for learning the techniques of experienced Perl\/Tk programmers. The first half of the book contains the basics on how to use Perl\/Tk, and then branches out into advanced applications with a series of extensive program examples. The result is a book accessible for novices, and invaluable for experienced programmers ready to learn the next step in the elegant and effective use of Perl\/Tk. The book includes:\u003cbr\u003eAn introduction to each of the basic Perl\/Tk widgets and geometry managers\u003cbr\u003eA dissection of the MainLoop, including how to use callbacks and bindings effectively\u003cbr\u003eCoverage of the Tix widgets, an extended set of widgets that are a part of the standard Perl\/Tk distribution\u003cbr\u003eWorking with images in Perl\/Tk, including bitmaps, pixmaps, photos, and how to compose a compound image type\u003cbr\u003eHow to create custom mega-widgets in Perl\/Tk, both composite and derived\u003cbr\u003eHandling interprocess communication with Perl\/Tk, both with standard Unix utilities (pipes and sockets) and with the send command designed for direct communication between Tk applications\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping your own Tk widget in the C language\u003cbr\u003eExamples of web applications written with Perl\/Tk and the LWP library\u003cbr\u003eThe book also includes appendices on installing Perl\/Tk, a complete quick-reference for each standard widget, and listings of all the extended examples in the book.\u003cbr\u003eNancy Walsh is the author of Learning Perl\/Tk, and Steve Lidie wrote the Perl\/Tk Pocket Reference as well as a series of Perl\/Tk articles in The Perl Journal. Together, they have written Mastering Perl\/Tk to be the definitive guide to Perl\/Tk.","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106615279856,"sku":"9780596551964","price":23.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780596551964_p0.jpg?v=1763724575","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780596551964","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}