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NAME
       img-intro - Introduction to Img

SYNOPSIS
       package require Tk

       package require Img  ?1.4?

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DESCRIPTION
       Img is a Tk extension, adding support for many other Image formats, as
       listed below. The individual formats are described in more detail on
       their own pages.

       bmp    Windows bitmap format.  See img-bmp.

       dted   DTED terrain elevation data interpreted as image.  See img-dted.

       gif    The venerable graphics interchange format (with transparency,
              but without LZW. The latter due to patent issues).  See img-gif.

       ico    Windows icon files.  See img-ico.

       jpeg   The format for lossy compressed still pictures specified by the
              Joint Picture Experts Group.  See img-jpeg.

       pcx    Paintbrush image format.  See img-pcx.

       pixmap While the other formats are handlers for the Tk photo image type
              this is a new image type for Tk.  See img-pixmap.

       png    Portable Network Graphics, successor to GIF.  See img-png.

       ppm    Portable Pixmaps.  See img-ppm.

       ps     Postscript and PDF (Portable document format). Requires an
              external application, ghostview, for its operation.  See img-ps.

       raw    Raw matrix data interpreted as image.  See img-raw.

       sgi    Native SGI format.  See img-sgi.

       sun    Sun raster images.  See img-sun.

       tga    Targa files.  See img-tga.

       tiff   Tagged Interchange File Format.  See img-tiff.

       window Put the content of a Tk window into an image.  See img-window.

       xbm    X Bitmaps.  See img-xbm.

       xpm    X Pixmaps.  See img-xpm.

       This version only works with Tcl/Tk 8.3 or higher.  If you are using Tk
       8.2, please use Img 1.3.  If you are using Tk 8.1 or lower please stick
       with Img 1.2.4 (which is still available).  And if you are using Tk4.2
       or lower, please stick with Img 1.1.4 (which is also still available).

SEE ALSO
       img-bmp, img-dted, img-gif, img-ico, img-jpeg, img-pcx, img-pixmap,
       img-png, img-ppm, img-ps, img-raw, img-sgi, img-sun, img-tga, img-tiff,
       img-window, img-xbm, img-xpm

KEYWORDS
       bmp, gif, ico, image handling, jpeg, pcx, pdf, pixmap, png, postscript,
       ppm, ps, sgi, sun, tga, tiff, tk, window, xbm, xpm

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 1995-2009 Jan Nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net>

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