Designing Mega Widgets in the Tix Library

Authors: 

Ioi K. Lam, University of Pennysylvania

Abstract: 

Tcl/Tk graphical applications are built by assembling Tk widgets. The Tix library pre-packages the standard Tk widgets into an extensive set of higher-level GUI components, a.k.a. mega-widgets, so that applications ban be built more rapidly and in a more structural manner. With many new widgets, the Tix library enriches Tcl/Tk applications by introducing new interaction techniques. The Tix mega-widgets have a powerful application programming interface (API) designed to boost application programmers' productivity.

This paper describes the mega-widgets in the Tix library and discusses the principles for designing the API of mega-widgets.

BibTeX
@inproceedings {260377,
author = {Ioi K. Lam},
title = {Designing Mega Widgets in the Tix Library},
booktitle = {USENIX Third Annual Tcl/Tk Workshop ( USENIX Third Annual Tcl/Tk Workshop)},
year = {1995},
address = {Toronto, Ontario},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenix-third-annual-tcltk-workshop/designing-mega-widgets-tix-library},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = jul
}
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Paper: 
http://usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/tcl95/full_papers/lam.ps