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+[comment {-*- tcl -*- doctools}]
+[manpage_begin img-intro n 1.4]
+[moddesc Img]
+[titledesc {Introduction to Img}]
+[copyright {1995-2009 Jan Nijtmans <nijtmans@users.sourceforge.net>}]
+[require Tk]
+[require Img [opt 1.4]]
+[description]
+
+[package Img] is a [package Tk] extension, adding support for many
+other Image formats, as listed below. The individual formats are
+described in more detail on their own pages.
+
+[list_begin definitions]
+
+[lst_item [term bmp]]
+Windows bitmap format.
+See [cmd img-bmp].
+
+[lst_item [term dted]]
+DTED terrain elevation data interpreted as image.
+See [cmd img-dted].
+
+[lst_item [term gif]]
+The venerable graphics interchange format (with transparency, but
+without LZW. The latter due to patent issues).
+See [cmd img-gif].
+
+[lst_item [term ico]]
+Windows icon files.
+See [cmd img-ico].
+
+[lst_item [term jpeg]]
+The format for lossy compressed still pictures specified by the Joint
+Picture Experts Group.
+See [cmd img-jpeg].
+
+[lst_item [term pcx]]
+Paintbrush image format.
+See [cmd img-pcx].
+
+[lst_item [term pixmap]]
+While the other formats are handlers for the [package Tk] photo image
+type this is a new image type for [package Tk].
+See [cmd img-pixmap].
+
+[lst_item [term png]]
+Portable Network Graphics, successor to GIF.
+See [cmd img-png].
+
+[lst_item [term ppm]]
+Portable Pixmaps.
+See [cmd img-ppm].
+
+[lst_item [term ps]]
+Postscript and PDF (Portable document format). Requires an external
+application, [syscmd ghostview], for its operation.
+See [cmd img-ps].
+
+[lst_item [term raw]]
+Raw matrix data interpreted as image.
+See [cmd img-raw].
+
+[lst_item [term sgi]]
+Native SGI format.
+See [cmd img-sgi].
+
+[lst_item [term sun]]
+Sun raster images.
+See [cmd img-sun].
+
+[lst_item [term tga]]
+Targa files.
+See [cmd img-tga].
+
+[lst_item [term tiff]]
+Tagged Interchange File Format.
+See [cmd img-tiff].
+
+[lst_item [term window]]
+Put the content of a Tk window into an image.
+See [cmd img-window].
+
+[lst_item [term xbm]]
+X Bitmaps.
+See [cmd img-xbm].
+
+[lst_item [term xpm]]
+X Pixmaps.
+See [cmd img-xpm].
+
+[list_end]
+
+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 {image handling} tk xpm xbm gif png ppm tiff tga sun sgi postscript ps pdf pixmap pcx ico bmp window jpeg]
+[manpage_end]