in reply to TK vs. Web pages

The short answer is that web apps are the default GUI these days. They're quick to develop and easy to (not) distribute to users. It doesn't mean Tk doesn't have its uses, but most people will consider a web app first.

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Re^2: TK vs. Web pages
by apl (Monsignor) on Apr 02, 2007 at 16:44 UTC
    First, let me explain that I'm a dinosaur (migrating to Unix/Perl from PL/1 on a piece of Big Iron). So if I could, I'd like to ask one more (set of) questions.

    Do you hand-code HTML, or is there a Perl lib that facilitates the construction of a page, or ...

    To put it shortly, I understand how to construct the form if I was to use the Tk pm, but I'm not so keen on how to go about it using a Web page.

    I appreciate your giving me your time.

      There have been a few attempts to build GUI toolkits on top of HTML. Probably the most successful one in perl is bOP. None of them are widely used though. The common approach is to have design/HTML people who write HTML either by hand or with a tool like DreamWeaver and then integrate it into your application with something like Template Toolkit.