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PUBLICATIONS

GLUT/Tk: Open GL with Tcl/Tk

Published

Author(s)

Joseph Konczal

Abstract

GLUT/Tk provides a mechanism for control of 3D graphics applications by a full-featured GUI system. It connects control windows written in Tk to OpenGL graphics windows managed by GLUT, with minimal disruption of each package's default program structure and small changes to the GLUT source code. GLUT/Tk is available for both Unix/X and Windows platforms, and our experience indicates that using GLUT/Tk, instead of platform specific interprocess communication (IPC) methods, makes programs much easier to port.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 500-253
Report Number
500-253
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

3D graphics, GLUT, GUI, IPC, OpenGL, Tcl, unix, Windows

Citation

Konczal, J. (2003), GLUT/Tk: Open GL with Tcl/Tk, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50761 (Accessed October 26, 2025)

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Created May 1, 2003, Updated October 16, 2008
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