If you really do just want to 'add graphics' to your scripts I think additional information is necessary. What sort of graphics do you want to add? For charts and graphs you might want to check out the GD.pm module.

Thanks for your reply.

I just want to create a 'Windows'-type environment for the visitors of my website.

I was looking for a way whereby each user would NOT have to set the $Display var on their individual terminals. I also needed to be able to have this graphical interface to be available to various platforms.

My understanding now, is that it is not that simple and using this interface in this uncontrolled arena may possibly open up a security 'hole' (I'm not exactly sure how, but may provide access to the shell?).

What are your thoughts?

Thanx. --newbie00

The key word that you hadn't used before is website. Tk is meant to be used to make graphical front-ends to non-CGI Perl programs -- say, like a Perl/Tk program that allows one to converse in the Chatterbox. Tk really has nothing to do with HTTP. If you're dealing with a website, chances are that you want something that's closer to CGI.pm or one of the many frameworks off of that. Thosewill allow you to have buttons and forms in your webpages. If you want to be able to open multiple windows and have more real-time feedback, Perl is likely not the solution; Java, JavaScipt, and Flash are more up that alley.

perl -pe '"I lo*`+$^X$\"$]!$/"=~m%(.*)%s;$_=$1;y^`+*^e v^#$&V"+@( NO CARRIER'