my $c1 = $scr->Canvas( -background => "#FF8000", -borderwidth => 0, -relief => "flat", ); $c1->place( -x => 0, -y => 0, -height => $image_height, -width => $image_width); $c1->createText(int($image_width/2), int($image_height/2), -text => 'Diese ist ein Textbeispiel', -font => "{MS Sans Serif} 14 {bold}");