Microsoft Win32 Programmer S Reference Window Management And Graphic Device Interface

Targeted at professional C programmers interested in 32-bit Windows programming, these official Microsoft Programmer's Guides contain overview material in an explanatory format. Volume 1 covers systems, services, and Windows management. Volume 2 covers the GDI (Graphics Device Interface). This is resource material that programmers will turn to during the design and early development of an application.

Currently, there aren't any good books on Windows graphics programming. Programmers looking for help are left to muddle their way through online documentation and API books that don't focus on this topic. This book paves new ground, covering actual graphics implementation, hidden restrictions, and performance issues programmers need to know about.

Targeted at professional C programmers interested in 32-bit Windows programming, these are the official Microsoft Programmer's References. Volumes 1 and 2 are the alphabetic API references: Volume 1 covers API functions A-M. Volume 2 covers N-Z. Each entry provides basic information on an element, syntax, description, etc. Volume 3 covers messages, structures, and data types. This material is also included in the Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit.

A reference containing file-format details and tables, debugging messages and code samples for using Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL) created especially for programming. Key to this volume are definitions and protocols surrounding new Windows 3.1 usability.

Unlike other books on the topic, this is a strictly 32-bit book, covering both operating system aspects and user interface topics, including input and output. It features all the material necessary to understand and write 32-bit Windows applications targeted for both Windows 95 and Window NT 3.51.