Win32 Programming (Addison-Wesley Advanced Windows Series)(2 Vol set) Paperback – Unabridged, January 16, 1997

by Brent E. Rector

Windows a thorough understanding of the Windows API will enable you to create applications that are elegant, efficient, and powerful.You will find comprehensive information on all aspects of Windows GUI programming, such Windows Controls, including the common controls GDI, including new features like transformations and geometric pensPrinting, including a reusable print engineCommon dialogs, including customizationBackground processing, including synchronization In addition, the book covers such important advanced topics as creation of Dynamic Link Libraries, storage management, windows subclassing, the Multiple Document Interface (MDI), and threads and their synchronization.More than just an introductory book, Win32 Programming is a reference to many of the more obscure and sometimes incomprehensible advanced features of the user interface and graphics subsystems. It is useful not only for C programmers but also for C++/MFC programmers because the API forms the basis for most MFC methods. The book's extensive and comprehensive index means you will never again have to search through pages of examples to find the example of the API function you want to see. This book is designed both to teach basic Windows programming and to be a useful companion for years to come.

Unknown Binding

First published January 16, 1997

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

A huge and exhaustive tome. I really did read this from front to back. If you really want to know how Windows works, this is an excellent guide. I do have some serious complaints about how the source code is presented. I like doing things from scratch for complete mastery, and this did make that difficult.