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Graphic Java 1.2, Volume 1: AWT, Third Edition

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Comprehensive guide to developing Graphical User Interfaces with the JDK 1.2."
Covers Double Buffering, Sprite Animation, Clipboard and Data Transfer, and other advanced topics."
Features new chapters on Drag and Drop, Graphics, Colors and Fonts, and Image Manipulation."
The Sun Microsystems Press Java Series David M. Geary Graphic Java 1.2 is the most comprehensive guide to the Java Foundation Classes (JFC) available. Three volumes cover all aspects of the JFC providing java developers with the skills needed to build professional, cross platform applications that take full advantage of the Java Foundation Classes."
The AWT is the cornerstone of the Java Foundation Classes. Volume 1 provides detailed descriptions of every aspect of the 1.2 AWT, including: "

Event Handling."
Layout Managers."
Graphics, Colors & Fonts."
Image Manipulation."
Lightweight Components."
Data Transfer & Drag and Drop."
Double Buffering."

Sprite Animation Java expert David Geary provides clear and in-depth explanations of both fundamental and advanced AWT concepts. The layout manager chapter, for example, is over 100 pages long and includes what readers have called the best explanation of GridBagLayout on the planet. A GridBagLab application on the CD lets you explore GridBagLayout on your own."
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The accompanying CD-ROM includes all of the example code from the book, ready to run on Solaris™ ", Windows 95, Windows NT, and Macintosh along with the JDK™ " 1.2 beta for those platforms."

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First published September 21, 1998

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