OS/2 Presentation manager programming

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OS/2 Presentation manager programming

Paul W. Cheatham, David E. Reich, Robert F.G. Robinson

Wiley, c1990

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Includes bibliographical references.

Includes index.

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Description

Here is a complete programming guide for the newly introduced Presentation Manager which is now the standard user interface for the OS/2 operating system. Programming for the OS/2 Presentation Manager is radically different from traditional programming; even seasoned programmers will require a great deal of instructional material to enable them to write application programs. Written by members of IBM's OS/2 development team, this comprehensive guide contains numerous programming examples in C.

Table of Contents

  • EVOLUTION OF DOS AND OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEMS
  • DOS
  • OS/2 Standard Edition
  • USING OS/2 VERSION 1.2
  • Operating Environments
  • User Features in OS/2
  • PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS
  • OS/2 Base System Features
  • OS/2 Presentation Manager Functions
  • Building an Application
  • Message Architecture
  • Presentation Manager Program Structure
  • WINDOW PROGRAMMING
  • Presentation Manager Versus Traditional Programming
  • Window Programming Concepts
  • Messages
  • Dialogs
  • User Menus
  • GRAPHICS PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (GPI)
  • Device Contexts
  • Presentation Spaces
  • Graphics Primitives
  • Graphics Character Support
  • Graphics Segments
  • Transforms
  • Storing and Printing Application Graphics
  • ADVANCED TOPICS
  • Application Data Transfer
  • Subclassing Windows
  • Placing Resources in Dynamic Link Libraries Application Debugging Tips
  • Advanced VIO Programming
  • Window Templates
  • Appendices
  • Index.

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