Programming Microsoft? Windows? with C#

Petzold, Charles

ISBN 10: 0735613702 / ISBN 13: 9780735613706

Published by Microsoft Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Programming Microsoft? Windows? with C#
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0735613702
• ISBN 13: 9780735613706
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

“Look it up in Petzold” remains the last word on Windows development. In this .NET-ready Windows programming guide, the best-selling author shows you how to get the most out of Windows Forms—the next-generation Windows programming class library. You’ll discover how to use C# to create dynamic user interfaces and graphical outputs for Windows applications. With dozens of examples of client applications to illustrate common techniques and plenty of no-nonsense advice on best programming practices, you’ll be C# sharp in no time. Topics covered in this guide include:

• A tour of C#
• Windows Forms
• Essential structures
• An exercise in text output
• Lines, curves, and area fills
• Tapping into the keyboard
• Pages and transforms
• Taming the mouse
• Text and fonts
• The timer and time
• Images and bitmaps
• Buttons, labels, and scrolls
• Béziers and other splines
• Menus
• Paths, regions, and clipping
• Dialog boxes
• Brushes and pens
• Edit, list, and spin controls
• Font fun
• Toolbars and status bars
• Printing
• Tree view and List view
• Metafiles
• Clip, drag, and drop

INCLUDED ON CD-ROM: * Sample source code for all the examples presented in the book

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About the Author

Charles Petzold has been writing about programming for Windows-based operating systems for 24 years. A Microsoft MVP for Client Application Development and a Windows Pioneer Award winner, Petzold is author of the classic Programming Windows, currently in its fifth edition and one of the best-known programming books of all time; the widely acclaimed Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software; and more than a dozen other books.