Windows 2000 Graphics API Black Book with CD-ROM.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chandler, Damon.

Contributor:

Fötsch, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer graphics.

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Local Subjects:

Computer graphics.

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Phoenix : Paraglyph Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is designed to help general Windows developers and developers of image processing-based applications (including desktop publishing programs) with highly focused solutions using the Black Book approach. Hundreds of graphics coding examples and tips and tricks are provided. It features a complete presentation of specific DirectDraw-based solutions, computer graphics algorithms, and a primer on computer graphics theory, which is also helpful for game developers. The book also teaches how to control every aspect of Windows bitmaps, reliably render/capture images to the printer and other devices, and compressing and decompressing images. It shows in detail how to use the GDI functions including Windows 2000-specific GDI functions, such as the new alpha blending support, and creating advanced user interfaces.

Contents:

""About the Authors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents at a Glance""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Device Contexts""; ""The Brush Object""; ""The Pen Object""; ""The Font Object""; ""Lines, Curves, and Shapes""; ""The Bitmap Object""; ""Device-Independent Bitmaps""; ""Regions and Paths""; ""Palettes""; ""Coordinate Spaces""; ""The IDirectDraw7 Interface""; ""DirectDraw Display Modes""; ""DirectDraw Surfaces""; ""DirectDraw Clippers""; ""DirectDraw Colors and Palettes""; ""Image Color Management""; ""Image Manipulation""; ""Image File Formats""

""A Brief Review of Matrices and Vectors""""Other Resources""; ""Index""; ""What's On The CD-ROM""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.