OS/2 Presentation Manager GPI: Graphics Programming Guide to the 32-bit Operating System (VNR Computer Library)

This newly revised and expanded edition of Winn's instant classic maintains the comprehensive coverage and popular format of the original, while providing numerous new programming examples and in-depth coverage of the significant extensions to GPI. New topics include the change from 16- to 32-bits, drawing primitive functions, text alignment attributes, the font dialog function, the palette manager functions, the compression in bit map support and more illustrated programming examples. An indispensable reference for C programmers at every level, the book also offers a thorough description of GPI architecture and shows how GPI functions can be used to create various application programs.