OS/2 Presentation manager GPI: Graphics programming guide to the 32-bit operating system (VNR's OS/2 series)

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.