Chapter 4. GDI+
IN THIS CHAPTER
Before this chapter dives into the details of control development, a brief tour of GDI+ is in order. GDI stands for Graphics Device Interface, an abstraction for drawing to a graphics-capable device such as the screen or printer. GDI+ is the next stage of evolution in the development of the Win32 GDI API.
One of the major tasks associated with Windows development is the task of rendering or painting on the screen or printer. Humans are visual creatures, and as such the capability to provide information and feedback through visual means is important. Consider data within a spreadsheet. Although the actual figures and formulas detail the ...
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