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User Interfaces in VB .Net: Windows Forms and Custom Controls

AUTHOR MacDonald, Matthew
PUBLISHER Apress (07/09/2002)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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* Shows how to create elegant custom controls tailored to your data and application logic--in almost every chapter! * Describes the architecture of a well-planned user interface: everything from data binding strategies to document-view architecture with MDI * Shows how to create dynamic user interfaces, dockable windows, and your own vector-based drawing program * Teaches GDI+ essentials like hit testing, irregularly shaped forms, owner-drawn menus, and animated controls * Shows how to integrate "intelligence" into your user interfaces with embedded help and user agents
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ISBN-13: 9781590590447
ISBN-10: 1590590449
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 624
Carton Quantity: 7
Product Dimensions: 7.52 x 1.33 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 2.33 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Computers | Languages - Visual BASIC
Computers | Programming - Microsoft
Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General
Dewey Decimal: 005.268
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This title has a tutorial with best practices and design tips for coding user interfaces and integrating help. Developers need to know more than how to add a control to a window. They also need to know how to create an entire user interface framework that's scalable, flexible, and reusable.
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* Shows how to create elegant custom controls tailored to your data and application logic--in almost every chapter! * Describes the architecture of a well-planned user interface: everything from data binding strategies to document-view architecture with MDI * Shows how to create dynamic user interfaces, dockable windows, and your own vector-based drawing program * Teaches GDI+ essentials like hit testing, irregularly shaped forms, owner-drawn menus, and animated controls * Shows how to integrate "intelligence" into your user interfaces with embedded help and user agents
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Author: MacDonald, Matthew
Matthew MacDonald is a developer, author, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He's worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial versions, and has written over a dozen books on the subject, including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and Visual Basic 2005: A Developer's Notebook (O'Reilly). He has also written a number of Missing Manual titles on Excel 2007 and Access 2007 (O Reilly). His website is http: //www.prosetech.com/.
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