Designing Screen Interfaces in C (Yourdon Press Computing Series) [Paperback]

James L. Pinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1991 | Series: Yourdon Press Computing Series

With an emphasis on developing easy-to-use, intuitive software, this volume demonstrates how C programmers can add windowing, pull-down menus, help screens, data input screens, point-and-shoot file selection and other features to enhance software for IBM PCs and clones. A practical, theoretical approach to interface design in C, the book offers readers techniques for producing software that will work with any display adapter, from the orginal monochrome display adapter to the VGA graphics card. The software described also works with multi-tasking environments such as DESQview. In step-by-step detail, the author walks the reader through constructing text-based window systems; building several popular menu systems, including pop-up, Lotus-style moving light bar, stacked light bar and pull-down menus; creating line editor and and data input screens; developing a function that allows users to select from lists of items via point-and-shoot or speed-search techniques; building a function for displaying and selecting files from a directory; and creating help screen editors.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book will discuss designing user interfaces using the C programming language. A major emphasis on menu design. A lower treatment than Rochkind's Advanced C for Displays.

Product Details

• Paperback: 476 pages
• Publisher: Yourdon (February 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132015838
• ISBN-13: 978-0132015837
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,566,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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