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The Tomes of Delphi 3: Win32 Graphical Api [Paperback]

David Bowden (Author), Larry Diehl (Author), Phil Dorcas (Author), Kenneth Harrison (Author), Rod Mathes (Author), Ovais Reza (Author), Mike Tobin (Author), John Ayres (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1998

A comprehensive reference to all of the Win 32 API function calls used to display graphics and user interface elements, this book highlights such topics as drawing primitives, color palette management, regions, and paths. The highly innovative InstallShield and DemoShield software are included on the CD-ROM. .

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Product Details

Paperback: 879 pages
Publisher: Wordware (March 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1556226101
ISBN-13: 978-1556226106
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds

Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,591,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #65 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Borland Delphi

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1.0 out of 5 stars Like a fool I bought this one inspite of the reviews here..., August 28, 2000

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This review is from: The Tomes of Delphi 3: Win32 Graphical Api (Paperback)

Like a fool, I bought this book in spite of the many negative reviews on this page. I was sorely disappointed. As the other reviewers have said, if you can read Visual Basic and you have MSDN, you don't need this book. The examples are beyond useless. The writing is disjoined and poor. Basically, this thing is nothing but a very expensive paper weight.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty bloody thin, if you ask me, September 6, 2000

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Is this a tome? I was expecting deep subject coverage. What we have instead is a reproduction of the API docs. Does that a tome make? I think not. What's missing? Complex examples. Real-world examples (who creates windows with API calls when we have TForm?). Undocumented insights behind the APIs -- things you can't find in MSDN or the Platform SDK. More than anything, this book highlights the bloody lack of good Delphi books. This one is definitely a pass.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A repeat of MSDN, June 17, 2000

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This book is no tome, unless 'tome' has come to mean a regurgitation of something someone else wrote. The examples are beyond bad. Many are lifted directly from the MSDN and Borland help (translated to Pascal, of course). Delphi Developer's Guide by Pancheco and Texeria is much better.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Looks alot like MSDN to me
Couldn't help but notice the obvious similarities between this book and the examples in MSDN and the Platform SDK. Read more

Published on September 6, 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Like the other tomes books, pretentious and uninformative
I don't know many Delphi developers who can't at least read VB code. Obviously, the authors of this book can, because the examples are eerily similar to the VB Win32 examples in... Read more

Published on September 1, 2000 by Steve Shell

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good value
I didn't think I really got my money's worth on this one. For the price paid I expected a lot more than a hackneyed translation of the graphics API. Read more

Published on August 24, 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Competent Windows developers do not need this book
If you are already a reasonably competent Windows developer, you do not need this book. It only builds (slightly ) on what's already in MSDN and the online docs, as other... Read more

Published on August 24, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Delphi reference manual for win32 API functions.
The harsh criticisms below, according to which a Delphi programmer should wade through seas of C++ code in MSDN in order to access win32 graphical functions, are rediculous. Read more

Published on August 21, 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars A pathetic waste of print
As the other reviewers have pointed out, this book is mostly a rehash of the Win32 help files and the stuff in Microsoft Developer Network. Read more

Published on August 16, 2000 by Delbert Hughes

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time or your money on this book
All the info in this book can be found in the Win32 API help files and in MSDN. Many of the examples in this book are so similiar to their counterparts in MSDN that they add no... Read more

Published on August 14, 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Redundant to a fault
This book is redundant to a fault. It repeats what is already in the Win32 SDK documentation, merely "translating" it to Pascal on the way. Read more

Published on May 9, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK AND EXAMPLES A MUST FOR ANY TRUE DELPHI PROGRAMME
This is a great book as good if not better then the Core. All of the examples are practical examples, and all work. Read more

Published on December 4, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Book
This book is filled with all sorts of neat tricks in any language. Add in the fact that all the code examples are in Object Pascal, and you have possibly the best programming book... Read more

Published on December 2, 1998

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