Windows and Os/2 Bitmapped Graphics/Book and Disk [Paperback]

Steve Rimmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1996

Here's a single-source reference for all programmers who want to work with bitmapped graphics in the Windows or OS/2 environments. The book covers Windows 95 and the OS/2 operating system; and displaying, printing and dithering bitmaps in the Windows environment. Disk contains the source code that is Windows 95 and OS/2 compatible.

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From the Back Cover

Integrate bitmapped graphics into your Windows and OS/2 applications-in minutes-with this amazing value-packed toolkit! Revised for up-to-the-minute advances in bitmapped graphics, this best-selling reference from graphics guru Steve Rimmer now comes with a CD-ROM crammed with source code and a hand-selected library of hundreds of example graphics to explore, including his own award-winning Graphics Workshop for Windows-one of the top ten shareware programs in the world! Ideal for both casual and serious programmers, this one-stop guide will help you master the complexities of GIF, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TGA, TIFF, and PCX. If you prefer, simply tap the extensive libraries already compiled for you! The state-of-the-art resource offers: Source and compiled libraries for reading and writing GIF, JPEG, BMP, PBG, Targa, PCX, and the complete range of TIFF files; PRJ, IDE, and MAK files for Borland and Microsoft C++ under Windows, and Borland C++ under OS/2; Example functions for copying and pasting graphics to the Windows clipboard; Functions for driving windows printer resources; Examples of functions for displaying graphics under Windows and OS/2; Dithering algorithms to handle color reduction; Tricks for using graphic objects in Windows applications; Over a thousand example graphics. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Computing Mcgraw-Hill; 2 Pap/Dis edition (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0079119034
• ISBN-13: 978-0079119032
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,673,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is hopelessly out of date and overly simplistic, January 22, 2001

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Christian Graus (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows and Os/2 Bitmapped Graphics (Hardcover)

This book gives you a lot of code that won't compile under 32 bit Windows, that in theory does everything he talks about, but always cheats ( for example to convert bitmaps to 16 colour, he converts to 8 colour, tags found in TGA are not supported, etc. ), and basically the only good thing about the book is the jokes he makes between the bad code. There are free libraries on the web that do images better than this book can.