Index_W

W

WAD files, 11, 259

WaitForVerticalBlank() method, 163

Watson, B., 281

WAV files, 254

Wav files, storing, 254

Web components of subsystems, 478

Width, 165–166

Win32

debug heap, 445–446

dump files, 424

fonts, creating, 184

fonts, drop shadows for, 187

function failures, 414

games, shutting down, 248

key status, retrieving, 139

keyboard input, grabbing, 134, 138

keyboard messages, 126

memory mapped files, opening, 68–69

memory mapped files, reading, 68–69

memory mapped files, supporting, 68

message boxes, creating, 145

messages from controls to windows, sending, 151

windows, creating, 219–222

WM_COMMAND message, 144

WM_Timer message, 226

Win95, 383

WinDBG utility, 424

Windowed mode, 372–385

flipping, 378

GDI boxes, 378

lost or incompatible services, 374–377

messages, 378–380

testing, 396–400

windows, bad, 377–378

Windows

bad, 373–374

Designed for Windows logo program, 384–408

initialization checklist for, 202

size of, 221

Win32, creating in, 219–222

Windows 98, 383

Windows 2000, 384

Windows applications

16-bit files, installing or depending on, 402

access-denied scenarios, dealing with, 400–401

Add or Remove Programs, 396–397

All Users installations, 397–398

application data, classifying and storing, 399–400

audio support, 407

Autoexec.bat, writing to, 402

Autorun for CD and DVD, 398

booting, inappropriate, 395

CD or DVD, running from, 403–405

Config.sys, writing to, 404–405

3D and graphics support, 406–407

device support, 407–408

Fast User Switching, 391

functionality, testing, 385–387

games, rating, 405–406

General Game Playing Experience, 401–402

install option, manual and automatic, 403

installation termination, allowing, 403

Kernel mode drivers on XP, verification testing of, 389–390