Application Development Using Visual Basic and .NET By Robert J. Oberg, Peter Thorsteinson, Dana L. Wyatt
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Part 5, consisting of Chapters 11 and 12, covers additional advanced topics in UI programming with VB.NET. Chapter 11 introduces GDI+, which provides a graphics programming model that is both more powerful and easier to use than the classic GDI model of traditional Windows. GDI+ is also completely accessible through Visual Basic. Chapter 12 introduces some important additional advanced topics, such as Visual Inheritance, MDI, and the use of ActiveX controls in .NET applications.