GDI+ Programming with C#

ISBN: 073561265X
EAN: N/A

Year: 2003
Pages: 145

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GDI+: The Next-Generation Graphics Interface

• GDI+: The Next-Generation Graphics Interface
• Understanding GDI+
• Exploring GDI+ Functionality
• GDI+ from a GDI Perspective
• GDI+ Namespaces and Classes in .NET
• Summary

Your First GDI+ Application

• Your First GDI+ Application
• Drawing Surfaces
• The Coordinate System
• Tutorial: Your First GDI+ Application
• Some Basic GDI+ Objects

The Graphics Class

• The Graphics Class
• Graphics Class Properties
• Graphics Class Methods
• The GDI+Painter Application
• Drawing a Pie Chart

Working with Brushes and Pens

• Working with Brushes and Pens
• Understanding and Using Brushes
• Using Pens in GDI+
• Transformation with Pens
• Transformation with Brushes
• System Pens and System Brushes
• A Real-World Example: Adding Colors, Pens, and Brushes to the GDI+Painter Application

Colors, Fonts, and Text

• Colors, Fonts, and Text
• Accessing the Graphics Object
• Working with Colors
• Working with Fonts
• Working with Text and Strings
• Rendering Text with Quality and Performance
• Advanced Typography
• A Simple Text Editor
• Transforming Text

Rectangles and Regions

• Rectangles and Regions
• The Rectangle Structure
• The Region Class
• Regions and Clipping
• Clipping Regions Example
• Regions, Nonrectangular Forms, and Controls

Working with Images

• Working with Images
• Raster and Vector Images
• Working with Images
• Manipulating Images
• Playing Animations in GDI+
• Working with Bitmaps
• Working with Icons
• Skewing Images
• Drawing Transparent Graphics Objects
• Viewing Multiple Images
• Using a Picture Box to View Images
• Saving Images with Different Sizes

Advanced Imaging

• Advanced Imaging
• Rendering Partial Bitmaps
• Working with Metafiles
• Color Mapping Using Color Objects
• Image Attributes and the ImageAttributes Class
• Encoder Parameters and Image Formats

Advanced 2D Graphics

• Advanced 2D Graphics
• Line Caps and Line Styles
• Understanding and Using Graphics Paths
• Graphics Containers
• Reading Metadata of Images
• Blending Explained
• Alpha Blending
• Miscellaneous Advanced 2D Topics

Transformation

• Transformation
• Coordinate Systems
• Transformation Types
• The Matrix Class and Transformation
• The Graphics Class and Transformation
• Global, Local, and Composite Transformations
• Image Transformation
• Color Transformation and the Color Matrix
• Matrix Operations in Image Processing
• Text Transformation
• The Significance of Transformation Order

Printing

• Printing
• A Brief History of Printing with Microsoft Windows
• Overview of the Printing Process
• Your First Printing Application
• Printer Settings
• The PrintDocument and Print Events
• Printing Text
• Printing Graphics
• Print Dialogs
• Customizing Page Settings
• Printing Multiple Pages
• Marginal Printing: A Caution
• Getting into the Details: Custom Controlling and the Print Controller

Developing GDI+ Web Applications

• Developing GDI+ Web Applications
• Creating Your First ASP.NET Web Application
• Your First Graphics Web Application
• Drawing Simple Graphics
• Drawing Images on the Web
• Drawing a Line Chart
• Drawing a Pie Chart

GDI+ Best Practices and Performance Techniques

• GDI+ Best Practices and Performance Techniques
• Understanding the Rendering Process
• Double Buffering and Flicker-Free Drawing
• Understanding the SetStyle Method
• The Quality and Performance of Drawing

GDI Interoperability

• GDI Interoperability
• Using GDI in the Managed Environment
• Cautions for Using GDI in Managed Code

Miscellaneous GDI+ Examples

• Miscellaneous GDI+ Examples
• Designing Interactive GUI Applications
• Drawing Shaped Forms and Windows Controls
• Adding Copyright Information to a Drawn Image
• Reading and Writing Images to and from a Stream or Database
• Creating Owner-Drawn List Controls

Appendix A. Exception Handling in .NET

• Appendix A. Exception Handling in .NET
• Section A.1. Why Exception Handling?
• Section A.2. Understanding the try...catch Block
• Section A.3. Understanding Exception Classes