Microsoft Press Introduces Programming the Windows 95 User Interface

The Insider's Guide to Coding the New UI Features

Microsoft Windows 95 sports an exciting new look that makes it easier and
faster for computer users to get their work done. And now developers can
incorporate the new functionality of the Windows 95 user interface in
their own applications and customized add-on utilities. It's all explained
in a new book from Microsoft Press called PROGRAMMING THE WINDOWS 95 USER
INTERFACE.

Author Nancy Winnick Cluts, a technical writer for the Microsoft Developer
Network, shows how to master the programming techniques necessary to get
the most out of this new environment. After a comprehensive overview of
the features introduced with the Windows 95 user interface, readers jump
right into topics such as:

* Adding new common controls; from status bars, toolbars, and property
  sheets to rich edit controls and controls that organize and manage
  lists
* Incorporating new common dialog boxes, which perform common tasks
  such as opening and saving files, printing, and page setup
* Supporting long filenames in the Windows 95 VFAT file system
* Providing shortcuts, a Windows 95 feature that gives users quick
  and easy access to the items they use most often
* Creating file viewers, which can display the contents of a file
  without opening the application that originally created the file
* Working with user interface extensions
* Porting code from C to MFC and vice versa

The accompanying CD includes all the valuable source code and a complete
application that combines a broad assortment of the new user interface
elements. The sample code shows readers how to implement the new Windows
95 common controls; create a complete Explorer-like application; support
drag and drop, shortcuts, and long filenames; take advantage of user
interface extensions, and much more. Whenever possible, sample code is
provided in both C and C++ using the classes built into the Microsoft
Foundation Class Library.

From programming DeskMate for the Tandy 1000 to helping developers write
cutting edge applications using the new Win320 API, Nancy Winnick Cluts
has lived and breathed computers. Her Microsoft Developer Network articles
are read by thousands of information-hungry programmers.

Microsoft Press is the independent book division of Microsoft Corporation
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Programming the Windows 95 User Interface
by Nancy Winnick Cluts
408 pages, with one CD-ROM, $34.95
ISBN: 1-55615-884-X
Pub. Date: September 28, 1995

Microsoft Press, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399
206-882-8080,  800-MSPRESS
 
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