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Informationen zum Autor Rod Stephens is a contract software engineer specializing in graphical user interface, algorithms, and database systems. He has published over 120 articles and nine books including Bug Proofing Visual Basic and Ready-to-Run Visual Basic Algorithms. Klappentext All the tools you need to create the full range of Visual Basic(r) color graphics applicationsExpert Rod Stephens provides you with everything you need to add advanced graphics to your applications in this in-depth introduction to graphic programming with Microsoft Visual Basic. From images using as few as 16 colors to "true-color" applications that use more than 16 million, he shows you how to create the full range of color graphics applications. You'll learn how to use Visual Basic controls to create impressive graphic effects without having to buy expensive add-on products.This book/CD-ROM package also explains how to integrate imaging, animation, and two- and three-dimensional graphics into an application. And you'll find the tools to manipulate color images, overlay one image on another, build scrolled windows, and much more.The Second Edition covers:* New API functions* Bitmap image morphing* New algorithms for hidden surface removal* Print preview with multiple pages and scales* Image processing, including high color and true color* Examples of controlling animation using simulation* New examples that demonstrate shape-distorting transformations* New examples of fractals and tilings* Gouraud shading, Phong shading, and texturing* Ray tracing speed improvements* Ray tracing for new kinds of objectsThe CD-ROM includes:* More than 400 complete, ready-to-run example programs* Pictures to use with the example programs* Images generated by the programs* Color images of many of the figures from the book* Source code for all example programs from the First Edition Zusammenfassung Hier kommt die langersehnte 2. Auflage des Bestsellers "Visual Basic Graphics Programming". Rod Stephens unterhält die Website - vb-helper.com - , die zu den führenden Visual Basic Websites zählt. In den vergangenen 12 Monaten gingen unzählige Nachfragen von Programmierern ein, wann denn endlich ein Band kommt, der sich mit fortgeschrittener VB Farbgraphik-Programmierung beschäftigt. Und hier ist er: Ein praktischer Leitfaden, der das komplette Spektrum der VB Farbgraphik-Anwendungen abdeckt, angefangen bei 16 Farben bis hin zu High-Colour- oder True-Colour-Anwendungen mit mehr als 256 Farben. Die beiliegende CD-ROM enthält den sofort einsetzbaren Quellcode für alle Beispiele aus dem Buch. (cat06/99) Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction xiii Part One: Working with Windows 1 Chapter 1 Visual Basics 3 Visual Basic Coordinate Systems 3 Graphic Container Controls 13 Scrolled Windows 27 When to Draw 30 Controlling Controls 34 Graphical Controls 47 Color 49 Summary 54 Chapter 2 Using the API 55 The Genie 55 Using the API 56 Useful API Functions 65 Summary 80 Chapter 3 Advanced Color 81 Color Models 81 Bitmaps 84 Color Palettes 91 Summary 111 Chapter 4 Advanced Text 113 Multiple Colors and Fonts 114 Text Metrics 117 CreateFont Function 119 Editable Text 134 Summary 139 Chapter 5 Printing 141 Printer Objects 141 Selecting a Printer 142 Printer Properties 144 Printer Control Methods 146 The PrintForm Method 146 High-Resolution Printing 147 Printing Text 148 Print Preview 150 Multipage Print Preview 152 Printer Scale Properties 156 Scaling Objects to Fit 158 High Resolution PrintForm 160 Summary 162 Part Two: Image Processing 163 Chapter 6 Point Processes 165 Obtaining Im...
