Date: 02-16-2022
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'GDI+ is the successor to Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI)
'Application programmer makes calls to methods provided by GDI+ classes
'and those methods in turn make the appropriate calls to specific device drivers.
'The top level links is Graphics and Multimedia:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663279%28VS.85%29.aspx
'Here, you'll find the following topics and more
'GDI
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd145203%28VS.85%29.aspx
'GDI+
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533798%28VS.85%29.aspx
'OpenGL
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd374278%28VS.85%29.aspx
'DirectX
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663274%28VS.85%29.aspx
'GDI+ capabilities fall into the following three broad categories:
* 2-D vector graphics '- Drawing primitives
* Imaging '- Vector and raster graphics
* Typography '- Display of text
'Approximately:
' 40 Classes
' 50 Enumerations
' 6 Structures
' + a few functions that are not members of any class
'Classes
' Graphics Class - core of the GDI+ Interface; it is the class that actually draws Lines, curves, figures, images, and text
'Data Types
'Certain general purpose classes serve primarily as structured data types, such as Rect, Point, and Size
'Some are specifialized helper classes, such as the BitmapData Class and the PathData Class
'GDI+ provides a few functions that are not part of any Class
' - GdiplusStartup must be called before making any other GDI+ calls
' - GdiplusShutdown must be called when you have finished using GDI+
'gbs_00423
'Date: 03-10-2012
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