User Interfaces in C# by Matthew Macdonald
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls goes beyond simply covering the Windows Forms namespaces by combining a careful treatment of the API with a detailed discussion of good user-interface design principles. The combination will show you how to create the next generation of software applications using the .NET Framework. After reading User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, you'll know how to design state-of-the-art application interfaces, as well as how to extend .NET controls, create data-binding strategies, program graphics, and much more. This book contains the following: An overview of how to design elegant user interfaces the average user can understand. A comprehensive examination of the user interface controls and classes in .NET. Best practices and design tips for coding user interfaces and integrating help Although this book isn't a reference, it does contain detailed discussions about every user interface element you'll use on a regular basis. But you won't just learn how to use .NET controlsyou'll learn how and why to extend them, with owner-drawn menus, irregularly shaped forms, and custom controls tailored for specific types of data. As a developer, you need to know more than how to add a control to a window. You also need to know how to create an entire use interface framework that's scalable, flexible, and reusable.From the reviews:
"This book goes beyond simply covering the Windows Forms namespaces – it also provides a careful treatment of the API and a discussion of good user interface design principles… After reading this book, you will know how to design state-of-the-art application interfaces … and more. … the book does contain detailed discussions about every well-known user interface element. … tips are very useful to novice C# or .Net users. I recommend this book to anyone serious about building interfaces using the .Net framework." (Adrian Rossi, Computer Bulletin, November, 2003)
"This book contains the following: An overview of how to design elegant user interfaces the average user can understand. A comprehensive examination of the user interface controls and classes in .NET. Best practices and design tips for coding user interfaces and integrating help." (Programmers Heaven, November, 2002)
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781590590454 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590590457 |
| Title | User Interfaces in C# |
| Author | Matthew Macdonald |
| Series | Pro: From Professional To Expert Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | APress |
| Year published | 2002-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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