Subject: Programming the OS/2 Warp GPI
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                    IBM Independent Vendor League
                           IVL News Service
              New Book Explains OS/2 Graphics Interface
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A new book from John Wiley & Sons addresses the Graphics Programming 
Interface (GPI) for OS/2 Warp, providing step-by-step instructions and
accompanying coding examples.  The book, written by Stephen Knight and
Jeffrey Ryan, covers the full range of OS/2 GPI functions, including 
the latest additions to OS/2 Warp Version 3.
 
Programming the OS/2 Warp Version 3 GPI includes:
 
 - Drawing primitives
 - Working in coordinate spaces
 - Character fonts, metrics, sizing and positioning
 - Metafiles
 - Transformations
 - Over 60 screen shots, drawings and tables
 - Accompanying disk includes:
   . Graphics editor application
   . Text browser file
   . Query printer information
   . Other utilities
 
The book (416 pages, $39.95 U.S.)  can be ordered as ISBN
0-471-10718-2 or through IBM as SR28-5681.  Publisher's order line:
(800) CALL-WILEY (800-225-5945).  Fax:  (908) 203-3200.  For more
information, e-mail:  CompBks@JWiley.Com.
 
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