T B H P N N P

Windows GUI Programming

Web Resources:

W3Schools Code Project MSDN Library Code Guru Win32, COM, MFC Dr. Dobbs Journal QuickStarts

Windows Programming Handouts Folders

Presentations, Code

Windows GUI Programming Content:

Presentations	Code Examples
Win32 GUI Applications
Introduction to Windows Programming Win32 Windows Steps to Build Windows App using Win32 Application Wizard Windows Event Processing Diagram message loop WinProc function and message handlers Processes, Modules, and Threads Threads and Synchronization webpage Sockets webpage Windows and Messages - MSDN Restating the obvious about WM_COMMAND message Restating the obvious about WM_NOTIFY message Summary of messages and message queues - MSDN Summary of Window Procedures Windows Controls Winprog.org Lots of details that you will find extremely useful for both Win32 and ATL Windows programming. Windows Data Types Windows Controls Common Controls	Basic Windows Programming Demos These demos show how to create a Frame Window in a Console application and vice versa, and how to build very simple windows applications by hand, e.g., no wizards. Controls demos Step by Step Demos for Building Win32, MFC, ATL, and .Net Forms Windows Programs Each example has a presentation showing screen shots for building using Visual Studio .Net 2003.
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
WPF Presentation WPF Controls	Attached Properties Bar Chart - simple drawing Change Notification WPF Controls Control Template Custom UIElement Data Template Default Project Demo Panels Dispatcher Demo Lab Manager - a CASE Project prototype Message Hooking Demo WPF with all code - no XAML Routed Events UI Event Triggers User Control Demo
WinForm Applications
Steps to Build .Net WinForm Application GotDotNet ProgrammersHeaven DotNetSpider C# Notebook WindowsForms Steps to Build .Net WinForm Application .Net WinForm Application Code	Demonstrate Advanced Forms - C++ calling C# control C# delegate demos C# Dialog - Interface Freezes
Active Template Library (ATL) Applications
ATL Reference ATL Window Classes Implementing a Window Implementing a DialogBox Using the ATL Windowing Classes This article, by Andre Whitechapel, from CodeGuru, has a nice discussion of ATL message maps. ATL Reference ATL Window Classes	Basic ATL Windows demo
Windows Template Library (WTL) Applications
WTL Part I - ATL GUI Classes, Michael Dunn WTL Part II - WTL GUI Base Classes, Michael Dunn WTL Part III - Toolbars and Status Bars, Michael Dunn WTL Part IV - Dialogs and Controls, Michael Dunn WTL Part V - Advanced Dialog UI Classes, Michael Dunn WTL Part VI - Hosting ActiveX Controls, Michael Dunn WTL Part VII - Splitter Windows, Michael Dunn WTL Part VIII - Property Sheets and Wizards, Michael Dunn WTL Part IX - GDI Classes, Common Dialogs, and Utilities, Michael Dunn WTL Dialog Resizing, Michael Dunn
Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) Applications
MFC article links from Wisc.edu MFC links and a lot more from Programmers Oasis Tutorials by me and a couple of students MFC Class Library Overview MFC Class Hierarchy CWnd members Structures, Styles, Callbacks, and Message Maps Steps to Build MFC Dialog Application Steps to Build MFC Frame Window Application Steps to Build MFC Doc/View Application Steps for Bigger Dialog Application Steps for Bigger Frame Window Application MFC Dialog Application Code MFC Frame Window Application Code MFC Document View Application Code Bigger Dialog Application Code Bigger Frame Window Application Code	MFC Dialog - Interface Freezes
Miscellaneous Topics:
Microsoft's Smart Client Architecture and Design Guide

Tutorial Links

The Old New Thing Blog - excellent
Series of simple focused tutorials with Screen shots
Binghamton Univ, UK
ReliSoft.com
Don Hobson
C# Notebook
Many tutorials - mostly Win32 GUI

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