We are then ready to discuss a Generic Dialog , a framework with which one can quickly build specific dialogs. To do some simple graphics one needs a Canvas object. You use Pens and Brushes to paint on the canvas. Modern Windows programming requires some knowledge of the Shell API , which leads us to the discussion of OLE and COM . OLE is also used in Automation , which lets your application talk to other applications.
Controls are nothing but specialized windows.
You can easily create your own controls, as evidenced by the Splitter Bar tutorial. For graphics programmer, we give a short introduction on using Bitmaps for animation and a more advanced tutorial on using Direct Draw . Both Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.0 or later have this option. Some of you asked why we don't provide a zipped version of the tutorials. Unfortunately we don't have the resources to keep both versions in synch.