The Best-Selling Desktop Development Books of All Time

The desktop reference to SCO UNIX and Open Desktop(R), this version of UNIX in a Nutshell shows you what's under the hood of your SCO system. It isn't a scaled-down quick reference of common commands, but a complete reference containing all user, programming, administration, and networking commands.

Contents include: All commands and options Shell syntax for the Bourne, Korn, C, and SCO shells Pattern matching with vi, ex, sed, and awk commands Compiler and debugging commands for software development Networking with email, TCP/IP, NFS, and UUCP This edition of UNIX in a Nutshell is the most comprehensive SCO quick reference on the market, a must for any SCO user. You'll want to keep SCO UNIX in a Nutshell close by as you use your computer: it'll become a handy, indispensable reference for working with your SCO system.

Filthy Rich Clients refers to ultra-graphically rich applications that ooze cool. They suck the user in from the outset and hang on to them with a death grip of excitement.Filthy Rich Clients: Developing Animated and Graphical Effects for Desktop Java™ Applicationsshows you how to build better, more effective, cooler desktop applications that intensify the user experience. The keys to Filthy Rich Clients are graphical and animated effects.

These kinds of effects provide ways of enhancing the user experience of the application through more attractive GUIs, dynamic effects that give your application a pulse, and animated transitions that keep your user connected to the logical flow of the application. The book also discusses how to do soeffectively, making sure to enrich applications in sensible ways. In-depth coverage includes. Graphics and GUI fundamentals: Dig deep into the internals of how Swing and Java 2D work together to display GUI applications onscreen. Learn how to maximize the flexibility of these libraries and use them most effectively.Performance: Follow in-depth discussions and tips throughout the book that will help you write high-performing GUI applications.Images: Understand how images are created and used to make better Java applications.Advanced graphics: Learn more about elements of Swing and Java 2D that are of particular benefit to Filthy Rich Clients.Animation: Discover general concepts of animation, as well as how to use the facilities provided in the Java platform. Learn new utility libraries that vastly simplify animations in Java.Effects: Learn how to create, customize, and use static and animated effects—the mainstays of Filthy Rich Clients.Code examples illustrate key concepts, and the book’s companion Web site, http://filthyrichclients.org, includes extensive demos, utility libraries, additional information on related technologies, and more. Informal, fun, and, most of all, useful, this book is great for any developer working with Java to build desktop applications.

“Look it up in Petzold” remains the decisive last word in answering questions about Windows development. And in PROGRAMMING WINDOWS, FIFTH EDITION, the esteemed Windows Pioneer Award winner revises his classic text with authoritative coverage of the latest versions of the Windows operating system—once again drilling down to the essential API heart of Win32 programming. Topics include:.

The basics—input, output, dialog boxesAn introduction to UnicodeGraphics—drawing, text and fonts, bitmaps and metafilesThe kernel and the printerSound and musicDynamic-link librariesMultitasking and multithreadingThe Multiple-Document InterfaceProgramming for the Internet and intranetsPacked as always with definitive examples, this newest Petzold delivers the ultimate sourcebook and tutorial for Windows programmers at all levels working with Microsoft® Windows 95, Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT®. No aspiring or experienced developer can afford to be without it. An electronic version of this book is available on the companion CD. A Note Regarding the CD or DVD. The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.