For serious OS/2 developers only, this practical hands-on book shows how to develop systems with the 32-bit OS/2 3.X operating system--now completely updated and revised with 10 new chapters. The authors cover the base system plus programming using Presentation Manager, Work Place Shell and Control Program. Disk includes 39 sample programs.

Written by the three top members of the OS/2 development team, this provides the specialized professional instruction needed to master Presentation Manager's radically different programming features. Includes numerous programming examples written in C.

URI J. STERN is the Technical Team Leader of the PSP SWAT team in IBM's Boca Raton facility. His team travels the world to debug and resolve critical OS/2- related problems for IBM enterprise customers. He has been designing and developing OS/2 PM applications since the initial release of Presentation Manager with OS/2 version 1.1 in 1988. JAMES S. MORROW has seventeen years' professional development experience. He has worked for the OS/2 service and support organization to debug critical customer problems, and on the development team for the Help Manager and Information Presentation Facility components of OS/2. Currently, he is a consultant to the physical device driver group. OS/2 Warp Presentation Manager for Power Programmers dares to cover the advanced subject matter that is rarely documented in PM programming references. Written by a pair of IBM insiders from Boca's OS/2 team, this gold mine of practical tips and techniques emphasizes powerful programming methods and stresses structured code, optimal resource management, and numerous other OS/2 performance benefits. You'll gain deep insight into the design and development of the complete Presentation Manager environment, including the new 32-bit Warp window manager. Clear, concise programming samples and thorough descriptions with actual source code provided on Wiley's FTP site (ftp.wiley.com) take you step-by-step through each concept on the way to building your application. The authors cover a wide range of advanced programming topics, including: Programming the OS/2 Workplace Shell and SOM Dynamic Data Exchange Multimedia Controls Printing from the Presentation Manager Bitmaps and Graphics Hooks And more In this unparalleled volume, you will find the answers to the most frequently asked PM questions and learn how to avoid common programming mistakes while you master the skills necessary to harness the power of the OS/2 Presentation Manager.

An in-depth guide that fully exploits the more advanced features of OS/2's GPI(Graphical Programming Interface). Written by two IBM insiders, it provides readers with detailed, step-by-step guidance on the full range of important GPI functions rarely covered in more general books on Presentation Manager.

Programmers working with OS/2 can get up to speed fast on Presentation Manager, OS/2's graphical user interface. Text assumes no prior programming experience in OS/2--just knowledge of the C language.

Written by two IBM insiders, here's the definitive reference for programmers ready to squeeze the most from OS/2 and its graphical user-interface, the Presentation Manager. Providing ample tips, tricks, and techniques in clear, concise C code, this book fully explains the capabilities of the Workplace Shell including classes, methods, and functions.

OS/2 experts Bill Murray and Chris Pappas, authors of Assembly Language Programming Under OS/2, have written a book that unlocks the power of OS/2 Presentation Manager graphics for OS/2 programmers. Includes detailed examples and documentation.