Building Graphical Interface Elements by Using the System.Drawing Namespace
The .NET FCL provides an advanced implementation of the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) known as GDI+. GDI+ includes the following four namespaces in System.Drawing.dll:
System.Drawing
System.Drawing.Drawing2D
System.Drawing.Imaging
System.Drawing.Text
The GDI+ classes in these preceeding namespaces can be used to build graphical interface elements such as drawing text, fonts, lines, shapes, and images. GDI+ enables you to develop device-independent applications; you just need to work with the Graphics object instead of worrying about the specific details of the underlying platform.
The Graphics object is discussed in the following section.
Understanding the Graphics ...
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