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Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition
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Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition

by Paul J. Deitel - Deitel & Associates, Inc., Harvey M. Deitel - Deitel & Associates, Inc.
June 2006
Intermediate to advanced
1344 pages
42h 52m
English
Pearson
Content preview from Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition

Chapter 13. Graphical User Interface Concepts: Part I

. . .The user should feel in control of the computer; not the other way around. This is achieved in applications that embody three qualities: responsiveness, permissiveness, and consistency.

Apple Computer, Inc.

All the better to see you with, my dear.

The Big Bad Wolf to Little Red Riding Hood

. . .the wisest prophets make sure of the event first.

Horace Walpole

Objectives

In this chapter you will learn:

  • Design principles of graphical user interfaces (GUIs).

  • How to create graphical user interfaces.

  • How to process events that are generated by user interactions with GUI controls.

  • The namespaces that contain the classes for graphical user interface controls and event handling.

  • How ...

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