Chapter 8. Lines and Curves
Connecting pixels together forms lines and curves. So once you know how to draw single pixels, drawing lines and curves is just a matter of mathematics and computer programming. But the lines and curves used in real life come in different colors, styles, widths, patterns and other decorations; drawing them can be quite involved.
This chapter will cover the GDI concepts and features supporting line and curve drawing; these are binary raster operations, background modes, pens, lines, curves, and paths.
BINARY RASTER OPERATIONS
When you call the SetPixel function to draw a color pixel on a device surface, the color specifier is translated into a color format (physical color) suitable for the device frame buffer, then the ...
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