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Description |
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A Simple COM Tutorial
[Added: 2/2/2001]
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Odin Jensen
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Provides a brief explanation of COM and an example program using it. |
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COM: All You Need to Know to Get Started
[Added: 2/28/2001]
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Francis Shanahan
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Explains COM and provides some examples of using it. |
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Continuous Updating in MFC
[Added: 2/13/2005]
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Chris "iNsAn1tY" Mantle
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Presents a method for allowing smooth updates in MFC. |
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Creating a Win32 Window Wrapper Class
[Added: 4/29/2002]
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Oluseyi Sonaiya
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This article will help ease the pain of creating a class wrapper for Win32. |
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Creating a Windows NT/2000/XP Service
[Added: 3/20/2003]
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Dean Harding
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Provides an explanation of and sample code for creating a Windows service. |
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File I/O in Visual C++
[Added: 9/13/1999]
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TANSTAAFL
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Ernie answers one of the more commonly asked questions here, describing simply how to handle file I/O in Win32. |
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Getting Rid of the Windows Message Pump & Solving the ALT-TAB Problem
[Added: 12/5/2000]
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Javier F. Otaegui
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Discusses how to use multiple threads to avoid having to use a finite state machine and use a traditional linear programming model. Also covers how to suspend your game when it's not active. |
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Resolution Switching Without Using DirectX
[Added: 5/17/2000]
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Ashley Matheson
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A look at changing Windows' resolution using the Win32 API. |
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Setting the Windows keyboard speed
[Added: 7/5/2000]
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Matthew Allen
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Shows you how to set the keyboard repeat rate using Win32. |
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Setting up a window
[Added: 7/5/2000]
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Jesse King
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Provides a basic Win32 framework. |
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Structured Exception Handling Basics
[Added: 1/6/2001]
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Vadim Kokielov
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This article discusses briefly the Windows technology known as Structured Exception Handling, including its advantages and disadvantages, its capabilities, and various technical aspects of its use. |
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Understanding the Windows Aspect of DirectX
[Added: 10/13/1999]
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Covers most of the Win32 you need to know to make games in DirectX. |
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Using a CallHandler and Caller Object to Simplify Function Calling Between Anonymous Objects
[Added: 3/26/2003]
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John Hattan
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If the title doesn't give you an idea of what the article is about, I can't help you. |
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Using Interfaces with Dlls
[Added: 2/22/2000]
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Gaz Iqbal
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Responds to a common question about making dlls with classes using interfaces. |
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Using Text-To-Speech as a Game Programming Tool
[Added: 4/16/2003]
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Desmond (Dez) Lang
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The purpose of this article is to introduce the use of Microsoft's Speech API (SAPI) 5.1 as an effective tool in game development. |
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Using the Windows Template Library Part 1: Getting Started
[Added: 1/15/2004]
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R.Mack
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First in a series of articles to introduce developers to the use of the sparsely documented WTL library in a game development context. |
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Using the Windows Template Library Part 2
[Added: 10/15/2004]
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R. Mack
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Covers the features of CWindowImpl in great detail. |
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