Preface	vii
PART I      GETTING STARTED		1
1	Preparing for Application Development	3
	Software Requirements	3
	Visual Development Tools	5
	Additional Tools	6
	Compiler Precautions	7
	Using MAKE and NMAKE	8
	Dynamic Link Libraries	10
	Project Directory Structure	11
	Where to Find Additional Tools and Information	12
	Chapter Summary	15
2	OS/2 and Presentation Manager Basics	16
	What is OS/2?	16
	How OS/2 is Structured	20
	What is Presentation Manager?	21
	How Does PM Work?	23
	Goals for PM Applications	31
	Common User Access	32
	Other Reference Works	36
	Chapter Summary	38
	TCP/IP Basics	39
	What is TCP/IP?	39
	How is TCP/IP Structured?	40
	Internet Addressing	42
	Common Internet Protocols	43
	TCP/IP Sockets	45
	Chapter Summary	51
4	Considerations for System Performance	52
	The 1/10 Second Rule	52
	Multithreading	53
	Using Object Windows	57
	Chapter Summary	63
PART II      BUILDING CLASS LIBRARIES		65
5	Developing a Class Library for Nonvisual Objects	67
	Why Build a Class Library?	67
	The Question of Portability	68
	The NVCLASS Class Library	69
	The C_INI Class	70
	The C_INI_USER Class	74
	The C_INI_SYSTEM Class	76
	The C_THREAD Class	77
	The C_THREAD_PM Class	81
	The C_SEM_EVENT Class	84
	Chapter Summary	89
6	Developing a Simple PM Class Library	90
	The PMCLASS Class Library	90
	Application Class	93
	Basic Window Class	99
	Standard Window Class	126
	Child Window Class	142
	Dialog Class	148
	Push Button Class	154
	List Box Class	156
	Status Line Class	163
	Menu Class	166
	Slider Class	169
	Toolbar Button Class	174
	Toolbar Class	183
	Edit Class	199
	Multiline Editor Class	202
	CUA Container Class	221
	Debug\x12/\x12Data Logging Class	245
	Chapter Summary	254
7	Developing a Network Interface Class Library	255
	What is NETCLASS?	255
	The C_CONNECT Class	256
	Ping Class	272
	News Class	278
	FTP Class	295
	Developing Other Network Classes	321
	Building a Connection Manager	321
	Chapter Summary	323
PART III      BUILDING APPLICATIONS		325
8	An Improved Editor	327
	Coding the Editor	327
	Handling Window Creation	332
	Adding Status Bar Objects	333
	Adding a Multiline Editor Object	334
	Sizing Up	335
	Adding a Menu	336
	Adding a Toolbar	339
	Processing WM_COMMAND Messages	344
	Loading and Saving Files	350
	Adding Clipboard Interaction and Word Wrap	353
	Loading Dialogs	354
	Search and Replace	358
	Final Embellishments	367
	Chapter Summary	367
9	A Simple PM Ping	368
	Ping Main Program	368
	Getting Ping Addresses	383
	Ping Product Information Dialog	387
	The Ping Toolbar	390
	Chapter Summary	392
10	A Simple News Client	393
	Goals for the News Client Application	393
	Building a News Connection Manager	395
	Starting Up a News Client	402
	Listing Available Groups	420
	Managing News Subscriptions	431
	Displaying Message Lists	438
	Viewing Articles	450
	What's Missing?	451
	Dealing with Code Inefficiency	452
	Chapter Summary	453
11	A Basic FTP Client	454
	Goals for the FTP Client Application	454
	Coding the FTP Client	456
	Creating FTP Connections	461
	Processing FTP Commands	462
	Closing the Application	465
	Possible Enhancements	466
	Chapter Summary	467
A	Nonvisual Class Library Reference	469
B	PM Class Library Reference	474
C	Network Class Library Reference	490
	Index	497