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In <1992Nov12.120023.940@calmasd.prime.com> Ken Brucker writes:
>And while I'm here, what are some good books on PM programming?  I've already
>got the 4 red books, but they don't seem to have any details on the calls
>available for PM programming.

The Red books should contain the references for the APIs that you would
be interested in.  Look for functions starting with Win* (PM functions),
Gpi* (PM Graphics), and Dos* (OS/2 kernal).  The Red books should be
hardcopy versions of the online references that come with the OS/2 2.0
Toolkit.
  This is not the best place to start to learn however.  I am currently
teaching myself PM from texts.  I have looked at Charles Piezolds (sp?)
from Micros*ft Press, and found it ponderous. Next I looked at "OS/2
Presentation Manager Programming Primer" by Drore & Lafore, pub - Osborne
McGraw Hill.  While it was written for OS/2 1.2, the APIs haven't changed
much, and it covers the material very well.  It works from the ground up,
and you just continually modify two or three examples, learning more and
more with each modification.  There may be 2.0 stuff not covered in here
but I have found it to be a very good text to learn from.
  I have also purchased Stephen Knight's "Learning to Program OS/2 2.0
Presentation Manager by Example", Van Nostrand Reinhold pub.  A quick
glance and read of the introductory chapters left me with the impression
that the Drore and Lafore book was superior.  Knight's approach is to
start with a complete slider puzzle game (similar but more flexible than
the one that comes with OS/2), and dissect it, explaining as he goes.
He takes 50 pages to cover what the D&L book covers in 160+ with
paragraph descriptions with try to "teach" the basics, while the D&L
takes you through 20 running programs and explaining each variation in
detail.  I will use Knight's book as my second PM book, and to pick up
OS/2 2.0 new features not covered in the D&L book.  Add the Red Books
(I look at the online files from the Toolkit), and it all seems to fall
in place.
Cheers,
Martin Lansche
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