How to Use This Manual

Part 1, “Windows Device Drivers,” consists of nine chapters that provide information on writing or modifying specific Windows 3.1 device drivers. Chapter 1, “Overview of Windows Drivers,” provides information about creating device drivers. Chapters 2 through 9 contain information about specific drivers, such as display, printer, network, keyboard, communication, and mouse drivers.

Part 2, “General Reference,” consists of five chapters that provide detailed information about the interfaces and file formats used by device drivers. Chapters 10 through 13 provide detailed information for display and printer drivers. Chapter 14, “Setup Information Files,” provides information about the format of the OEMSETUP.INF file, which is used by Windows to install your device drivers.

The appendixes provide tables containing information about raster operation codes and characters sets. Appendix C, “Windows Interrupt 2Fh Services and Notifications,” provides detailed descriptions of the Interrupt 2Fh interface supported by Windows. Device drivers and MS-DOSÒ programs can use this interface to communicate with Windows.