Chapter 15 Output to a Window

In Microsoft Windows, all output to a window is performed by the graphics
device interface (GDI).

This chapter covers the following topics:

How the painting and drawing process works in the Windows environment

The purpose of the display context and the WM_PAINT message

Using GDI functions to draw within the client area of a window

Drawing lines and figures, writing text, and creating pens and brushes

This chapter also explains how to build a sample application, Output, that illustrates some of these concepts.