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    • ▶Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT
    • ▶Advanced Microsoft Visual Basic 5
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    • ▶Microsoft Jet Database Engine Programmer's Guide
    • ▶PC 97 Hardware Design Guide
    • ▶PC 98 System Design Guide
    • ▶Programming the Windows 95 User Interface
    • ▶Understanding Thin-Client/Server Computing
    • ▼The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design
      • ▶Introduction
      • ▼Chapter 1 Design Principles and Methodology
        • ▼User-Centered Design Principles
          • User in Control
          • Directness
          • Consistency
          • Forgiveness
          • Feedback
          • Aesthetics
          • Simplicity
        • ▶Design Methodology
        • Understanding Users
        • Design Tradeoffs
      • ▶Chapter 2 Basic Concepts
      • ▶Chapter 3 The Windows Environment
      • ▶Chapter 4 Input Basics
      • ▶Chapter 5 General Interaction Techniques
      • ▶Chapter 6 Windows
      • ▶Chapter 7 Menus, Controls, and Toolbars
      • ▶Chapter 8 Secondary Windows
      • ▶Chapter 9 Window Management
      • ▶Chapter 10 Integrating with the System
      • ▶Chapter 11 Working with OLE Embedded and OLE Linked Objects
      • ▶Chapter 12 User Assistance
      • ▶Chapter 13 Visual Design
      • ▶Chapter 14 Special Design Considerations
      • Appendix A Mouse Interface Summary
      • Appendix B Keyboard Interface Summary
      • ▶Appendix C Guidelines Summary
      • ▶Appendix D Supporting Specific Versions of Windows
      • ▶Bibliography
      • Copyright Notice
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