September 1993
Volume 11 Number 9
WINDOWS PROGRAMMING
Windows, DLLs, and Floating Point Types
By William Smith
So you thought it was easy to call
a function returning a floating-point value. That was before
multiple compiler vendors, Windows, and DLLs.
Using the Windows DIB Color Table
By Philip Joslin
You can do lots of quick
experiments with images just by changing the palette -- once
you learn how to set up your own palette.
cout and cerr for Windows
By David Singleton
Miss those standard streams under
Windows? This set of C++ classes will give you a window on a
familiar world.
Implementing and Using Windows Help
By Keith E. Bugg and Jack Tackett,
Jr.
Need help using help under
Windows? This might help.
FEATURE
A Fixed-Point Numeric Class for C++
By Ron Fosner
Complex arithmetic isn't the only
alternate form of math worth encapsulating in a C++ class.
Guidelines for Signal Processing Applications in C
By Adrian Freed
When time is of the essence, so
too is code clarity, simplicity -- and correctness.
COLUMNS
Standard C: Floating-Point C Extensions
P. J. Plauger
Stepping Up to C++: Rewriting and Reconsidering
Dan Saks
Code Capsules: Pointers, Part 2
Chuck Allison
CUG New Releases: JMODEM, JPEG, and GZIP
Victor R. Volkman
Questions & Answers: Lint for C++?
Kenneth Pugh
BOOK REVIEW
Inside Windows NT
Reviewed by Steve Halladay