Chapter 15. .NET Compact Framework Graphics

This chapter introduces the basics of creating graphical output from .NET Compact Framework programs.

This chapter describes the support that the .NET Compact Framework provides programs for creating graphical output. As we mention elsewhere in this book, we prefer using .NET Compact Framework classes whenever possible. To accomplish something beyond what the .NET Compact Framework supports, however, we drill through the managed-code layer to the underlying Win32 API substrate. This chapter and the two that follow discuss the .NET Compact Framework's built-in support for creating graphical output; these chapters also touch on limitations of that support and how to supplement that support with the help ...

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