New Components & Libraries for Windows 95

Talk about a few different approaches to implementing the menus and TOCs on your sites. A number of you wrote in with implementation and architecture questions, which we'll try to address while taking a look at three scenarios: Presenting straight XML in...

OpenGL VI: Rendering on DIBs with PFD_DRAW_TO_BITMAP. The PFD_DRAW_TO_BITMAP pixel format descriptor flag allows OpenGL applications to render on a Microsoft Windows device-independent bitmap (DIB). The resulting DIB can be manipulated to the full extent...

This article explores the Windows NT implementation of OpenGL color index mode. In color index mode, colors are specified as indexes into a palette instead of as levels of red, green, and blue. The EasyCI sample application (provided with this article) is...

A number of you wrote in with enthusiasm about the technologies, while saying that what you really wanted was to convert the XML into DHTML menus like those at the top of this page that are used on the MSDN Online site. In this month's column, we'll do...

Before you can use an OLE Control, you must register it with the system. Registering an OLE Control places information about the control in the system registry. Once the control has been registered, applications and development environments can search the...

Interacting with Microsoft Excel: A Case Study in Automation. It discusses how Automation is used in the THRDPERF project to sample multithreading data using Microsoft. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this...

GLlib DLL Sample for EasyTex explains how to apply bitmaps to OpenGL surfaces to give them a realistic appearance. The bitmaps are known as textures and can resemble wood, marble, or any other interesting material or pattern. The process of applying or...

A vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2000 that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a users system. This update resolves that vulnerability. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this release:This version...

A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 2000 that could allow remote code execution. This update resolves that vulnerability. This update resolves that vulnerability. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this...

A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office 2003 that could allow the elevation of rights. This update addresses that vulnerability. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.What is new in this release:This version is the first...