Table of contents: 1. Introduction to microsoft visual C++; 2. Introduction to MFC; 3. Windows resources; 4. Messages and events; 5. The document/ view architecture; 6. The graphical device interface; 7. GDI accessories and tools; 8. GDI orientation and transformations; 9. Strings; 10. Characteristics of a window’s frame; 11. Introduction to windows controls; 12. Dialog-based windows; 13. Control design; 14. Controls functionality; 15. Fundamental controls; 16. Text-based controls; 17. Track-based controls; 18. Progress-based controls; 19. Selection-based controls; 20. List-based controls; 21. Tree and list controls; 22. Customlibraries; 23. Index.