Delphi 3: User Interface Design [With Includes a Version of the Book in Adobe Acrobat...]

by Warren Kovach

For the Delphi programmer developing programs to be used by other people, this text explains programming the user interface features of Delphi 3. The accompanying CD-ROM contains a copy of the book on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0136179606
• ISBN13: 9780136179603
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 2.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The book helps start to the user interface design.

This is a good Delphi book. It doesn't repeat the Delphi documentation. It really adds code that is worth having and talks about issues related to user interface design. However the book needs to address more issues of the user interface design, so this is not a complete book on interface design. But the author did a good job to start the Delphi beginner programmer like me. I really recommend this book if you are a beginner or intermidate Delphi programmer.

Not just interface design, but also the FAQ's

The book not only covers issues related to user interface design, but most of it discusses many common programming problems and tasks. The UI sections cover different types of controls and how they can be used to help the user. The remainder, about 2/3 of the book, however is a discussion of some very common problems eg. ensuring only one instance of a program, adding things to the taskbar, talking to the registry, internationalisation, error trapping etc. While the solutions and problems are not "rocket science" they are not the sort of things which can be found in the manuals or the help files. It may not be an "essential" book, but it would be one which you could add to your collection and feel that you have not wasted your money.

Very practical. I keep going back to this book.

I guess the most refreshing thing about this book is that it isn't loaded with fluff. It covers a wide range of design topics that are enforced with working examples that you can put to use immediately. The entire book is on the CD in Adobe Acrobat format, making searches a breeze.

Excellent information not found elsewhere

Lots of good information, examples and GUI theory and all oriented around Delphi 3. Very effective explanations of and reasons for various ways of presenting data and user controls.

A good intermediate Delphi book

The title is a bit misleading because it covers more than just user interface issues. It is clearly written and covers a reasonable amount of ground not found in other books aimed at either more or less experienced Delphi programmers. I like this book and I'm glad I bought it. I can recommend browsing it to see if it can help you too.