What to Read (IM: XG)

Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Graphics /: Preface - About This Book

What to Read
This book describes three types of QuickDraw GX shapes you can use to make graphic images:

geometric shapes
bitmap shapes
picture shapes

The other types of QuickDraw GX shapes (the typographic shapes) are discussed in Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Typography.
The chapters of this book cover these topics:

Geometric shapes, which are the building blocks for graphics. These shapes, which include points, lines, curves, rectangles, polygons, and paths, make up the graphic elements supported by most drawing programs. The chapter "Geometric Shapes" in this book describes geometric shapes in detail.
Geometric styles, which are the stylistic variations you can make to geometric shapes. The chapter "Geometric Styles" in this book describes these variations.
Geometric operations, which are the functions you can use to manipulate geometric shapes and obtain geometric information about geometric shapes. The chapter "Geometric Operations" in this book describes these functions.
Bitmap shapes, which contain pixel images. These shapes allow you to create graphics by specifying the color value of each pixel in the image. The chapter "Bitmap Shapes" in this book describes bitmap shapes in detail. This chapter also references a number of the color plates you can find at the front of this book.
Picture shapes, which are collections of QuickDraw GX shapes, including other picture shapes. You can find this type of shape described in the chapter "Picture Shapes," in this book.