Creating the Windows User Interface

Abstract

Up to this point you have built a set of self-aware business objects and the forms needed to display the values returned by those business objects. You will now move on to developing the mechanisms that you will use to build the user interface. You can do many things to give the user a good experience with your application. In this chapter you will concentrate on building not only a functional user interface but one that looks good. This includes incorporating icons, displaying the application’s status on a status bar, and providing basic Windows functionality that users often take for granted. More than anything your goal should be to create an application that users enjoy using.