The Programmer's Overview is divided into two parts. Part
I contains an architectural overview of the Common Desktop Environment,
including high- level information on both the run-time and development
environments. Part II contains information useful to know before
developing an application, and describes the development environment
components.
This section provides brief descriptions of the chapters and
appendixes contained in this manual.
Chapter 1 “Architectural
Overview”
presents an overview of the Common Desktop Environment architecture.
Chapter 2 “Development
Environment Considerations”
discusses information you should know about the environment before
you start to develop an application.
Chapter 3 “Developing
an Application”
presents information specific to developing a Common Desktop Environment
application, such as naming conventions and guidelines to follow.
Chapter 4 “Portability
and Maintenance”
discusses issues pertaining to writing portable and maintainable
applications.
Chapter 5 “Basic
Application Integration”
summarizes how to make your application launch-integrated (that
is, started by double-clicking an icon on the desktop).
Chapter 6 “Recommended
Integration”
provides overviews of all components and guidelines that you should
use so your application has the same look and feel as, and interoperates
well with, other Common Desktop Environment desktop applications.
Chapter 7 “Optional
Integration”
provides overviews of the components to incorporate into your application
as needed for added functionality.
Appendix A “Component
and Guideline Reference”
lists in alphabetical order all development environment components
and guidelines, with associated library, header files, and documentation.
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