Inside DirectX Comments and Corrections (189296)

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This article contains information on known errors, corrections, and comments relating to the Microsoft Press book "Inside DirectX," ISBN 1- 57231-696-9.

Contents:

Table 14-2: Result type of DirectSoundEnumerate is HRESULT
Page 291: Clarification
Table 20-11: "Parameter" Column Heading Should Be "Method"
Page 331: Text Errors
Table 20-19: Text Correction
Table 20-22: Text Correction
Table 21-8: Text Error
Table 28-9: Text Error
Table 28-14: Comment
Figure 29-2: Screenshot Correction

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Table 14-2: Result type of DirectSoundEnumerate is HRESULT

Page 207, Table 14-2:
Change: "BOOL DirectSoundEnumerate"
To: "HRESULT DirectSoundEnumerate"

Page 291: Clarification

Page 291, paragraph 1, sentence 1:
Change: "If you keep the DirectPlay tab open while a windowed DirectPlay application is running on the desktop..."

To: "If you open the DirectPlay tab before starting a windowed DirectPlay application on the desktop..."

Table 20-11: "Parameter" Column Heading Should Be "Method"

Page 327, Table 20-11:
Change: "Parameter"
To: "Method"

Page 331: Text Errors

Page 331, paragraph 1, sentence 3:
Change: "A DPSYS_ADDGROUPTOGROUP message is sent to the other players."
To: "A DPSYS_ADDGROUPTOGROUP message is sent to all players."

Page 331, paragraph 3, sentence 4:
Change: "A DPSYS_DELETEGROUPFROMGROUP message is sent to all other players."
To: "A DPSYS_DELETEGROUPFROMGROUP message is sent to all players."

Table 20-19: Text Correction

Page 333, Table 20-19:
Change: "Either NULL to enumerate players..."
To: "Either NULL to enumerate groups..."

Table 20-22: Text Correction

Page 334, Table 20-22:
Change: "Control flags, as summarized in Table 20-20."
To: "Control flags, as summarized in Table 20-6."

Table 20-30: Clarification

Page 347, Table 20-30:
Change: "This session is the new host."
To: "The local DirectPlay object is the new host."

Table 21-8: Text Error

Page 372, Table 21-8:
Change: "The address of a pointer to be initialized to a new IDirectPlayA or IDirectPlay2A interface."
To: "The address of a pointer to be initialized to a new IDirectPlay2 or IDirectPlay2A interface."

Table 28-9: Text Error

Page 503, Table 28-9:
Change: "INT WINAPI DirectXSetupSetCallBack"
To: "int WINAPI DirectXSetupSetCallBack"

Table 28-14: Comment

Page 507, Table 28-14:
Change: "The driver being upgraded is currently in use."
To: "The driver being upgraded is currently in use. DirectXSetup can upgrade this driver anyway but will need a system restart after installation is complete."

Figure 29-2: Screenshot Correction

Page 516, Figure 29-2:
Remove the "Format" command from the context menu.

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