Tom Archer illustrates how you can use the TranslateTransform and ScaleTransform methods to invert and display the reflection of a string.
Articles Written by Tom Archer - MSFT
Managed Extensions: Using GDI+ to Render Sheared Text
Tom Archer illustrates how the Matrix object and transforms enable you to draw horizontally or vertically sheared text.
Managed Extensions: Using the Microsoft Word Spell Checker via Automation
Learn how to access the Microsoft Word spell checker using Automation from your own Managed C++ Windows Forms applications.
Managed Extensions: Using GDI+ to Draw 3D Text
Learn how to use GDI+ to render several 3D text effects, such as shadowed, blocked, embossed, and engraved text.
Managed Extensions: Using GDI+ Brushes to Draw Text
Tom Archer illustrates how the combination of Managed Extensions and GDI+ enable you to draw gradient and hatched text with only a few lines of C++ code.
Managed Extensions: Implementing Custom Serialization
Tom Archer introduces a step-by-step technique for versioning your serialized files so that your application can handle current and older file formats, as well as properly deal with situations where the application is older than the file format being read.






