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Presentation Manager (PM) is the graphical user interface (GUI) that IBM and Microsoft introduced in version 1.1 of their operating system OS/2 in late 1988.

It is based on the VisiOn shell extended and adapted to fit the IBM Systems Application Architecture (SAA) Common Programming Interface. With version two of OS/2 it gained a new portable and optimised graphics developed by Micrografx.

Documentation

Presentation Manager Interface API Documentation

Files

Presentation Manager of OS/2 Warp 4.5x is composed by the following files:

Name	Comments	Alternative
CYRIME.DLL	Cyrillic Input Method Editor (IME) for OS/2 PM.
OS2SM.DLL	OS/2 session manager dynamic link library.
PMATM.DLL	PM IFI: PM Adobe Type Manager dynamic link library.
PMBIND.DLL	PM language binding dynamic link library.
PMCLIP.DLL	PM Data Exchange: Related to clipboard functions.
PMCTLS.DLL	PM controls dynamic link library.
PMCTL.MSG	Error Messages for PMCTLS.DLL.
PMCTL.REF	Core PM: PM Control Template file.
PMDDE.DLL	PM Data Exchange: Dynamic Data Exchange Library. Exchange of OS/2 programs with Win16 programs.
PMDDEML.DLL	PM Data Exchange: Dynamic Data Exchange Library.
PMDRAG.DLL	Core PM: DLL Forwarder. PM drag/drop dynamic link library. (forwarder DLL)	OSfree
PMGPI.DLL	Core PM: PM graphics programming interface dynamic link library.
PMGRE.DLL	Core PM: DLL Forwarder. PM graphics engine dynamic link library. (forwarder DLL)	OSFree
PMMERGE.DLL	Core PM: Presentation Manager API library.
PMMLE.DLL	Core PM: DLL Forwarder. PM multiline entry dynamic link library. (forwarder DLL)	OSFree
PMMRGRES.DLL	Core PM: Resource library for PMMERGE. Contains the current "window theme".
PMPRE.DLL	PM IFI: PM presentation driver.
PMPRINT.QPR	PM print queue processor.
PROG.DLL
PMSDMRI.DLL	PM CUA control dynamic link library.
PMSHAPI.DLL	Core PM: DLL Forwarder. PM shell APIs dynamic link library.(forwarder DLL)	OSFree
PMSHLTKT.DLL	Core PM: PM shell's dynamic link library.
PMSHELL.EXE	Presentation Manager Shell Program.
PMSPL.DLL	Core PM: PM spooler dynamic link library.
PMTKT.DLL	PM shell's dynamic link library.
PMUNIF.DLL	PM IFI: OS/2 PM Uni Font IFI Driver.
PMVDMH.DLL	PM VDM: Win16. Support for seemless WinOS2.
PMVDMP.DLL	PM VDM: DOS. PM virtual DOS machine private dynamic link library.
PMVIOP.DLL	Core PM: PM VIO calls private dynamic link library.
PMWIN.DLL	Core PM: DLL Forwarder. PM dynamic link library. (forwarder DLL)	OSFree
SEAMLESS.DLL	PM VDM: Win16. Allows Win16 program present in a PM window list and participate in PM message exchange.
SHIELD.DLL	PM VDM: .
SHPIINST.DLL	PM Functions.
TRUETYPE.DLL	PM IFI: A PM Truetype Font Driver.

Articles

EDM/2 PM Articles

Publications

OS/2 Warp 4 - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference - Consolidated (PDF), (ODT)
OS/2 Warp 4 - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference
- Part 1 (WEB), (PM1.INF)
- Part 2 (WEB), (PM2.INF)
- Part 3 (WEB), (PM3.INF)
- Part 4 (WEB), (PM4.INF)
- Part 5 (WEB), (PM5.INF)

OS/2 Warp V3 Presentation Manager Programming Guide (1994)
- The Basics
- Advanced Topics
OS/2 Warp V3 Presentation Manager Programming Reference (1994)
- Volume 1
- Volume 2

OS/2 2.0 - Programming Guide
- Volume I P/N 10G6261, Form # S10G-6261, ISBN 1-56529-154-9 (PDF)
- Volume II P/N 10G6494, Form # S10G-6494, ISBN 1-56529-155-7 (PDF)
- Volume III P/N 10G6495, Form # S10G-6495, ISBN 1-56529-156-5 (PDF)

Bryan Goodyer: OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming: Hints and Tips - McGraw-Hill 1993,ISBN 0-07-707776-8

Replacements

The FreePM project tried to clone Presentation Manager but the project was not finished.
The OSFree Project produced some DLLs alternative for the forwarder DLLs.

Links

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 ==Publications==
-* OS/2 Warp 4 - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference - Consolidated ([https://archive.org/stream/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference PDF]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference.odt ODT]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference.docx DOCX]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference.djvu DJVU]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference.epub ePUB])
+* OS/2 Warp 4 - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference - Consolidated ([https://archive.org/stream/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference PDF]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference.odt ODT])
-* OS/2 Warp 4 - PM1.INF - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference, Part 1 of 5 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm1/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%201.inf INF])
+* OS/2 Warp 4 - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference
-* OS/2 Warp 4 - PM2.INF - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference, Part 2 of 5 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm2/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%202.inf INF])
+**Part 1 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm1/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%201.inf PM1.INF])
-* OS/2 Warp 4 - PM3.INF - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference, Part 3 of 5 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm3/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%203.inf INF])
+**Part 2 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm2/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%202.inf PM2.INF])
-* OS/2 Warp 4 - PM4.INF - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference, Part 4 of 5 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm4/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%204.inf INF])
+**Part 3 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm3/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%203.inf PM3.INF])
-* OS/2 Warp 4 - PM5.INF - Presentation Manager Programming Guide and Reference, Part 5 of 5 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm5/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%205.inf INF])
+**Part 4 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm4/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%204.inf PM4.INF])
-* [http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/os2/warp_ver_3/G25H-7103-00_OS2_WARP_V3_Presentation_Manager_Programming_Guide_The_Basics_Oct94.pdf OS2 WARP V3 Presentation Manager Programming Guide: The Basics] - 1994
+**Part 5 ([http://cyberkinetica.homeunix.net/os2tk45/pm5/ WEB]), ([https://archive.org/download/ToolkitDocs1/Presentation%20Manager%20Programming%20Guide%20and%20Reference%205.inf PM5.INF])
-* [http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/os2/warp_ver_3/G25H-7104-00_OS2_WARP_V3_Presentation_Manager_Programming_Guide_Advanced_Topics_Oct94.pdf OS2 WARP V3 Presentation Manager Programming Guide: Advanced Topics] - 1994
-* [http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/os2/warp_ver_3/G25H-7190-00_OS2_WARP_V3_Presentation_Manager_Programming_Reference_Volume_1_Oct94.pdf OS2 WARP V3 Presentation Manager Programming Reference Volume 1] - 1994
-* [http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/os2/warp_ver_3/G25H-7191-00_OS2_WARP_V3_Presentation_Manager_Programming_Reference_Volume_2_Oct94.pdf OS2 WARP V3 Presentation Manager Programming Reference Volume 2] - 1994
-* OS/2 2.0 - Programming Guide Volume I P/N 10G6261, Form # S10G-6261, ISBN 1-56529-154-9 ([http://www.os2museum.com/files/docs/os220tl/os2-2.0-pguide-vol1-1992.pdf PDF])
+*OS/2 Warp V3 Presentation Manager Programming Guide (1994)
-* OS/2 2.0 - Programming Guide Volume II P/N 10G6494, Form # S10G-6494, ISBN 1-56529-155-7 ([http://www.os2museum.com/files/docs/os220tl/os2-2.0-pguide-vol2-1992.pdf PDF])
+**[http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/os2/warp_ver_3/G25H-7103-00_OS2_WARP_V3_Presentation_Manager_Programming_Guide_The_Basics_Oct94.pdf The Basics]
-* OS/2 2.0 - Programming Guide Volume III P/N 10G6495, Form # S10G-6495, ISBN 1-56529-156-5 ([http://www.os2museum.com/files/docs/os220tl/os2-2.0-pguide-vol3-1992.pdf PDF])
+**[http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/os2/warp_ver_3/G25H-7104-00_OS2_WARP_V3_Presentation_Manager_Programming_Guide_Advanced_Topics_Oct94.pdf Advanced Topics]
+*OS/2 Warp V3 Presentation Manager Programming Reference (1994)
+**[http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/os2/warp_ver_3/G25H-7190-00_OS2_WARP_V3_Presentation_Manager_Programming_Reference_Volume_1_Oct94.pdf Volume 1]
+**[http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/pc/os2/warp_ver_3/G25H-7191-00_OS2_WARP_V3_Presentation_Manager_Programming_Reference_Volume_2_Oct94.pdf Volume 2]
-* [[Bryan Goodyer]]: ''OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming: Hints and Tips'' - 1993 - McGraw-Hill - ISBN 0077077768.
+* OS/2 2.0 - Programming Guide
+**Volume I P/N 10G6261, Form # S10G-6261, ISBN 1-56529-154-9 ([http://www.os2museum.com/files/docs/os220tl/os2-2.0-pguide-vol1-1992.pdf PDF])
+**Volume II P/N 10G6494, Form # S10G-6494, ISBN 1-56529-155-7 ([http://www.os2museum.com/files/docs/os220tl/os2-2.0-pguide-vol2-1992.pdf PDF])
+**Volume III P/N 10G6495, Form # S10G-6495, ISBN 1-56529-156-5 ([http://www.os2museum.com/files/docs/os220tl/os2-2.0-pguide-vol3-1992.pdf PDF])
+* [[Bryan Goodyer]]: ''OS/2 Presentation Manager Programming: Hints and Tips'' - McGraw-Hill 1993,ISBN 0-07-707776-8
 ==Replacements==