Direct2D is a 2D vector graphics application programming interface (API) designed by Microsoft and implemented in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and...
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as monitors and printers. It was superseded by DirectDraw API and later Direct2D API.[citation needed] Windows apps use Windows API to interact with GDI...
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can interoperate with GDI/GDI+, Direct2D/Direct3D and any application-specific technology. When using with Direct2D, text rendering can be hardware-accelerated...
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and Android. Direct2D or OpenGL can be used on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10. On Windows platforms where Direct2D is not available...
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while the DirectX pattern has been continued for Windows APIs such as Direct2D and DirectWrite. Direct3D (the 3D graphics API within DirectX) is widely...
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Automation API 3.0 (MSAA and UI Automation updates) Windows Graphics Runtime (Direct2D, Direct3D 10 Level 9, Direct3D 11, DirectX 11, DXGI 1.1, DirectWrite, and...
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in Chapel Hill North Carolina, before being acquired by Google in 2005. Direct2D Starling Framework Anti-Grain Geometry CoreGraphics Cairo QuickDraw GX...
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graphics editors Comparison of graphics file formats Computer-aided design Direct2D Illustration Javascript graphics library Raster to vector Raster graphics...
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features return of hardware 2D acceleration for use by GDI (but not GDI+) and Direct2D/DirectWrite BitBlt, StretchBlt, TransparentBlt AlphaBlend, ColorFill ClearType...
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included with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. It includes enhancements to Direct2D, DirectWrite, Direct3D, Windows Imaging Component (WIC), Windows Advanced...
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