Introducing Direct2D
Does anyone know if this will work under vista or XP too?
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Introducing Direct2D
Does anyone know if this will work under vista or XP too?
Vista SP2 with the platform update, Server 2008 and up, and Win 7.
Direct2D (Windows)
Vista, yes, XP, no. That much Microsoft has admitted. No plans for XP.
Windows 7 has demolished XP and Vista, even in the enthusiast corners with the exception of stubborn fools who refuse to take the time to understand the way things are and do change. (The hXc nerds that still rant on about CLI being the 'cool way to do things.')
If Microsoft had their way the new architecture would replace everything that exists on the market right now. Point is, don't expect Microsoft to bother themselves with something they don't even like (XP), they're way too happy with the new OS model... (Vista/Win7) so are quite a lot of programmers. WASAPI ftw!!!
If you haven't heard it yet, better you hear it now, anything starting at XP and older just became legacy, and Vista is quickly becoming the 'forgotten step child.'
Personally, I think it's a good thing, the API is a lot more friendly and MSDN documentation is off the hook with eliteness.
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Direct2D is built on top of DirectX 10 (which isn't supported on XP), so no it won't work =/
Where do you get your info? From what I know of the W7 devs were told that their product was competing with XP, not Vista. Why would MS hate one of their most successful OS's to date (prob save for Win2K)? What MS prob hates is the fact that XP is so good that many are still refusing to switch to W7 just yet but that doesn't mean they hate the OS in general.Quote:
Point is, don't expect Microsoft to bother themselves with something they don't even like (XP),
Direct2D doesn't support anything that you cannot already do with Direct3D except provide a somewhat simpler interface to it. 2D in Direct3D is a cakewalk.
Cakewalk? That's taking it a little too far, methinks. More like it's easy for those who know 3D.
Yeah ok fanboy. Apparently you don't actually develop for windows professionally. There are serious capability issues with Windows 7. They broke large portions of existing code that was fully API compliant in pursuit of DRM. The messed up thing is what they implemented didn't really strengthen DRM, it just made legitimate application developers have to rewrite their code.Quote:
Originally Posted by since
And sorry to burst your bubble, but XP still dominates the marketplace. Developers will not stop supporting it for many years to come. Don't get me wrong, Windows 7 is leaps and bounds better than Vista, but there is really no compelling reason to switch to it from XP, particularly in this economy where funds are tight.
Microsoft needs to realize that they need developers on their side, which means expanding capabilities for an OS, not artificially reducing them, as is the case with DRM.
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Originally Posted by abachler
That is ridiculous, I say. Windows 7 is much better than XP.
I see no real compelling reason to switch from Vista to W7, but from XP is another story.
From business perspective, there is a lot more security.
From a private perspective, there is a lot more user friendliness and prettier UI among other things.
What we tend to forget is that when switching from XP to W7, we get everything from Vista, as well. Vista was flawed, but W7 basically fixed that.
Well, some of it anyway. It's still flawed. But so is XP.
I wrote an earlier reply but I feel my reply as well as some of the recent ones in this thread are diverging from the topic at hand. Let's try to get back on track. If we want to debate the finer details of XP, Vista, and W7 perhaps starting a thread in GD would be appropriate.
I do apologize to the OP for allowing this thread to get off topic.
I say, feel free to actually split the topic from this one. No harm to the conversation or the original thread.