WinFX -- The Successor to .NET

[John Bailo]

Looks like .NET is old
http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is
the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

 

[Paul Wardle]

Look again, I think you've misunderstood

 

[Gary Morris]

Evidently!

Look again, I think you've misunderstood

 

[Tom Shelton]

Looks like .NET is old
http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is
the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
..NET.

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WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
.NET.

Does WinFx use handles?

 

[Guest]

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
.NET.

I thought it was a cleaned up Win32 API. Is the Win32 API also .NET?

 

[JTK]

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Does WinFx use handles?

It's (D)COM(+) (or whatever they call it these days), so no, why do you
ask? It can interact with handles though (e.g. GDI+ can talk to HWNDs
to a certain extent, etc).

 

[Erik Funkenbusch]

It's (D)COM(+) (or whatever they call it these days), so no, why do you
ask? It can interact with handles though (e.g. GDI+ can talk to HWNDs
to a certain extent, etc).

Uhhh.. No. It's not DCOM+, or any variation.