DirectX vs GAPI

[Guest]

I am beginning work on a .NET compact framework application that will target
Windows Mobile 5.0 and above. The application is 2D graphics intensive and
GDI is not really fast enough. We were thinking about using GAPI or DirectX,
but that led to other questions.

1) Is GAPI dead now that DirectX is going to be released with Windows
Mobile? What I am more worried about is that GAPI will not be hardware
accelerated in future products, because all they will worry about is DirectX?

2) Printing - I know the compact platform does not really support printing,
but for this project we are required to talk to printers via wirelessly. Yao
talks about this in his book, but is there anyway of drawing to a printer dc
using GAPI and DirectX?

Any thoughts on the above questions would be appreciated.

 

[Robert Levy [MS]]

Yes, GAPI is being phased out in favor of DirectX. Neither has direct
support for printing.

 

[Joseph Byrns]

Will there be managed support for DirectX?

Yes, GAPI is being phased out in favor of DirectX. Neither has direct
support for printing.

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

Yes. MD3DM

http://www.brains-n-brawn.com/default.aspx?vDir=cfmdx


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Will there be managed support for DirectX?

 

[Joseph Byrns]

Having searched further it would appear there will be managed support, in
with VS2005, I look forward to it's release.

Will there be managed support for DirectX?

 

[casey chesnut]

Beta 2 already has Managed DirectX.
its called Managed Direct3D Mobile (MD3DM).

an intro article is here:
http://www.brains-N-brawn.com/cfMDX/
a partial port of WorldWind is here:
http://www.brains-N-brawn.com/cfWorldWind/

Thanks,
casey

Will there be managed support for DirectX?

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Very nice articles, Casey! Maybe you can finish up the desktop converter app
by the time the actual devices become available. I can't figure why you
wanted to locate all the Hooters though. ;-)

Ginny Caughey
..NET Compact Framework MVP

 

[Dick Grier]

Ginny,

Your reply made me look closely for Hooters. I found it, but was
disappointed. Oh well, next time.

Dick

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[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Hi Dick,

Heh. That was my point.

Ginny