In my previous post I have translated Windows 7 SDK Direct2D "Advanced Geometries" example from C++ to Delphi 2010 code. That was a lot of fun, so I have decided to continue the adventure in the realm of Direct2D programming and this time converted one of the DirectWrite examples - DirectWrite sample "Hello World".
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In order to avoid writing over and over again th...
In two days I'm talking about Windows 7 development at Delphi 2010 HandsOn Workshop with Bob Swart and Bruno Fierens from TMS Software.
One of the cool new features introduced in Delphi 2010 specifically for Windows 7 is support for native Direct2D development. Direct2D is very interesting, new graphics subsystem that utilizies GPU processing power for rendering regular operating system windows.
Because of the performance considerations Direct2D has been implemented in native code in Windo...