The code that I currently have uses GDI, so we can start from there.
> On May 14, 2015, at 11:51 AM, hexa...@comcast.net wrote: > > Alan, > > One potential downside of the newer Direct2D/DirectWrite APIs is that they > aren't supported on Windows XP. I know I have users of my application still > using XP. I can't tell without some more research, but I think Windows 10 > even supports GDI/GDI+. > > If the case for using Direct2D/DirectWrite is compelling enough, maybe they > could be supported in addition to GDI and only used if the detected OS is > > WinXP? > > Thanks, > > Aaron. > > Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App > -----Original Message----- > > From: ir...@beluga.phys.uvic.ca > To: hexa...@comcast.net > Cc: Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: 2015-05-13 23:11:24 GMT > Subject: RE: [Plplot-devel] Using Window's raw API for shapes and text > > On 2015-05-13 21:44-0500 Aaron Hexamer wrote: > > > Would it be developed using the GDI? If so, then maybe wingdi? > > Hi Aaron: > > To respond to your first question even though I am not > that familiar with Windows, I did look up the article at > , and it > appears that is an old API that has been replaced with the Direct2D > API. > I then followed up with some google > searching to find > > which implies you can use gdi for graphics and DirectWrite for text or > Direct2D for graphics and DirectWrite for text. Furthermore, > says one of the features is > > "Comprehensive support for Unicode, with over 20 scripts providing > layout and rendering of every language supported in Windows." > > So that superficially sounds like exactly what we want to use (in > combination with either GDI or Direct2D), but remember my Windows > knowledge is quite limited and this research just took me a few > minutes of google searching so if our Windows developers have a > different preference for the Windows API that is used to render > unicode text, then we should adopt that preference. > > @Aaron: I do think your general idea of the win+API name is better > than winwidgets. So I would be happy to use wingdi or windirect2d > depending on the decision about which one is used in conjunction with > DirectWrite. > > @Jim, Arjen, and Phil: > > As our most active Windows developers please chime in about what > Windows API you think we should use to render unicode text, and the > name you would like to see for what is currently called the wingcc > device driver. > > Alan > __________________________ > Alan W. Irwin > > Astronomical research affiliation with Department of Physics and Astronomy, > University of Victoria (astrowww.phys.uvic.ca). > > Programming affiliations with the FreeEOS equation-of-state > implementation for stellar interiors (freeeos.sf.net); the Time > Ephemerides project (timeephem.sf.net); PLplot scientific plotting > software package (plplot.sf.net); the libLASi project > (unifont.org/lasi); the Loads of Linux Links project (loll.sf.net); > and the Linux Brochure Project (lbproject.sf.net). > __________________________ > > Linux-powered Science > __________________________ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud > Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications > Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights > Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y > _______________________________________________ > Plplot-devel mailing list > Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y _______________________________________________ Plplot-devel mailing list Plplot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plplot-devel
