"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote in message
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> GDI is and has been accellerated for many years. GDI+ isn't generally
> due to lack of confidence in the platform from manufacturers. Only
> Matrox have ever supplied GDI+ accellerated cards and I don't know if
> they still do.

"Steve" <steve_mowbray@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I am new to GDI programming and Win32 programming in general and I am
> trying to get some definitive understanding on the state of hardware
> acceleration (and general software optimisation come to that) in GDI and
> GDI+.
>
> I am hoping to use either GDI or GDI+ for some 2D animations I would like
> to put in a windows forms application.
>
> A google search does not produce anything consistent -- probably due to
> the fact that technical circumstances seem to get superseded very quickly
> in the Win32 world.
>
> I would be grateful if anyone could provide me with some direction on the
> current state of hardware acceleration for these drawing API's.
>
> Cheers
> Steve
>

"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote in message
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> GDI is and has been accellerated for many years. GDI+ isn't generally due
> to lack of confidence in the platform from manufacturers. Only Matrox have
> ever supplied GDI+ accellerated cards and I don't know if they still do.

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:26:11 +0200, John Carson <jcarson_n_o_sp_am_@netspace.net.au> wrote:

> "Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote in message
> news:uehOADOeFHA.2288@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl
>> GDI is and has been accellerated for many years. GDI+ isn't generally
>> due to lack of confidence in the platform from manufacturers. Only
>> Matrox have ever supplied GDI+ accellerated cards and I don't know if
>> they still do.
>
> Interesting. Do you have a view on what is behind this lack of confidence? A
> belief that it would soon be replaced by Microsoft's "next great thing"?
>