Re: Surface is deprecated

"Julien" <Julien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I was surprise when i saw the surface class was deprecated. Is there an
> alternative class, so?
> Thank you.

You are I presume referring to the DirectDraw.Surface class. It's more than
the Surface class that's deprecated, the DirectDraw namespace is deprecated
and not recommended for new designs. Note that the underlying DirectDraw
native interfaces was last advanced with the release of DirectX 7.

You can migrate 2D applications to Direct3D fairly easily, either by
implementing your own functions that render textured quads to simulate blits
(but with a lot more functionality and effects available!), or use the ready
made Direct3D.Sprite class.

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Robert Dunlop
The X-Zone
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Microsoft DirectX MVP
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