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@ZippyV: Yes, but it is not part of the framework, nor maintained well. Also, the 32/64 bit problem is not addressed (how to create a single library compiled to anycpu, that works for both).

@evildictaitor: Direct2D is the type of API I am looking for, not XNA. Thanks anyway.

There is a lot more to Direct2D than XNA or Direct3D, for 2d rendering.

@evildictaitor: seems to have no affect on IE9 that I can see. It does affect everything else. I am talking about the tuning, not the disabling.

@kettch: Thanks, but in the mydigitallife forum thread, I could not see any namespace that was definitely for immediate mode rendering. 

Can you point to any site or blog where a new immediate mode API is visible? Thanks!

In all the information leaked about Windows 8 and .net 4.5, is there any indication we have a new managed wrapper for Direct2D? It is fine to code directly to Direct2D currently, but it is difficult to create libraries that work with both 32 and 64 bit applications.

I think people want the old cleartype back. On one monitor I use, the new clear type has bad color fringes, and I cannot figure any way to tune it. It does not pick up the normal cleartype tuning?

@Bass:Eventually JavaScript will be mainly an output format for other language compilers. Or, they may target a portable, standard VM bytecode that runs in all browsers. At any rate, JavaScript is not the last or best language for client side development. We will be able to run many languages in browsers eventually.

@Bass:While there are bozos who count the number of hot acronyms on a resume/CV, it is not as important as you think among better managers. API knowledge is not a skill. Some people say Microsoft has to keep inventing new APIs to prevent API cloning. But API creation happens frequently in the open-source world as well; it is just the way the industry works. We always have to have new buzzwords.

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