DOM tree, Windows GDI+ and XAML

Posted By: goran | Sep 27th, 2004 @ 8:19 AM
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#Sep 27th, 2004 @ 8:19 AM
goran
goran
Hi all!

Does anyone know if GDI+ uses some sort of DOM tree in the current Windows versions like Longhorn will use in its Avalon/XAML?

/G.
#Sep 27th, 2004 @ 11:19 AM
andokai
andokai
hi goran, as far as i know it doesn't. i believe the gdi+ metafiles store sequential drawing instructions as opposed to trees of graphics primitives.
#Sep 27th, 2004 @ 6:44 PM
warren
warren
atom heart mother
GDI+ is pretty much just plain ole' GDI (the same one that's been around since time immemorial), plus some new features (like support for JPEG, heh....) and some simplified API's.  In other words, there is no "tree".

Where you will find tree-like implementations are on the next level above GDI: the UI frameworks.  MFC, Windows Forms, and most third-party frameworks use a tree structure to hold UI elements.


#Sep 27th, 2004 @ 9:08 PM
synergiser
synergiser
kuruvi
Can anyone tell me what will happen to Windows Forms in Avalon! Will GDI+ plus improve to make it more extensible(or will it get completely replaced..??), like extending scrollbars to support skinning, as of now we have to make use of unmanaged code in .NET to achieve such kind of functionality? will this scenario change?
It would be nice to achieve all GDI functionality  in GDI+,
like capturing snapshots of the screen!
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