This sample shows how to use Direct2D, DirectWrite, Windows Imaging Component (WIC), and XAML to build an app with magazine-type presentation.
Specifically, this sample shows:
- How to render 2D graphics using DirectX.
- How to integrate DirectX content with XAML using Virtual Surface Image Source.
- How to use XAML's FlipView and ScrollViewer controls to create a magazine reading experience.
- How to load application-specific custom fonts using DirectWrite.
- How to decode image files using WIC.
- How to apply image effects such as Gaussian Blur using Direct2D's effects APIs.
These topics provide more info about the feature areas used in this sample:
- DirectWrite, which you use to layout the text.
- Direct2D, which you use to render the images, primitives, and text. It also handles the image effects.
- DXGI, which is you use display rendered content to the CoreWindow.
- WIC, which you use to load, scale, and convert the images.
Some of the APIs used in this sample are:
- The Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow class, which encapsulates the window and handles the display of the content.
- The ID2D1DeviceContext interface, which performs the rendering.
- The IDXGIFactory2::CreateSwapChainForCoreWindow method to create a swap chain that allows Direct2D to interact with the CoreWindow.
To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.
To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.
Note For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.
Related topics
- Windows 8 app samples
- DirectWrite
- Direct2D
- DXGI
- DirectX and XAML interop
- WIC
- CoreWindow
- VirtualSurfaceImageSource
- Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow
- ID2D1DeviceContext
- IDXGIFactory2::CreateSwapChainForCoreWindow
Operating system requirements
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Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Solution (.sln) file.
- Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.
Run the sample
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.