There are many different graphics technologies in Windows, and with Windows 7 we are adding to that collection with new technologies such as Direct2D and DirectWrite. Additionally, technologies such as GDI and GDI+ continue to be used in Windows software...

The latest alpha build of Paint.NET v3.5 is using DirectWrite instead of GDI for the Text tool if you are running Windows 7. More details and a pointer to download Paint.NET v3.5 that uses DirectWrite is available here . Paint.NET is a graphics...

For applications developed using the .NET framework, there is now a way to leverage the Windows 7 DirectX APIs (Direct3D10, Direct2D, DirectWrite, WIC and Direct3D 11) from your managed applications. The Windows API Code Pack is now available on MSDN...