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Achiko Mezvrishvili
Achiko Mezvrishvili

Reputation: 226

DirectX DXUT alternate API

Does anybody know if there are some alternate API for Direct X, i mean just GUI library ! without Direct X re-implementation like we had in DXUT.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 341

Answers (2)

Mykola
Mykola

Reputation: 3373

Direct3D can be mounted in arbitrary Windows window object. You can use any MFC, WTL, VCL or wxWidgets window through window handle (HWND) (it means button, panel, and more), and build with it arbitrary user interfaces.

The only restriction Direct3D must be configured in a windowed mode.

Upvotes: 0

Chuck Walbourn
Chuck Walbourn

Reputation: 41127

For Windows Store and universal Windows apps on Windows 10, you can use XAML+DirectX interop to get right GUI on top of a Direct3D surface. See DirectX - Using XAML with DirectX and C++ in Windows Store Apps.

In general Win32 GUI APIs do not render on Direct3D surfaces. That is why the "widgets" in DXUT exist in the first place. There is also a similar solution implemented in ImGui.

Many games make use of middleware solutions like ScaleForm.

Upvotes: 1

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