Direct2D fallback to GDI in XP

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Published on 2009-11-25T15:08:26Z Indexed on 2010/03/26 1:03 UTC
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I'd like to use Direct2D for my .Net application using the Windows Code pack. Since some of my users are using XP, I need to provide a GDI+ fallback. I wonder how people usually do this kind of fallback.

Do they abstract/interface all the necessary graphics feature into some custom generic library? If so, is there any open-source library for direct2d/GDI?

Thanks, Gil.

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