WinFX -- The Successor to .NET

[John Bailo]

Looks like .NET is old news:

http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is
the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

[Paul Wardle]

Look again, I think you've misunderstood :)

"John Bailo" <ja*****@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:Hx*****************@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...

Looks like .NET is old news:

http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

[Paul Wardle]

Look again, I think you've misunderstood :)

"John Bailo" <ja*****@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:Hx*****************@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...

Looks like .NET is old news:

http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

[Gary Morris]

Evidently!

"Paul Wardle" <p.******@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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Look again, I think you've misunderstood :)

"John Bailo" <ja*****@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:Hx*****************@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...

Looks like .NET is old news:

http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon

is

the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

[Gary Morris]

Evidently!

"Paul Wardle" <p.******@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Look again, I think you've misunderstood :)

"John Bailo" <ja*****@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:Hx*****************@newsread2.news.pas.earthl ink.net...

Looks like .NET is old news:

http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon

is

the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

[Tom Shelton]

On 2004-05-02, John Bailo <ja*****@earthlink.net> wrote:

Looks like .NET is old news:

http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is
the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
..NET.

--
Tom Shelton
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"...[Arthur] leapt to his feet like an author hearing the
phone ring..."

- Who says that the character of Arthur isn't
autobiographical?

[Tom Shelton]

On 2004-05-02, John Bailo <ja*****@earthlink.net> wrote:

Looks like .NET is old news:

http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is
the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
..NET.

--
Tom Shelton
Powered By Gentoo Linux 1.4
"...[Arthur] leapt to his feet like an author hearing the
phone ring..."

- Who says that the character of Arthur isn't
autobiographical?

[Linønut]

Error BR-549: MS DRM 1.0 rejects the following post from Tom Shelton:

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
.NET.

Does WinFx use handles?

--
Close source, closed society
Open source, open society
Free source, Free society

[Linønut]

Error BR-549: MS DRM 1.0 rejects the following post from Tom Shelton:

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
.NET.

Does WinFx use handles?

--
Close source, closed society
Open source, open society
Free source, Free society

[spam]

On Mon, 03 May 2004 02:27:19 GMT, Tom Shelton <to*@mtogden.com> wrote:

On 2004-05-02, John Bailo <ja*****@earthlink.net> wrote:

Looks like .NET is old news:

http://www.winfx247.com/247reference/default.aspx

<quote>
Never heard of Avalon? Wow, didn't know those people still existed :)
Anyway, these are the WinFX newgroups (microsoft.public.winfx.*). WinFX is
the next generation set of API's for Windows codename 'Longhorn'. Avalon is
the codename for the new presentation system that will replace the old
GDI(+). Some key concepts:
- acceleration through GPU
- no more "flickering"
- vector based graphics
- XAML, a markup language for Windows Forms (although that's only part of
it. You can even make console applications using only XAML. It's like HTML
for Windows Forms on steroids)

Hope this explains some,
</quote>

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
.NET.

I thought it was a cleaned up Win32 API. Is the Win32 API also .NET?

[JTK]

Linønut wrote:

Error BR-549: MS DRM 1.0 rejects the following post from Tom Shelton:

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
.NET.

Does WinFx use handles?

It's (D)COM(+) (or whatever they call it these days), so no, why do you
ask? It can interact with handles though (e.g. GDI+ can talk to HWNDs
to a certain extent, etc).

[Erik Funkenbusch]

On Wed, 05 May 2004 03:44:42 GMT, JTK wrote:

Linønut wrote:

Error BR-549: MS DRM 1.0 rejects the following post from Tom Shelton:

WinFx is the new Windows API... It isn't a replacement for .NET - it is
.NET.

Does WinFx use handles?

It's (D)COM(+) (or whatever they call it these days), so no, why do you
ask? It can interact with handles though (e.g. GDI+ can talk to HWNDs
to a certain extent, etc).

Uhhh.. No. It's not DCOM+, or any variation.