GDI

GDI+

GDI+ is a class-based API for C/C++ programmers. It enables applications to use graphics and formatted text on both the video display and the printer. Win32-based applications do not access graphics hardware directly. Instead, GDI+ interacts with device drivers on behalf of applications. GDI+ is also supported by the 64-bit Windows operating system.

To use GDI+, the developer must copy the Gdiplus.dll library to the system directory of the user s computer. For information about which operating systems are required to use a particular class or method, see the Requirements section of the documentation for the class or method.

All Windows-based applications can use GDI+, a new technology in the Windows XP and Windows .NET Server operating systems. It is available for applications that run on the Windows NT 4.0 SP6, Windows 2000, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium Edition operating systems.

To download the latest redistributable, see http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/psdkredist.htm .