Programming Guide
The following topics provide an overview of the DirectWrite API.
| Topic | Contents |
|---|---|
| Introducing DirectWrite | An introduction to the DirectWrite API. |
| Tutorial: Getting Started with DirectWrite | A tutorial detailing the process of using DirectWrite and Direct2D to create simple text that contains a single format, and then text containing multiple formats. |
| Text Formatting and Layout | Describes the IDWriteTextFormat and IDWriteTextLayout interfaces and their uses. |
| Rendering DirectWrite | Rendering options for DirectWrite. Including Direct2D, a Custom Text Renderer, and Rendering to a GDI Surface |
| Interoperating with GDI | An overview of using DirectWrite with GDI. |
| How-to Topics | A set of topics covering common DirectWrite tasks. |
| Glyphs and Glyph Runs | An overview of the DirectWrite the glyph-rendering layer |
| Custom Font Collections | An overview of using DirectWrite custom font collections. |
| Win32 Text API Comparison | A table listing the Win32 Text APIs and the approximate equivalent in DirectWrite. |
| DirectWrite Glossary | Defines commonly used DirectWrite terms. |
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