WPF Vector based interface

Question

I'm working on a new C# application using WPF. I was under the impression that WPF was vector based and that text/buttons would be drawn in a resolution independent way. When running my application it’s fairly obvious that my application isn’t being drawn using vectors. Some of the text gets fairly blocky, and when using the windows magnifying glass you can see rough edges on everything.

Is there something special I need to do in my application to turn vector drawing on? Or is something wrong with my specific machine? (I'm running Windows Vista x64 with the latest graphics drivers)

Answer 1

The magnifying glass in Vista isn't particularly clever. It just blows up the already rasterized image from your screen. To see that a text box is actually vector based, try adjusting your DPI settings.

EDIT: From the comments, it seems like the magnifying glass in Vista is supposed to do vector scaling after all. It certainly doesn't on this computer (Vista 32-bit), so I may be having the same issues. DPI scaling works, though...

Answer 2

hello, does it just not work anymore because of the magnifying glass in windows 7 or also because of changes in the WPF framework? e.g. if I would run a .NET Framework 4 application on vista, would i be able to do vector based scaling using the magnifyer? thanks!