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V24.1

TextEditAdvancedModeOptions.UseDirectXPaint Property

Gets or sets whether an editor uses the DirectX Hardware Acceleration. DirectX is required to support some of the unique editor features available when this editor is in Advanced Mode. See this property for more information about this mode: RepositoryItemTextEdit.UseAdvancedMode.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public DefaultBoolean UseDirectXPaint { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
DefaultBoolean Default

Specifies whether the editor uses the DirectX or traditional GDI renderer.

Available values:

Name Description Return Value
True

The value is true.

0

False

The value is false.

1

Default

The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.

2

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type Path to UseDirectXPaint
RepositoryItemTextEdit
.AdvancedModeOptions .UseDirectXPaint

Remarks

TextEdit-based editors use the standard GDI renderer even when you turn on the DirectX Hardware Acceleration in the Project Settings Page or call the global WindowsFormsSettings.ForceDirectXPaint() method. You need to enable this TextEditAdvancedModeOptions.UseDirectXPaint property for every editor that should operate in this mode.

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