gdi metro style apps

Question

After i remove  this MACRO which name  is " WINAPI_FAMILY=2" from project's  property .Do all apis of gdi are supported （useful ）?   Or only a part of the apis of gdis are supported（useful ）?   Thanks for help. 

Answer 1

GDI is not supported at all in Metro style apps. Changing the WINAPI_FAMILY macro will allow the app to compile with unsupported API but they may not work and they will not successfully validate.

--Rob

Answer 2

Thanks Rob.After Windows 8 release version published in the future，do  gdi32.DLL   will be removed？After Windows 8 pad version published，if windows desktop environment and metro style will coexist in this system on the pad?

Answer 3

GDI is still available for desktop apps. It is not available for Metro style apps. We cannot comment on unreleased versions.

--Rob

Answer 4

Thanks very much,Rob.