What's New in Graphics in Symbian^3

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay is a new graphics architecture which enables device creators to take advantage of improved software performance, hardware acceleration and third party graphics engines. For more information, see:

• The ScreenPlay Graphics Architecture
• The NonScreenPlay Graphics Architecture
• Graphics Composition
• Graphics Hardware Acceleration
• Dynamic Resolution Switching
• Advanced Pointer Overview
• External Surfaces Overview

Khronos APIs

For information about the supported Khronos APIs, see:

• Khronos API Support
• OpenVG Collection
• OpenGLES Collection
• EGL Collection

Interface breaks and deprecated functionality

The following functionality is deprecated in Symbian^3:

• Creating transparent windows using a mask and RWindow is deprecated. See Transparent Windows for more information.

• Backed-up windows are deprecated. See Displayable Windows for more information.

Guide documentation changes

The following documentation has been added to the Windowing collection:

• Window Server Component Overview
• Display Control and Mapping in the Window Server Client
• Transparent Windows
• Redraw Drawing
• Advanced Pointers
• External Surfaces
• Window Server Internals Concepts
• The wsini.ini File

The following documentation has been added to the OpenGLES collection:

• OpenGLES Collection

The following documentation has been added to the OpenVG collection:

• OpenVG Collection

The following documentation has been added to the EGL collection:

• EGL Collection

The following documentation has been updated:

• Graphics and Drawing
• The Font and Bitmap Server Overview