February 2023

• Mouse relative mode now accumulates multiple delta updates per frame. Added new optional but recommended method EndOfInputFrame.
• Fixed out-of-bounds read bug in the .WAV file reader.
• Additional checks added to DDSTextureLoader for planar video formats.
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio updated for XAudio2Redist 1.2.11
• CMake project updates

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2023.2.7

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• Windows desktop app using VS 2019 or VS 2022 for Windows 10
  Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

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This is the last release that will support building for the legacy Xbox One XDK using VS 2017. See this issue for details or feedback.

December 2022

• GamePad, Keyboard, and Mouse headers have USING_XINPUT, USING_GAMEINPUT, USING_WINDOWS_GAMING_INPUT defines
• Updates for GameInputCreate failure handling on PC
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio updated for XAudio2Redist 1.2.10
• CMake project updated to require 3.20 or later
• CMake and MSBuild project updates
• Minor MinGW code changes
• Added Azure Dev Ops Pipeline YAML files
• Test suite updated with CTest support

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.12.16

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October 2022

• Additional methods for DirectX Tool Kit for Audio emitter and listener for cone and falloff curves
• Added use of C++11 inline namespaces to make it possible to link both DX11 and DX12 versions at once
• Minor fix for CompileShaders.cmd to address additional 'paths with spaces' issues
• Minor CMake update

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.10.18

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July 2022

• breaking change DDSTextureLoader Ex functions now use DDS_LOADER_FLAGS instead of bool forceSRGB parameter.
• MapGuard helper class updated with a new copy method
• Fixed Mouse race-condition with changing mode and resetting scroll wheel at the same time.
• CMake and MSBuild project updates
• Minor code review

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.7.30

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• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2019 or VS 2022

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June 2022

• GamePad, Keyboard, and Mouse updated to use GameInput on PC for the Gaming.Desktop.x64 platform
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio updated for XAudio2Redist 1.2.9
• CMake project updates

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May 2022

• C++20 spaceship operator updates for SimpleMath
• Minor updates for VS 2022 (17.2)
• CMake project updates (now supports MSVC, clang/LLVM, and MinGW)
• Added Microsoft GDK projects using the Gaming.Desktop.x64 platform
• Retired VS 2017 projects
• Minor code review
• Reformat source using updated .editorconfig settings

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.5.10

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March 2022

• Fixed bug in UWP implementation of Mouse that combined vertical/horizontal scroll-wheel input
• Code refactoring for input classes (GamePad, Keyboard, and Mouse)
• Update build switches for SDL recommendations
• CMake project updates and UWP platform CMakePresets
• Dropped support for legacy Xbox One XDK prior to April 2018

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.3.24

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• Windows desktop app using VS 2017, VS 2019, or VS 2022 for Windows 10
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2017, VS 2019, or VS 2022

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This is the last release I plan to support for VS 2017. See this issue for details and feedback.

February 2022

• SimpleMath Matrix updated with ToEuler and Vector3 version of CreateFromYawPitchRoll methods
• SimpleMath Quaternion updated with ToEuler, RotateTowards, FromToRotation, LookRotation, and Angle methods
• Keyboard updated with new IME On/Off v-keys
• Win32 Mouse now uses WM_ACTIVATE for more robust behavior
• DirectX Tool Kit for Audio updated for Advanced Format (4Kn) wavebank streaming
• Code and project review including fixing clang v13 warnings
• Added CMakePresets.json
• xwbtool: Added support for Advanced Format (4Kn) streaming wavebanks with -af

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2022.3.1

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November 20, 2021

CMake only release of November 2021 for vcpkg.

November 8, 2021

• VS 2022 support
• Minor code and project review
• makespritefont: Updated with 12.2 for FeatureLevel switch
• xwbtool: Fixed potential locale issue with -flist

This version is also available on NuGet as version 2021.11.8

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• Windows desktop app using VS 2017, VS 2019, or VS 2022 for Windows 10
• Universal Windows Platform apps using VS 2017, VS 2019, or VS 2022

This version is available via vcpkg.