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This version of the DirectX SDK contains the following new features, tools, and documentation.
Using PIX, you can now debug HLSL pixel shaders and vertex shaders in the context of your game. The shader debugger can be started from either the pixel history view or from the mesh viewer. Using the debugger, you can step through the code (forward and backward), stop on the cursor or user-set breakpoints, and add highlights to syntax to make the code easier to read.
This release has a beta version of d3dx9d_31_beta.dll that includes the Direct3D 10 HLSL compiler enabled for Direct3D 9 targets (shader models 2.0 and later). The new compiler has no support for 1_x targets. This debug-only DLL allows developers to utilize the new Direct3D 10 HLSL compiler for their Direct3D 9 shaders, and will become the default compiler for all Direct3D shaders. Please try the new compiler by building your application with d3dx9d_31_beta.dll instead of d3dx9d_31.dll.
For developers using Direct3D 9, the beta DLL provides a programmatic way of using the shader compiler, FXC10.exe, that ships as part of the Direct3D 10 Technology Preview.
It is important to note that this library is still in the beta stage of development. If you have any questions, bugs reports, or feedback, please contact directx@microsoft.com.
Several usability features have been added to XACT. One such notable feature is that waves in a wavebank that are unused by any sounds are highlighted in red and italics, making it easy to identify those waves that can be removed.
The Direct3DX DLL has been updated with several improvements. Notably, both D3DXUVAtlasCreate and D3DXUVAtlasPartition now have an additional parameter, dwOptions, that allows developers to control the quality of the generated charts. The file name of the updated DLL is d3dx9_31.dll.
The XInput DLL has been updated with a new function, XInputGetKeystroke. This function provides a more general way of getting input data than using XInputGetState. Additionally, the file name of the updated DLL is xinput1_3.dll.
For a description of what was added in previous releases, see Features Introduced in Previous Releases.