Retroarch: Direct3D support for XMB menu driver

[Zanmato27]

Would it be possible for RetroArch to have Direct3D support for the XMB menu driver? As much as I like the customization and look of the the XMB menu driver, however, since I am running a Windows 10 computer, using the OpenGL and Vulkan video drivers has micro-stutters when playing on windowed mode as opposed to fullscreen as mentioned on this article. When I switch to Direct3D I don't see the stutters happening in windowed mode but I'm forced to use the RGUI menu drivers since the XMB menu driver shows a black screen with yellow text. Is there any possibility for the XMB menu driver to support Direct3D on Windows?

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[fr500]

I have stutter in Vulkan but none in GL
Even if that was implemented it wouldn't allow GL cores to work though unless we had ANGLE or something like that.

[Alcaro]

This sounds like a job for WGL_NV_DX_interop; it allows, for example, rendering with OpenGL but presenting with Direct3D. I wrote some code for that a few months ago, it's perfectly stutter-free on everything I've tried.

If the RetroArch guys want it, you may consider it GPLv3. (Offer not valid for other projects.)

[ItachiSan]

Would really like it.

[twinaphex]

I agree as well, we should have a fleshed out D3D menu display driver so that MaterialUI and XMB can work on it.

[prataczak]

Hello, there's two bounties that seem to be associated with this issue:
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/44606443-direct3d-create-a-direct3d-11-12-backend-for-the-d3d-driver

and

https://www.bountysource.com/issues/48032360-direct3d-menu-display-driver-implementation-so-that-materialui-and-xmb-work

Are these the same thing? Direct3d lets me take screenshots with the 'printscreen' key which is useful to me for reasons. :)

I'd like to contribute but I'm not sure whether I should post a bounty to one or the other or both.

I'd personally drop $30 on this.

[twinaphex]

This issue is the same as the latter bounty yes.

[prataczak]

Bounty added. :)

Hope this gets fixed soon.

[twinaphex]

This should be implemented now.