namespace WPFluent.Hardware;

/// <summary>
/// An <see cref="int"/> value whose high-order word corresponds to the rendering tier for the current thread.
/// <para>Starting in the .NET Framework 4, rendering tier 1 has been redefined to only include graphics hardware that
/// supports DirectX 9.0 or greater. Graphics hardware that supports DirectX 7 or 8 is now defined as rendering tier
/// 0.</para>
/// </summary>
public enum RenderingTier
{
    /// <summary>
    /// No graphics hardware acceleration is available for the application on the device. All graphics features use
    /// software acceleration. The DirectX version level is less than version 9.0.
    /// </summary>
    NoAcceleration = 0x0,

    /// <summary>
    /// Most of the graphics features of WPF will use hardware acceleration if the necessary system resources are
    /// available and have not been exhausted. This corresponds to a DirectX version that is greater than or equal to
    /// 9.0.
    /// </summary>
    PartialAcceleration = 0x1,

    /// <summary>
    /// Most of the graphics features of WPF will use hardware acceleration provided the necessary system resources have
    /// not been exhausted. This corresponds to a DirectX version that is greater than or equal to 9.0.
    /// </summary>
    FullAcceleration = 0x2,
}