August 1, 2021

.nuget/directxtk_desktop_2017.nuspec

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SpriteBatch - simple & efficient 2D sprite rendering
 SpriteFont - bitmap based text rendering
 VertexTypes - structures for commonly used vertex data formats
 WICTextureLoader - WIC-based image file texture loader</description>
-        <releaseNotes>Matches the June 9, 2021 release on GitHub.
+        <releaseNotes>Matches the August 1, 2021 release on GitHub.
 
 DirectX Tool Kit for Audio in this package uses XAudio2Redist NuGet package to support Windows 7 or later.</releaseNotes>
         <projectUrl>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=248929</projectUrl>

.nuget/directxtk_desktop_win10.nuspec

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SpriteBatch - simple & efficient 2D sprite rendering
 SpriteFont - bitmap based text rendering
 VertexTypes - structures for commonly used vertex data formats
 WICTextureLoader - WIC-based image file texture loader</description>
-        <releaseNotes>Matches the June 9, 2021 release on GitHub.
+        <releaseNotes>Matches the August 1, 2021 release on GitHub.
 
 DirectX Tool Kit for Audio in this package uses XAudio 2.9 which requires Windows 10.</releaseNotes>
         <projectUrl>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=248929</projectUrl>

.nuget/directxtk_uwp.nuspec

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SpriteBatch - simple & efficient 2D sprite rendering
 SpriteFont - bitmap based text rendering
 VertexTypes - structures for commonly used vertex data formats
 WICTextureLoader - WIC-based image file texture loader</description>
-        <releaseNotes>Matches the June 9, 2021 release on GitHub.</releaseNotes>
+        <releaseNotes>Matches the August 1, 2021 release on GitHub.</releaseNotes>
         <projectUrl>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=248929</projectUrl>
         <icon>images\icon.jpg</icon>
         <license type="expression">MIT</license>

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.11)
 
-set(DIRECTXTK_VERSION 1.7.7)
+set(DIRECTXTK_VERSION 1.7.8)
 
 project (DirectXTK
   VERSION ${DIRECTXTK_VERSION}

HISTORY.md

@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Release available for download on [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/DirectXT
 
 ## Release History
 
+### August 1, 2021
+* DebugEffect, NormalMapEffect, and PBREffect updated with instancing support
+* GeometricPrimitive updated with DrawInstanced method
+* ToneMapPostProcess updated with SetColorRotation method
+* Added VS 2022 Preview projects
+* MakeSpriteFont updated to use .NET 4.7.2
+* Minor code review
+
 ### June 9, 2021
 * DirectX Tool Kit for Audio updates:
   * Fixed mono source panning

README.md

@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=248929
 
 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 
-**June 9, 2021**
+**August 1, 2021**
 
 This package contains the "DirectX Tool Kit", a collection of helper classes for writing Direct3D 11 C++ code for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps for Windows 10, Xbox One, and Win32 desktop applications for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later.
 
-This code is designed to build with Visual Studio 2017 ([15.9](https://walbourn.github.io/vs-2017-15-9-update/)), Visual Studio 2019, or clang for Windows v9 or later. It is recommended that you make use of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update SDK ([19041](https://walbourn.github.io/windows-10-may-2020-update-sdk/)) or later.
+This code is designed to build with Visual Studio 2017 ([15.9](https://walbourn.github.io/vs-2017-15-9-update/)), Visual Studio 2019, or clang for Windows v11 or later. It is recommended that you make use of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update SDK ([19041](https://walbourn.github.io/windows-10-may-2020-update-sdk/)) or later.
 
 These components are designed to work without requiring any content from the legacy DirectX SDK. For details, see [Where is the DirectX SDK?](https://aka.ms/dxsdk).