hi, im trying to create a console in my engine which uses d3d, and im trying to make a console background image load. should i use GDI to load the image, get the image properties, then unload the gdi image, create a new d3d surface with the properties retrived from loading the image with GDI, then load the bitmap to the surface, ( as described in "the zen of d3d game programming" ) or Create a quad in ortho mode, and load a texture on the ortho, thanks.. also, im using dinput for game controls, should i use winproc windows input for console? thanks again