CGM and CGI

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXIII

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2. The Computer Graphics Interface

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to Computer Graphics Standards

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 3-10

   3. The Computer Graphics Interface

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 11-22

   4. Elementary CGI Output and Attribute Functions

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 23-38

   5. Control and Error Handling

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 39-54

   6. The Raster Functions in the CGI

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 55-63

   7. Synchronous Input

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 65-72

3. Advanced Features of the CGI

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Segmentation in CGI

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 75-86

   3. Further CGI Output and Attribute Functions

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 87-102

   4. Asynchronous Input

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 103-108

   5. CGI Conformance and Constituency Profiles

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 109-116

   6. Implementations of the CGI

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 117-127

4. The Computer Graphics Metafile

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. CGM Concepts and Purposes

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 131-139

   3. CGM Elements

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 141-171

   4. CGM Encodings

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 173-191

   5. Relationship of the CGM to Other Standards

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 193-198

   6. Implementations of the CGM

      • David B. Arnold, Peter R. Bono

      Pages 199-207

We have written this book principally for users and practitioners of computer graphics. In particular, system designers, independent software vendors, graphics system implementers, and application program developers need to understand the basic standards being put in place at the so-called Virtual Device Interface and how they relate to other industry standards, both formal and de facto. Secondarily, the book has been targetted at technical managers and advanced students who need some understanding of the graphics standards and how they fit together, along with a good overview of the Computer Graphics Interface (CGI) proposal and Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) standard in particular. Part I, Chapters 1,2, and 3; Part II, Chapters 10 and 11; Part III, Chapters 15, 16, and 17; and some of the Appendices will be of special interest. Finally, these same sections will interest users in government and industry who are responsible for selecting, buying and installing commercial implementations of the standards. The CGM is already a US Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 126), and we expect the same status for the CGI when its development is completed and it receives formal approval by the standards-making bodies.

• Designer
• Interface
• computer
• computer graphics
• computer science
• design
• graphics
• software
• standards
• storage

• School of Information Systems, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

  David B. Arnold

• Peter R. Bono Associates, Inc., Gales Ferry, USA

  Peter R. Bono

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