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Computer Graphics Programming

GKS — The Graphics Standard

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  • © 1987

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Authors:
  1. Günter Enderle

    1. Standard Elektrik Lorenz AG, Stuttgart 40, Germany

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  2. Klaus Kansy

    1. Gesellschaft für Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung, St. Augustin 1, Germany

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  3. Günther Pfaff

    1. GTS-GRAL Graphische Standards für Computer-Systeme GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany

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Part of the book series: Symbolic Computation (SYMBOLIC)

Part of the book sub series: Computer Graphics - Systems and Applications (1276)

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXIII
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  2. Introduction to Computer Graphics Based on GKS

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What is Computer Graphics?

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 2-4

    3. Aims and Contents of Part I

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 4-4

    4. The Computer Graphics User

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 5-6

    5. Interfaces of the Graphical Kernel System

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 6-8

    6. Principles and Goals of the Graphical Kernel System

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 8-11

    7. Main Concepts of the Graphical Kernel System

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 11-13

    8. Creating Graphical Output

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 13-24

    9. Coordinate Systems and Transformations

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 25-28

    10. The Graphical Workstation

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 28-33

    11. Input

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 33-37

    12. Segments

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 37-42

    13. The GKS Metafile

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 42-46

    14. States and State Lists

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 46-48

    15. Error Handling

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 48-48

    16. Three-Dimensional Extensions to GKS

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 48-49

  3. The Process of Generating a Standard

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. The Evolution of Computer Graphics

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 52-56

    3. Committees, People, and Events

      • Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff
      Pages 57-62
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About this book

TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS BASED ONGKS Part I gives an introduction to basic concepts of computer graph­ ics and to the principles and concepts of GKS. The aims of this part are twofold: to provide the beginner with an overview of the terminology and concepts of computer graphics, based on GKS, and to give the computer graphics expert an introduc­ tion to the GKS standard. In the early chapters of this part, the main areas of computer graphics, the various classes of com­ puter graphics users, the interfaces of GKS and its underlying design concepts are discussed and important terms are defined. The later chapters give an informal introduction to the main concepts of GKS and their interrelationships: output, attributes, coordinate systems, transformations, input, segments, metafile, state lists, and error handling. This introduction to the GKS framework will prepare the ground for the detailed description of 2D GKS functions in Part III and the 3D extensions to GKS in Part IV. 1 WHAT IS COMPUTER GRAPHICS? 1. 1 Defmition of Computer Graphics The Data Processing Vocabulary of the International Organization for Stan­ dardization (ISO) [ISO 84] defines Computer Graphics as follows: "Methods and techniques for converting data to and from a graphic display via computer. " This definition refers to three basic components of any computer graphics system - namely "data", "computer", and "display".

Authors and Affiliations

  • Standard Elektrik Lorenz AG, Stuttgart 40, Germany

    Günter Enderle

  • Gesellschaft für Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung, St. Augustin 1, Germany

    Klaus Kansy

  • GTS-GRAL Graphische Standards für Computer-Systeme GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany

    Günther Pfaff

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Computer Graphics Programming

  • Book Subtitle: GKS — The Graphics Standard

  • Authors: Günter Enderle, Klaus Kansy, Günther Pfaff

  • Series Title: Symbolic Computation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71079-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-71081-0Published: 20 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-71079-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 651

  • Topics: Computer Graphics, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design

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