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CGM and CGI

Metafile and Interface Standards for Computer Graphics

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. David B. Arnold

    1. School of Information Systems, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

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  2. Peter R. Bono

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

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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 (17 chapters)

  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
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • 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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