The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts

<BODY BGCOLOR="FCFBF0"> <CENTER> <FONT COLOR="#A62A2A" SIZE="+2"> </FONT> </CENTER> <HR> <H1><a href="edition.htm">Fifth Edition (April, 1994)</a></H1> <H1><a href="notices.htm#HDRNOTICES">Notices</a></H1> <H2><a href="notices.htm#Header_4">Programming Interface</a></H2> <H1><a href="tradem.htm#Header_5">Trademarks and Service Marks</a></H1> <H1><a href="about.htm#Header_6">About This Book</a></H1> <H2><a href="about.htm#Header_9">The graPHIGS API Library</a></H2> <H1><a href="amend.htm#HDRSOASRS">Summary of Amendments</a></H1> <H1><a href="part1.htm#Header_13">Part 1 - Basic</a></H1> <H1><a href="intro.htm#HDRINTRO">Chapter 1. Introduction to the graPHIGS Programming Interface</a></H1> <H2><a href="intro.htm#HDRWHATIS">What is the graPHIGS API?</a></H2> <H2><a href="intro.htm#HDRBASIC">Basic Concepts and Terminology</a></H2> <H2><a href="intro.htm#HDRGETSTAR">Getting Started</a></H2> <H1><a href="accesssy.htm#HDRACCSYS">Chapter 2. Accessing the System</a></H1> <H2><a href="accesssy.htm#HDROPENSUB">Open Subroutines</a></H2> <H2><a href="accesssy.htm#HDRCLOSSUB">Close Subroutines</a></H2> <H1><a href="structur.htm#HDRSTRUCTS">Chapter 3. Structures</a></H1> <H2><a href="structur.htm#HDRSTRCREA">Creating Structures</a></H2> <H2><a href="structur.htm#HDRSTRHIER">Structure Hierarchies</a></H2> <H1><a href="strucele.htm#HDRSTRELMS">Chapter 4. Structure Elements</a></H1> <H2><a href="strucele.htm#HDROPATTR">Output Primitive Attributes</a></H2> <H2><a href="strucele.htm#HDROPBASIC">Basic Output Primitives</a></H2> <H2><a href="strucele.htm#HDRMODTRAN">Modeling Transformations</a></H2> <H2><a href="strucele.htm#HDRAPPDATA">Application Data</a></H2> <H2><a href="strucele.htm#HDRHDICLAS">Highlighting, Detectability, and Invisibility Class Specification</a></H2> <H1><a href="viewcap.htm#HDRVIEWING">Chapter 5. Viewing Capabilities</a></H1> <H2><a href="viewcap.htm#HDRVIEWORF">View Orientation Information</a></H2> <H2><a href="viewcap.htm#HDRWNDOWVP">Window and Viewport Definition</a></H2> <H2><a href="viewcap.htm#HDRVIEWPRI">View Priority</a></H2> <H2><a href="viewcap.htm#HDRVIEWCHA">View Characteristics</a></H2> <H2><a href="viewcap.htm#HDRMAPTODV">Mapping of NPC to Output Devices</a></H2> <H1><a href="displays.htm#HDRDISPLAY">Chapter 6. Displaying Structures</a></H1> <H2><a href="displays.htm#HDRASSCSTR">Associating Structure Networks with Views and Workstations</a></H2> <H2><a href="displays.htm#HDRDSSCSTR">Disassociating Structure Networks from Views and Workstations</a></H2> <H2><a href="displays.htm#HDRSTRTRAV">Structure Traversal</a></H2> <H2><a href="displays.htm#HDRUPDATW">Updating the Workstation</a></H2> <H1><a href="inputdev.htm#HDRIODEVC">Chapter 7. Input Devices</a></H1> <H2><a href="inputdev.htm#HDRMODINT">Modes of Interaction</a></H2> <H2><a href="inputdev.htm#HDRDEVCLAS">Device Classes</a></H2> <H1><a href="structed.htm#HDRSTREDIT">Chapter 8. Structure Editing</a></H1> <H2><a href="structed.htm#HDRSTRCEDI">Structure Content Editing</a></H2> <H2><a href="structed.htm#HDRSTROPS">Operations on Entire Structures</a></H2> <H1><a href="inqsub.htm#HDRINQUIRY">Chapter 9. Inquiry Subroutines</a></H1> <H2><a href="inqsub.htm#HDRSYSRINQ">System Related Inquiries</a></H2> <H2><a href="inqsub.htm#HDRWRINQ">Workstation Related Inquiries</a></H2> <H2><a href="inqsub.htm#HDRSTRRINQ">Structure Related Inquiries</a></H2> <H1><a href="part2.htm#Header_192">Part 2 - Advanced</a></H1> <H1><a href="advconc.htm#HDRADVCON">Chapter 10. Advanced Concepts</a></H1> <H2><a href="advconc.htm#HDRGPENVI">The graPHIGS API Environment</a></H2> <H2><a href="advconc.htm#HDRDISAP">Distributed Application Processes (DAPs)</a></H2> <H1><a href="advstruc.htm#HDRADVELMS">Chapter 11. Structure Elements</a></H1> <H2><a href="advstruc.htm#HDRELMCLS">Structure Element Classifications</a></H2> <H2><a href="advstruc.htm#HDRPRIMIT">Output Primitive Elements</a></H2> <H2><a href="advstruc.htm#HDRATTRIB">Primitive Attribute Elements</a></H2> <H1><a href="structco.htm#HDRADVSTRS">Chapter 12. Structure Concepts</a></H1> <H2><a href="structco.htm#HDRCNDSTEX">Conditional Structure Execution</a></H2> <H2><a href="structco.htm#HDRSTRMAN">Structure Manipulation</a></H2> <H2><a href="structco.htm#HDRSTSOVER">Structure Store Overflow Prevention</a></H2> <H1><a href="archstru.htm#HDRARCHIVE">Chapter 13. Archiving Structures</a></H1> <H2><a href="archstru.htm#HDRARCFUNC">Archive Functions</a></H2> <H2><a href="archstru.htm#HDRARCCONF">Conflicts</a></H2> <H2><a href="archstru.htm#HDRARCFLE">The Archive File Format</a></H2> <H1><a href="xtravctl.htm#HDREXPLITR">Chapter 14. Explicit Traversal Control</a></H1> <H2><a href="xtravctl.htm#HDRETCOVR">Overview</a></H2> <H2><a href="xtravctl.htm#HDRETCAP">Explicit Traversal Capabilities</a></H2> <H2><a href="xtravctl.htm#HDRCONTWR">Control of Workstation Resources</a></H2> <H2><a href="xtravctl.htm#HDREXTRC">Explicit Traversal Control Examples</a></H2> <H1><a href="advviewc.htm#HDRADVIEW">Chapter 15. Advanced Viewing Capabilities</a></H1> <H2><a href="advviewc.htm#HDRVIEWPRX">View Priority</a></H2> <H2><a href="advviewc.htm#HDRVIEWTE">View Table Entry</a></H2> <H1><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRRENDER">Chapter 16. Rendering Pipeline</a></H1> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRMORPH">Morphing</a></H2> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRGEOGN">Geometry Generation</a></H2> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRMODELC">Modeling Clipping</a></H2> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRFCEDG">Face and Edge Culling</a></H2> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRLS">Lighting, Shading, and Color Selection</a></H2> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRHIDDEN">Hidden Line/Hidden Surface Removal (HLHSR)</a></H2> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRDCUE">Depth Cueing</a></H2> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRTRANSP">Transparency</a></H2> <H2><a href="rendpipe.htm#HDRTM">Texture/Data Mapping</a></H2> <H1><a href="mancolor.htm#HDRCOLOR">Chapter 17. Manipulating Color and Frame Buffers</a></H1> <H2><a href="mancolor.htm#HDRCOLDEFI">Color Definition</a></H2> <H2><a href="mancolor.htm#HDRRENDRNG">Rendering</a></H2> <H2><a href="mancolor.htm#HDRCQUANT">Color Quantization</a></H2> <H2><a href="mancolor.htm#HDRWSCFIG">Default Color Processing Configurations</a></H2> <H2><a href="mancolor.htm#HDRCPXMP">Color Processing Examples</a></H2> <H2><a href="mancolor.htm#HDRFBMAN">Frame Buffer Manipulation</a></H2> <H1><a href="advinpev.htm#HDRINPUT">Chapter 18. Advanced Input and Event Handling</a></H1> <H2><a href="advinpev.htm#HDRPHIM">The PHIGS Input Model</a></H2> <H2><a href="advinpev.htm#HDRINMDEXT">Input Model Extensions</a></H2> <H1><a href="fonts.htm#HDRFONTS">Chapter 19. Fonts</a></H1> <H2><a href="fonts.htm#HDRFNTFILE">Font Files</a></H2> <H2><a href="fonts.htm#HDRFNTDIR">Font Directory</a></H2> <H2><a href="fonts.htm#HDRFNTINQ">Font Inquiries</a></H2> <H1><a href="images.htm#HDRIMAGE">Chapter 20. Images</a></H1> <H2><a href="images.htm#HDRIMGMOD">Image Model</a></H2> <H2><a href="images.htm#HDRIMGBRD">Image Board</a></H2> <H2><a href="images.htm#HDRIMGMAN">Manipulation of Image Board Content</a></H2> <H2><a href="images.htm#HDRIMGCTC">Image Color Table Connection</a></H2> <H2><a href="images.htm#HDRIMGDISP">Image Display</a></H2> <H1><a href="errorhan.htm#HDRERRHAND">Chapter 21. Error Handling</a></H1> <H2><a href="errorhan.htm#HDRERRDET">Error Detection</a></H2> <H2><a href="errorhan.htm#HDREHMEQ">Error Handling Mode and the Error Queue</a></H2> <H1><a href="samplepr.htm#HDRWHOLE">Appendix A. House Sample Program</a></H1> <H1><a href="compat.htm#HDRCOMPAT">Appendix B. Compatibility</a></H1> <H1><a href="compat.htm#HDRGLOSS">Appendix C. graPHIGS Glossary</a></H1>