A device-independent network graphics system

Authors:
Deborah U. Cahn;Albert C. Yen
Affiliations:
Computer Science and Mathematics Department, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California;Computer Science and Mathematics Department, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California
Venue:
SIGGRAPH '83 Proceedings of the 10th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Year:
1983

Citing 10
Cited 1

Fundamentals of interactive computer graphics

Fundamentals of interactive computer graphics
Interactive analysis and display of tabular data

SIGGRAPH '77 Proceedings of the 4th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
The device model of interaction

SIGGRAPH '82 Proceedings of the 9th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
The semantics of graphic input devices

The papers of the ACM symposium on Graphic languages
The George Washington University Core System implementation

SIGGRAPH '81 Proceedings of the 8th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Definition and use of higher-level graphics input tools

SIGGRAPH '78 Proceedings of the 5th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
The semantics of graphical input

SIGGRAPH '79 Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques
Status report of the graphic standards planning committee

ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics - Status report of the graphic standards planning committee
Lexical and pragmatic considerations of input structures

ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics
Managing graphical resources

ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics

Structured Graphics for Distributed Systems

ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)

Quantified Score

Hi-index	0.00

Visualization

Abstract

The design and implementation of a basic graphics system for a heterogeneous network environment is described. The design has been influenced by the SIGGRAPH Core System, GKS, and proposals being considered by the ANSI Technical Committee on Computer Graphics Programming Languages. It permits hierarchical object definition, direct and indirect attribute specification, screen window management and complex styles of interaction. Important parts of the implementation include a device-independent database for graphical objects, a workstation driver which produces device code, and a device kernel which manages the display list. Problems relating to device independence and network partitioning are discussed.