4851903 0575674 2T7 66* INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC STANDARD 9636-1 First edition 1991-12-15 Information technology -- Computer graphics Interfacing techniques for dialogues with graphical devices (CGl) -- Functional specification -- Part 1: Overview, profiles, and conformance Technologies de I'information --- Infographie -- Interfaces pour I'infographie - Specifications fonctionnelles- Partie 1:Resume,profils et conformite Reference number ISO/IEC 9636-1:1991(E) Copyright Intern ational Organization for Standardizatio 4851903 0575675 133 9E96 PT*1 91 ISO/IEC 9636-1 : 1991 (E) Contents Page Foreword. iv Introduction 1 Scope 1.1 Relationship of CGI to a computing environment 1.2 Position of CGI in a managed environment 2 Normative references 3 Definitions and abbreviations .... 3.1 Organization of the definitions 4 3.2 Definitions. 3.3 Abbreviations 16 Reference models 18 4.1 Introduction. 18 4.2 Model for CGI client/target relationships. 18 4.2.1 CGI configurations diagram 18 4.2.2 Types of clients 20 4.2.3 Types of targets . 20 4.3 Example configurations . 21 4.3.1 CGI Virtual Devices as GKS workstations 21 4.3.2 CGM interpretation using CGI. 22 4.3.3 CGI Virtual Devices as 3D workstations 22 4.3.4 Input/output workstations as combinations of CGI Virtual Devices . 22 4.4 Relationship to other standards . 24 4.4.1 Introduction....... 24 4.4.2 CGI data encodings standards.... 24 4.4.3 CGI language bindings standards 24 4.4.4 Relation to GKS (ISO 7942 1985). 24 4.4.5 Relation to GKS-3D (ISO 8805 1989) and PHIGS (ISO/IEC 9592 1989). 24 4.4.6 Relation toto CGM (ISO 8632 1987.. 25 4.4.7 Relation to Procedures for Registration of Graphical Items (ISO/IEC TR 9973 1988) ... 25 5 Concepts. 26 5.1 Introduction 26 5.2 26 5.2.1 CGI Graphic Object Pipeline 26 5.2.2 CGI state model.. 32 5.2.3 Description tables ... 32 5.2.4 State lists 32 5.2.5 Static and dynamic state lists. 33 5.2.6 The structure of description tables and state lists 33 5.2.7 The principles of inquiry 33 5.2.8 Errorphilosophy. 34 5.2.9 Method of describing functions 36 5.2.10 Data types employed 37 5.2.11 Formal grammar. 39 5.3 Overview of ISO/IEC 9636-2 : Control 40 5.4 OverviewofISO/IEC9636-3:Output 40 5.5 Overview of ISO/IEC 9636-4 : Segments .... 40 5.6 Overview of ISO/IEC 9636-5 : Input and echoing 41 5.7 Overview of ISO/IEC 9636-6 : Raster . 41 C ISO/IEC 1991 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. ISO/IEC Copyright Office · Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneve 20 . Switzerland Printed in Switzerland i Copyright International Organization for Standardization Not for Resal 636*1 4851903057567607T ISO/IEC 9636-1 : 1991 (E) 6 Profiles 42 6.1 Profile definition 42 6.1.1 Constituency Profile registration 43 6.2 Foundation Profile... 43 6.3 ConstituencyProfiles 44 6.3.1 GKS Constituency Profiles 44 6.3.2 CGM Constituency Profile ... 44 6.3.3 Advanced 1-Way Output Constituency Profile 44 6.4 44 6.4.1 2-WAY OUTPUT Foundation Profile 44 6.4.2 .-WAY OUTPUT Foundation Profile.. 45 6.4.3 <inputclass>INPUTFoundationProfile 46 6.5 GKS Profile definition .. 46 6.5.1 GKS OUTPUT-0 Profile 46 6.5.2 GKS OUTPUT-1 Profile 49 6.5.3 <input class> GKS INPUT-b Profile 52 6.5.4 <inputclass>GKSINPUT-c Profile 53 6.5.5 GKS OUTIN-Ob Profile.. 54 6.5.6 GKS OUTIN-Oc Profile 54 6.5.7 GKSOUTIN-1bProfile 54 6.5.8 GKS OUTIN-1c Profile 55 6.6 CGM Profile definition . 55 6.6.1 BASIC CGMProfile.... 55 6.7 OtherConstituencyProfile definitions 56 6.7.1 ADVANCED 1-WAY OUTPUT Profile 57 Classification and designation ... 59 7.1 Implementation conformance. 59 7.2 Client conformance 60 7.3 Extensions 60 7.4 Inquiry 60 7.5 Parsing 60 A Function identifiers 62 B Profile identifiers 69 c Guidelines for bindings and encodings.. 70 D Format guidelines for definition of Constituency Profiles 77 E CGI in a distributed system model 79 F Typogr