Recent Efforts Towards Graphics Standardization

This paper traces the development of methodologies for graphics system design, and relates these activities to graphics standardization efforts. I t describes early work on graphics system design, and presents some of the problems and issues involved in designing portable graphics systems. Two specific issues--application program structure and modularization--are discussed in detail, showing how they impact graphics package design. The paper concludes with a discussion ef how these methodologies were applied to the design of the GSPC Core Graphics System.

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