1 Scope
This part of ISO/IEC 7942 specifies a set of functions for computer graphics programming, the Graphical Kernel System (GKS). It provides functions for two dimensional graphical output, the storage and dynamic modification of pictures , and operator input. GKS functions and datatypes are specified independently of programming languages.
GKS establishes a system for device independent graphics programming by separating picture composition and interaction from the realization of the pictures on a specific output device and the input devices used by the operator.
This International Standard is applicable to a wide range of applications that produce two dimensional pictures on vector or raster graphical devices in monochrome or colour. Operator interaction is allowed with these pictures .
BS ISO/IEC 7942-1:1994 history
2001BS ISO/IEC 7942-1:2001 Information technology - Computer graphics and image processing - Graphical Kernel System (GKS) - Functional description
2001BS ISO/IEC 7942-1:1994 Information technology. Computer graphics and image processing. Graphical Kernel System (GKS) - Functional description