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BS ISO/IEC 7942-4:1998

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Information technology. Computer graphics and image processing. Graphical Kernel System (GKS) Picture part archive
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-11-1998

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Concepts
    4.1 The structure of a GKS-94 picture part archive
    4.2 Metafile elements
    4.3 Delimiter elements
    4.4 Functional capability
          4.4.1 Introduction
          4.4.2 PPA-SET
    4.5 Representation of picture parts in the picture
          part archive
5 Abstract specification of new element
    5.1 Data type definitions and abbreviations
    5.2 Delimiter element
6 Encodings of the GKS-94 Picture Part Archive
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Character encoding
    6.3 Binary encoding
    6.4 Clear text encoding
A Formal grammar
B New element list
    B.1 Introduction
    B.2 Delimiter elements

Gives a file format and encoding for the storage and retrieval of GKS-9-4 picture parts.

This part of ISO/IEC7942 provides a file format and encodings for the storage and retrieval of GKS-94 picture parts. It is based on Part2 of ISO/IEC7942, the NDC metafile, which is itself an extension of the Computer Graphics Metafile, Version 4 defined by ISO/IEC8632:1992/Amd.2: 1995 (all parts).

Committee
IST/31
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 97/644545 DC. (04/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September, 2004. (11/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO/IEC 7942-4:1998 Identical

ISO/IEC 7942-1:1994 Information technology Computer graphics and image processing Graphical Kernel System (GKS) Part 1: Functional description
ISO/IEC 8632-1:1999 Information technology Computer graphics Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information Part 1: Functional specification
ISO/IEC 8632-3:1999 Information technology Computer graphics Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information Part 3: Binary encoding
ISO/IEC 8632-4:1999 Information technology Computer graphics Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information Part 4: Clear text encoding
ISO/IEC 8632-2:1992 Information technology — Computer graphics — Metafile for the storage and transfer of picture description information — Part 2: Character encoding
ISO/IEC 7942-2:1997 Information technology Computer graphics and image processing Graphical Kernel System (GKS) Part 2: NDC metafile

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