BS ISO/IEC 9636-6:1991

What is ISO/IEC 9636-6 - Interfacing techniques for dialogues with graphical devices (CGI) about?

ISO/IEC 9636-6 is the sixth part of ISO/IEC 9636 that describes those functions of the Computer Graphics Interface concerned with creating, modifying retrieving, and displaying portions of an image stored as pixel data.

ISO/IEC 9636-6 includes functionality for combining such images. ISO/IEC 9636-6 should be read in conjunction with ISO/IEC 9636-1, ISO/IEC 9636-2, and ISO/IEC 9636-3.

The relationship of ISO/IEC 9636-6 to the other parts of ISO/IEC 9636 is described in ISO/IEC 9636-1 (see ISO/IEC 9636-1, 5.2.1 and Figure 6 and Figure 7) and in clause 4.

The functionality described in ISO/IEC 9636-6 pertains to Virtual Devices of class OUTPUT and OUTIN with display type RASTER.

Who is ISO/IEC 9636-6 - Interfacing techniques for dialogues with graphical devices (CGI) for?

ISO/IEC 9636-6 on interfacing techniques for dialogues with graphical devices (CGI) is useful for:

• The information technology industry
• Computer graphics designers
• IT engineers/ technical teams

Why should you use ISO/IEC 9636-6 - Interfacing techniques for dialogues with graphical devices (CGI)?

ISO/IEC 9636-6 describes the functions of the Computer Graphics Interface concerned with raster graphic-specific devices.

The functional capability incorporated in ISO/IEC 9636-6 is concerned with creating, manipulating, displaying, and retrieving information stored as pixel data below the CGI in a device-independent, yet efficient manner.

The functionality described in ISO/IEC 9636-6 pertains to Virtual Devices of class OUTPUT and OUTIN with display type RASTER.

ISO/IEC 9636-6 defines a set of functions for creating, modifying, retrieving, and displaying information stored as pixel data below the CGI. This functionality is divided into the following areas:

• Raster control functions, including functions for the creation and deletion of bitmaps, and the selection of drawing and display bitmaps, and the control of raster transparency and mapped bitmap expansion
• Raster attribute functions, for setting particular attributes which have significance with other graphical output, defined in ISO/IEC 9636-3 and t ISO/IEC 9636-6, when used in conjunction with raster functionality
• Raster operation functions, including display and retrieval of pixel array data, and various forms of bitmap manipulation operations (bitblts) including movement, combination, and replication of bitmap regions
• Raster inquiry functions, which provide access to the description tables and state lists defined in ISO/IEC 9636-6