BS ISO/IEC 9636-2:1991

This standard BS ISO/IEC 9636-2:1991 Information technology. Computer graphics. Interfacing techniques for dialogues with graphical devices (CGI). Functional specification is classified in these ICS categories:

• 35.040.30 Coding of graphical and photographical information
• 35.140 Computer graphics

This part of ISO/IEC 9636 establishes those functions of the Computer Graphics Interface concerned with Virtual Device management, coordinate space control, and error control.

The functionality incorporated in this part of ISO/IEC 9636 is concerned with the management of the graphics image and the interrelationship of the graphical and non-graphical parts of the interface.

This part of ISO/IEC 9636 is part 2 of ISO/IEC 9636, and should be read in conjunction with ISO/IEC 9636-1 and other parts. The relationship of this part of ISO/IEC 9636 to the other parts of ISO/IEC 9636 is described in ISO/IEC 9636-1 and in clause 4.

The functionality described in this part of ISO/IEC 9636 pertains to all classes of CGI Virtual Device (i.e. INPUT, OUTPUT, and OUTIN).

Establishes those functions of the Computer Graphics Interface concerned with virtual device management, coordinate space control, and error control.