BS ISO/IEC 7942-4:1998
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Information technology. Computer graphics and image processing. Graphical Kernel System (GKS) Picture part archive
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English
15-11-1998
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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.
| Committee |
IST/31
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 97/644545 DC. (04/2003) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, September, 2004. (11/2004)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
14
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
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).
| 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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