Object-Oriented Graphics
Subtitle: From GKS and PHIGS to Object-Oriented Systems
By: by Peter Wisskirchen
Series: Symbolic Computation, Computer Graphics - Systems and Applications; Symbolic computation
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9783642842498; 9783642842474
Subjects: Computer graphics; Computer science
Description: This book covers computer graphics programming on the basis of an object-oriented philosophy and using the object-oriented programming paradigm. It shows how a thorough investigation of object-oriented techniques leads to very powerful and flexible graphics systems, which are in sharp contrast to traditional systems such as GKS and PHIGS. An object-oriented multi-level-system system GEO++ with full editing capabilities is defined as a basis for detailed examples using Smalltalk-80 language. The advantages of inheritance are shown for a flexible extension of a predefined graphics kernel. New ways of integrating geometric modeling aspects and defining new output primitives into a prefabricated kernel are demonstrated. Prerequisites for adding rules and constraints are discussed. Requirements for a new object-oriented standard are formulated. A significant part is devoted to detailed examples, showing the progress which can be achieved with a consistent object-oriented approach. Rather than reviewing all different object-oriented approaches and prototypical developments, the book builds a bridge between traditional graphics programming systems and the object-oriented approach. The book is intended for computer scientists and programmers seeking to become familiar with graphics systems and object-oriented programming.
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