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Guidelines for Determining When to Use GKS and When to Use PHIGS
Author(s) -
Bettels Jürgen,
Bono Peter R.,
McGinnis Eileen,
Rix Joachim
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8659.1988.tb00636.x
Subject(s) - programmer , computer science , database , process (computing) , interface (matter) , programming language , software engineering , operating system , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method
GKS, GKS‐3D, and PHIGS are all approved ISO standards for the application programmer interface. How does a system analyst or programmer decide which standard to use for his application? This paper discusses the range of application requirements likely to be encountered, explores the suitability of GKS and PHIGS for satisfying these requirements, and offers guidelines to aid in the decision process.