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PRODUCT NAME: HP GKS for OpenVMS SPD 42.60.09

DESCRIPTION

This is a software product description for HP GKS Ver-

sion 7.O for OpenVMS for Integrity Servers and HP GKS

for OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.5..

HP GKS (Graphical Kernel System) (formerly DIGITAL

GKS) for OpenVMS for Integrity Servers and Open-

VMS Alpha is a two-dimensional and three-dimensional

graphics support system that provides a set of program-

ming functions for creating in- teractive and noninterac-

tive graphics applications. As a development tool, HP

GKS is a solid base for portable, device-independent

applications that deﬁne and display graphical images,

using a variety of graphics devices.

HP GKS for OpenVMS is HP’s implementation of the

1988 ISO 8805 standard GKS for Three Dimensions

(GKS-3D) and the ISO 7942 standard GKS. HP GKS

conforms to level 2c of this standard, providing full out-

put capabilities, including workstation- independent seg-

ment storage (level 2), and full synchronous and asyn-

chronous input capabilities (level c).

HP GKS is the merger of two earlier products:

• DEC GKS-3D Version 1.2, a three-dimensional prod-

uct

• DEC GKS Version 4.2, a two-dimensional product

The resulting product provides both two-dimensional

and three-dimensional capabilities in a single package,

and was ﬁrst made available as DEC GKS Version 5.0.

HP GKS supports DECwindows Motif for OpenVMS Al-

pha and OpenVMS Integrity, and is supported on most

HP processors running the OpenVMS Alpha or Open-

VMS Integrity Operating Systems.

HP GKS is device-independent; the same program can

generate graph- ical output on different devices without

modiﬁcation to the source code. The graphical output

formats supported by HP GKS include:

• CGM (Computer Graphics Metaﬁle)

• DDIF (DIGITAL Document Interchange Format)

• Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HP-GL)

• Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language (HP PCL)

• PostScript

HP GKS provides four language bindings in which

graphical data can be created and managed. These

bindings are: C, ISO FORTRAN, GKS$ (a two-

dimensional, language-independent binding), and GKS3D$

(a three-dimensional, language-independent binding).

HP GKS is a subroutine library packaged as a set of

shareable im- ages with which application programs are

linked. The shareable images are activated at run-time

as needed.

NIST Certiﬁcation

The two-dimensional subset of DIGITAL GKS for Open-

VMS Alpha received certiﬁcation from the U.S. National

Institute of Standards and Tech- nology in December

1994. Since then, HP GKS has been the only cer- tiﬁed

GKS implementation in the industry.

Besides conforming to the ISO 7942, ISO 8805, and

ISO 8806/1 (Fortran binding) standards, DIGITAL GKS

satisﬁes the requirements of FIPS PUB 120-1.

Floating Point Formats

HP GKS provides support for both IEEE and VAXﬂoat

ﬂoating point formats.

June 2006

Summary of content (8 pages)

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Software Product Description PRODUCT NAME: HP GKS for OpenVMS DESCRIPTION This is a software product description for HP GKS Version 7.O for OpenVMS for Integrity Servers and HP GKS for OpenVMS Alpha Version 6.5.. HP GKS (Graphical Kernel System) (formerly DIGITAL GKS) for OpenVMS for Integrity Servers and OpenVMS Alpha is a two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics support system that provides a set of programming functions for creating in- teractive and noninteractive graphics applications.
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HP GKS for OpenVMS SPD 42.60.09 Each output primitive has an associated set of attributes that control the primitive’s appearance. Attributes can be defined in groups (bundles) or individually. Some examples of attributes are: PEX Support HP GKS supports output to the DIGITAL implementation of PEX Ver- sion 5.0 and PEX Version 5.1 servers. For OpenVMS Alpha, the PEX server extension and the PEXlib object library are available as part of the Open3D for OpenVMS Alpha product.
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HP GKS for OpenVMS SPD 42.60.09 • Screen dumps HP GKS provides the capability of reading and writing sequential files in two formats: the ISO 8805 suggested GKS-3D Metafile format and the ISO 7942 suggested two-dimensional GKSM Metafile format.
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HP GKS for OpenVMS SPD 42.60.09 Device handlers can be developed in HP Fortran and HP C. For more information on this interface, refer to the Building a Device Handler System for DEC GKS and DEC PHIGS manual (Order No. QA-810AK-GZ), which can be purchased separately.
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HP GKS for OpenVMS SPD 42.60.09 • DIGITAL LN03R ScriptPrinter • TEKTRONIX 4014 with enhanced graphics module (Option 34) or equivalent Note: The emulation of a TEKTRONIX 4014 is not supported on any hardware.
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HP GKS for OpenVMS SPD 42.60.09 OPTIONAL SOFTWARE ORDERING INFORMATION The following software is required to use HP GKS on PEX worksta- tion types: Licenses License types vary by platform.
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HP GKS for OpenVMS SPD 42.60.09 SOFTWARE LICENSING SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES HP GKS is available in two forms: as a Development Kit and as a Run-Time-Only Kit. These kits are furnished only under a license. A variety of service options are available from HP. For more information, contact your HP account representative or distributor. Information is also available on www.hp.com/hps/software. The Development Kit license enables you to develop and run your own graphics applications.
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