grinstei@hawk.CS.Ulowell.Edu (Georges Grinstein) (06/03/87)
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The following press release is of interest to this group:
At the request of several member companies the
Technical Committee on Computer Graphics Standards, X3H3,
has agreed to have its Window Management Task Group, X3H3.6,
investigate the X Window System V11 for serving as a basis
for a future standard.
This involves a fair amount of activity centering around:
1. the development of a reference model for X,
2. determining the relationships between X and
the current and evolving standards, such as
GKS, CGI and PHIGS,
3. the production of documents clarifying X in
the areas of its protocol, its library (XLib),
and its drawing functionality.
This activity is supported by a large number of the
vendors that have adopted X as a window system and
will take place during the next 6 months. At the
next X3H3 meeting in Lowell, Massachussetts, this
October, the Window Management Task Group will
evaluate the results and make recommendations to X3H3.
For further information contact
Dr. Georges Grinstein, chair - X3H3.6
University of Lowell
Graphics Research Lab
Computer Science Department
Lowell MA 01854
(617) 452-5000.
Dr. Georges Grinstein
Graphics Research Lab
University of Lowell
Lowell MA 01854 USA
(617)-452-5000 x2681
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