ISO/IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 9636-5 First edition 1991-12-15 Information technology -- Computer graphics interfacing techniques for diaiogues with graphical devices (CGl) --- Functional specification Part 5: input and echoing Technologies de I'information -Infographie -- Interfaces pour I'infographie --- Specifications fonctionnelles -- Partie5:Entree et résonance Reference number ISO/IEC 9636-5:1991(E) Copyright Intermational Organization for Standardization Not for Resale ISO/IEC 9636-5 : 1991 (E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction vi 1 Scope 2 Normativereference 2 3 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Basic input model. 3.3 Logical input devices 3.4 Measures 3.4.1 Measures of input class LOCATOR 3.4.2 Measures of input class STROKE 3.4.3 Measures of input class VALUATOR 3.4.4 Measures of input class CHOICE . 3.4.5 Measures of input class PICK. 3.4.6 Measures of input class STRING. 3.4.7 Measures of input class RASTER. 3.4.8 Measures of input class GENERAL 3.5 Coordinate systems for VDC measures 3.6 Triggers 3.6.1 3.6.2 Timeouts 3.6.3 The break action 8 3.7 9 3.7.1 Logical input device model 3.7.2 Request input 10 3.7.3 Sample input 10 3.7.4 Remote echoing 10 3.7.5 Event input 13 3.8 15 3.8.1 Prompting 15 3.8.2 Echoing... 16 3.8.3 Acknowledgement 18 3.9 Portioning of returned input data 19 3.10 State restrictions 19 3.11 Inquiry 20 Interactions with other parts of ISO/IEC 9636 . 21 4.1 Interactions with more than one part of ISO/IEC 9636 21 4.2 InteractionswithISO/IEC9636-1(Overview)........ 21 4.3 Interactions with ISO/IEC 9636-2 (Control) 21 4.4 Interactions with ISO/IEC 9636-3 (Output). 21 4.5 Interactions with ISO/IEC 9636-4 (Segments) 21 4.6 Interactions with ISO/IEC 9636-6 (Raster). 22 Abstract specification of functions 23 5.1 Introduction 23 5.1.1 Data types employed 23 5.1.2 23 5.2 Input control functions ... 23 5.2.1 INITIALIZELOGICALINPUTDEVICE 23 5.2.2 RELEASE LOGICAL INPUT DEVICE. 24 ?ISO/IEC 1991 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from the publisher. ISO/IEC Copyright Office· Case postale 56· CH-1211 Geneve 20·Switzerland Printed in Switzerland ii Copyright International Organization for Standardization d without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO/IEC 9636-5 : 1991 (E) 5.2.3 ECHOCONTROLS 24 5.2.4 PUT CURRENT <input class> MEASURE 25 5.2.5 ECHODATA 26 5.2.6 <input class> DEVICE DATA 27 5.2.7 ASSOCIATETRIGGERS. 30 5.2.8 GET ADDITIONAL STROKE DATA 30 5.2.9 GET ADDITIONAL PICK DATA 31 5.2.10 GET ADDITIONAL STRING DATA 31 5.2.11 GET ADDITIONAL RASTER DATA 32 5.3 32 5.3.1 REQUEST <input class> 32 5.3.2 SAMPLING STATE 34 5.3.3 SAMPLE <input class> 34 5.4 Echo request input functions 35 5.4.1 INTTIALIZE ECHO REQUEST 35 5.4.2 ECHO REQUEST <input class> 36 5.5 38 5.5.1 INITIALIZEEVENTOUEUE 38 5.5.2 RELEASE EVENT QUEUE 38 5.5.3 ENABLEEVENTS 39 5.5.4 DISABLEEVENTS 39 5.5.5 EVENT QUEUE BLOCK CONTROL 40 5.5.6 FLUSH EVENTS 40 5.5.7 FLUSH DEVICE EVENTS 40 5.5.8 AWAITEVENT 41 5.5.9 DEQUEUE <input class> EVENT 42 5.5.10 EVENT QUEUE TRANSFER 43 5.6 Echo output functions . 43 5.6.1 INITIALIZE ECHO OUTPUT 43 5.6.2 RELEASE ECHO OUTPUT... 44 5.6.3 ECHOOUTPUTCONTROLS 44 5.6.4 PERFORM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 45 5.6.5 UPDATE <input class> ECHO OUTPUT 45 5.6.6 ECHO OUTPUT DATA 46 6 Input and echoing inquiry functions 48 6.1 Introduction... 48 6.1.1 Data types employed 48 6.1.2 Validity of returmed information 48 6.2 48 6.2.1 INQUIREINPUT CAPABILITY .. 48 6.2.2 INQUIRE LISTOF AVAILABLE INPUT DEVICES 48 6.3 Class-independent logical input device description table . 49 6.3.1 INQUIRE COMMON INPUT DEVICE PROPERTIES 49 6.3.2 INQUIRE LIST OF SUPPORTED ECHO TYPES 49 6.3.3 INQUIRELISTOF SUPPORTED PROMPT TYPES 49 6.3.4 INQUIRE LIST OF SUPPORTED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTYPES 50 6.3.5 INQUIRE LIST OF ASSOCIABLE TRIGGERS. 50 6.4 Class-specific logical input device description table. 50 6.4.1 INQUIRE LOCATOR CAP