NVDI 4.1 Programmer's Guide

(preliminary draft)
(07.07.96)

by
Sven & Wilfried Behne

Contents

1 Prologue

2 NVDI Programmer's Guide

2.5.1 OPEN WORKSTATION (VDI 1)
2.5.2 CLOSE WORKSTATION (VDI 2)
2.5.3 OPEN VIRTUAL SCREEN WORKSTATION (VDI 100)
2.5.4 CLOSE VIRTUAL SCREEN WORKSTATION (VDI 101)
2.5.5 CLEAR WORKSTATION (VDI 3)
2.5.6 CLEAR DISPLAY LIST (VDI 5, Escape 22)
2.5.7 UPDATE WORKSTATION (VDI 4)
2.5.8 OPEN BITMAP (VDI 100, 1)
2.5.9 CLOSE BITMAP (VDI 101, 1)
2.5.10 EXTENDED INQUIRE FUNCTION (VDI 102)
2.5.11 INQUIRE SCREEN INFORMATION (VDI 102, 1)
2.5.12 INQUIRE DEVICE STATUS INFORMATION (VDI 248)
2.5.13 INQUIRE EXTENDED DEVICE STATUS INFORMATION (VDI 248, 4242)

2.6 Color Settings

2.6.1 SET COLOR REPRESENTATION (VDI 14)
2.6.2 INQUIRE COLOR REPRESENTATION (VDI 26)
2.6.3 SET CALIBRATION (VDI 5, ESCAPE 76)
2.6.4 INQUIRE CALIBRATION (VDI 5, ESCAPE 77)

2.7 Writing Modes and Clipping

2.7.1 SET WRITING MODE (VDI 32)
2.7.2 SET CLIPPING RECTANGLE (VDI 129)

2.8 Lines and unfilled Graphic Primitives

2.8.1 POLYLINE (VDI 6)
2.8.2 OUTPUT BEZIER (VDI 6, 13)
2.8.3 ARC (VDI 11, GDP 2)
2.8.4 ELLIPTICAL ARC (VDI 11, GDP 6)
2.8.5 ROUNDED RECTANGLE (VDI 11, GDP 8)
2.8.6 ENABLE BEZIER CAPABILITIES (VDI 11, GDP 13)
2.8.7 DISABLE BEZIER CAPABILITIES (VDI 11, GDP 13)
2.8.8 SET BEZIER QUALITY (VDI 5, ESCAPE 99)
2.8.9 SET POLYLINE LINE TYPE (VDI 15)
2.8.10 SET POLYLINE LINE WIDTH (VDI 16)
2.8.11 SET POLYLINE COLOR INDEX (VDI 17)
2.8.12 INQUIRE CURRENT POLYLINE ATTRIBUTES (VDI 35)
2.8.13 SET POLYLINE END STYLES (VDI 108)
2.8.14 SET USER-DEFINED LINE STYLE PATTERN (VDI 113)

2.9 Filled Graphic Primitives

2.9.1 FILLED AREA (VDI 9)
2.9.2 OUTPUT FILLED BEZIER (VDI 9, 13)
2.9.3 BAR (VDI 11, GDP 1)
2.9.4 PIE (VDI 11, GDP 3)
2.9.5 CIRCLE (VDI 11, GDP 4)
2.9.6 ELLIPSE (VDI 11, GDP 5)
2.9.7 ELLIPTICAL PIE (VDI 11, GDP 7))
2.9.8 FILLED ROUNDED RECTANGLE (VDI 11, GDP 9)
2.9.9 SET FILL INTERIOR INDEX (VDI 23)
2.9.10 SET FILL STYLE INDEX (VDI 24)
2.9.11 SET FILL COLOR INDEX (VDI 25)
2.9.12 INQUIRE CURRENT FILL AREA ATTRIBUTES (VDI 37)
2.9.13 CONTOUR FILL (VDI 103)
2.9.14 SET FILL PERIMETER VISIBILITY (VDI 104)
2.9.15 SET USER-DEFINED FILL PATTERN (VDI 112)
2.9.16 FILLED RECTANGLE (VDI 114)

2.10 Marker

2.10.1 POLYMARKER (VDI 7)
2.10.2 SET POLYMARKER TYPE (VDI 18)
2.10.3 SET POLYMARKER HEIGHT (VDI 19)
2.10.4 SET POLYMARKER COLOR INDEX (VDI 20)
2.10.5 INQUIRE CURRENT POLYMARKER ATTRIBUTES (VDI 36)

2.11 Text Output with Bitmap and Vector Fonts

2.11.1 TEXT (VDI 8)
2.11.2 JUSTIFIED GRAPHICS TEXT (VDI 11, GDP 10)
2.11.3 SET CHARACTER HEIGHT, ABSOLUTE MODE (VDI 12)
2.11.4 SET CHARACTER BASELINE VECTOR (VDI 13)
2.11.5 SET TEXT FACE (VDI 21)
2.11.6 SET GRAPHIC TEXT COLOR INDEX (VDI 22)
2.11.7 INQUIRE CURRENT GRAPHIC TEXT ATTRIBUTES (VDI 38)
2.11.8 SET GRAPHIC TEXT ALIGNMENT (VDI 39)
2.11.9 SET GRAPHIC TEXT SPECIAL EFFECTS (VDI 106)
2.11.10 SET CHARACTER HEIGHT, POINTS MODE (VDI 107)
2.11.11 INQUIRE TEXT EXTENT (VDI 116)
2.11.12 INQUIRE CHARACTER CELL WIDTH (VDI 117)
2.11.13 LOAD FONTS (VDI 119)
2.11.14 UNLOAD FONTS (VDI 120)
2.11.15 INQUIRE FACE NAME AND INDEX (VDI 130)
2.11.16 INQUIRE CURRENT FACE INFORMATION (VDI 131)
2.11.17 INQUIRE CHARACTER INDEX (VDI 190, 0)
2.11.18 INQUIRE EXTENDED FONT INFORMATION (VDI 229)
2.11.19 SET TEXT FACE BY NAME (VDI 230, 0)
2.11.20 INQUIRE FACE NAME AND ID BY NAME (VDI 230, 100)
2.11.21 SET CHARACTER WIDTH, ABSOLUTE MODE (VDI 231)
2.11.22 INQUIRE SPEEDO HEADER INFORMATION (VDI 232)
2.11.23 INQUIRE TRACK KERNING INFORMATION (VDI 234)
2.11.24 INQUIRE PAIR KERNING INFORMATION (VDI 235)
2.11.25 SET CHARACTER MAPPING MODE (VDI 236)
2.11.26 SET KERNING MODE (VDI 237)
2.11.27 GET CHARACTER BITMAP INFORMATION (VDI 239)
2.11.28 INQUIRE OUTLINE FONT TEXT EXTENT (VDI 240)
2.11.29 INQUIRE REAL OUTLINE FONT TEXT EXTENT (VDI 240, 4200)
2.11.30 OUTLINE FONT TEXT (VDI 241)
2.11.31 GET CHARACTER OUTLINE (VDI 243)
2.11.32 SET CHARACTER HEIGHT BY ARBITRARY POINTS (VDI 246)
2.11.33 INQUIRE OUTLINE FONT TEXT ADVANCE PLACEMENT VECTOR (VDI 247)
2.11.34 FLUSH OUTLINE FONT CACHE (VDI 251)
2.11.35 SET CHARACTER CELL WIDTH BY ARBITRARY POINTS (VDI 252)
2.11.36 SET OUTLINE FONT SKEW (VDI 253)

2.12 Raster Operations

2.12.1 COPY RASTER, OPAQUE (VDI 109)
2.12.2 COPY RASTER, TRANSPARENT (VDI 121)
2.12.3 TRANSFORM FORM (VDI 110)
2.12.4 GET PIXEL (VDI 105)
2.12.5 Raster Operations and Offscreen Bitmaps

2.13 Input Functions

2.13.1 SET INPUT MODE (VDI 33)
2.13.2 INPUT LOCATOR, REQUEST MODE (VDI 28)
2.13.3 INPUT LOCATOR, SAMPLE MODE (VDI 28)
2.13.4 INPUT CHOICE, REQUEST MODE (VDI 30)
2.13.5 INPUT CHOICE, SAMPLE MODE (VDI 30)
2.13.6 INPUT STRING,REQUEST MODE (VDI 31)
2.13.7 INPUT STRING,SAMPLE MODE (VDI 31)
2.13.8 SET MOUSE FORM (VDI 111)
2.13.9 INQUIRE INPUT MODE (VDI 115)
2.13.10 EXCHANGE TIMER INTERRUPT VECTOR (VDI 118)
2.13.11 SHOW CURSOR (VDI 122)
2.13.12 HIDE CURSOR (VDI 123)
2.13.13 SAMPLE MOUSE BUTTON STATE (VDI 124)
2.13.14 EXCHANGE BUTTON CHANGE VECTOR (VDI 125)
2.13.15 EXCHANGE MOUSE MOVEMENT VECTOR (VDI 126)
2.13.16 EXCHANGE CURCOR CHANGE VECTOR (VDI 127)
2.13.17 SAMPLE KEYBOARD STATE INFORMATION (VDI 128)

2.14 Text Mode and VT52

2.14.1 INQUIRE ADDRESSABLE ALPHA CHARACTER CELLS (VDI 5, ESCAPE 1)
2.14.2 EXIT ALPHA MODE (VDI 5, ESCAPE 2)
2.14.3 ENTER ALPHA MODE (VDI 5, ESCAPE 3)
2.14.4 ALPHA CURSOR UP (VDI 5, ESCAPE 4)
2.14.5 ALPHA CURSOR DOWN (VDI 5, ESCAPE 5)
2.14.6 ALPHA CURSOR RIGHT (VDI 5, ESCAPE 6)
2.14.7 ALPHA CURSOR LEFT (VDI 5, ESCAPE 7)
2.14.8 HOME ALPHA CURSOR (VDI 5, ESCAPE 8)
2.14.9 ERASE TO END OF ALPHA SRCEEN (VDI 5, ESCAPE 9)
2.14.10 ERASE TO END OF ALPHA TEXT LINE (VDI 5, ESCAPE 10)
2.14.11 DIRECT ALPHA CURSOR ADDRESS (VDI 5, ESCAPE 11)
2.14.12 OUTPUT CURSOR ADDRESSABLE ALPHA TEXT (VDI 5, ESCAPE 12)
2.14.13 REVERSE VIDEO ON (VDI 5, ESCAPE 13)
2.14.14 REVERSE VIDEO OFF (VDI 5, ESCAPE 14)
2.14.15 INQUIRE CURRENT ALPHA CURCOR ADDRESS (VDI 5, ESCAPE 15)

2.15 Printer specific functions

2.15.1 OPEN WORKSTATION (VDI 1) bei Druckern
2.15.2 EXTENDED INQUIRE FUNCTION (VDI 102) bei Druckern
2.15.3 OUTPUT BIT IMAGE FILE (VDI 5, ESCAPE 23) für Drucker
2.15.4 SET ORIENTATION (VDI 5, ESCAPE 27)
2.15.5 SET NUMBER OF COPIES (VDI 5, ESCAPE 28)
2.15.6 SET INPUT AND OUTPUT TRAY (VDI 5, ESCAPE 29)
2.15.7 INQUIRE TRAY NAMES (VDI 5, ESCAPE 36)
2.15.8 SET PAGE SIZE (VDI 5, ESCAPE 37)
2.15.9 INQUIRE PAGE NAME (VDI 5, ESCAPE 38)
2.15.10 ESCAPE 2000 (VDI 5, ESCAPE 2000)

2.16 Metafile specific functions

2.16.1 OUTPUT BIT IMAGE FILE (VDI 5, ESCAPE 23) für Metafiles
2.16.2 UPDATE METAFILE EXTENTS (VDI 5, ESCAPE 98)
2.16.3 WRITE METAFILE ITEM (VDI 5, ESCAPE 99)
2.16.4 PHYSICAL PAGE SIZE (VDI 5, ESCAPE 99, Opcode 0)
2.16.5 COORDINATE WINDOW (VDI 5, ESCAPE 99, Opcode 1)
2.16.6 CHANGE GEM VDI FILE NAME (VDI 5, ESCAPE 100)

Appendix

A Sample Bindings

B NVDI 4 ASCII mode character mapping