Abstract

This note contains information for three categories of GNS consumer:

• The user of a graphics application. This consumer is interested in the syntax of graphics workstation names and need only read this section.

• The system manager. This consumer is interested in the contents of the database and how to set up and modify it. System managers will need to be familiar with the first part ( this section), which deals with workstation names. The remainder (this section) will be of interest to anyone adding support for a new GKS or IDI device.

• The application programmer. This consumer is interested in the programmer interface (this appendix), the mechanism for reporting errors (this section) and the means of compiling and linking the programs (this section).