Chapter 1 - Introduction to QuickDraw GX Graphics
This chapter introduces the main concepts found in the rest of this book and gives an overview of the three types of QuickDraw GX shapes you can use to make graphic images:
The other types of QuickDraw GX shapes (the typographic shapes) are discussed in Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Typography.
- geometric shapes
- bitmap shapes
- picture shapes
You should be familiar with information described elsewhere in the Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX books before you read this chapter. In particular, you should read the information about QuickDraw GX shapes and objects in the chapter "Introduction to QuickDraw GX" in Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Objects. You should also read the chapter "Shape Objects" in that book.
As you read this chapter and the other chapters in this book, you might want to be familiar with the other information in Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Objects--in particular, you might also read the "Style Objects," "Ink Objects," and "Transform Objects" chapters in that book.
The next section reviews the objects that make up a QuickDraw GX shape and introduces the different types of graphic shapes. The remaining sections of this chapter briefly discuss
- the structure of geometric shapes
- the contents of geometric shape geometries
- the shape fill property and how it affects geometric shapes
- the properties of the style object that modify geometric shapes
- the geometric operations provided by QuickDraw GX
- the structure of bitmap shapes
- the structure of picture shapes
Chapter Contents
- About QuickDraw GX Graphics
- Geometric Shapes
- Geometric Shape Types
- Geometric Shape Geometries
- Geometric Shape Fills
- Geometric Styles, Inks, and Transforms
- Geometric Operations
- Bitmap Shapes
- Picture Shapes
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