--- intro class on  Jan 20 2004 ---


 * discuss class time : 10 or 11:30 ?


 * Basic notion of what we're doing :

    * Various API's for :

        * GUI programming (events, windows, packing, ...)

        * creating PNG/GIF/JPEG ( dynamic web images on the fly ...)
 
        * other high-level interactions ?

        * Various Languages?   Perl/Tk?  Java Swing?  Other??

    * Lower level "what's going on" : 
        
        * OS system graphics libraries

        * framebuffers, pixels, colors, related concepts

        * At this level we're talking C code and system-specific API's.

    * Various other topics like

        * image analysis, compression, transforms, ... (can get mathy)

        * details of various formats, read/write/edit 'em from scratch

        * 3D projection and rendering concepts (also gets mathy)

        * animation ?

 * Texts and resources
 
    * Nothing I like does all this

    * So I guess we'll use online source and books on reserve.  Stay tuned.
    
 * first assignment : GUI programming with Perl/Tk, I think.