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From: allan@calgary.UUCP (Jeff Allan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: an idea: common question summary sheets
Message-ID: <1459@vaxb.calgary.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 88 16:21:12 GMT
References: <1677@thorin.cs.unc.edu>
Organization: U. of Calgary, Calgary, Ab.
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In article <1677@thorin.cs.unc.edu>, glassner@unc.cs.unc.edu (Andrew S. Glassner) writes:
> This newsgroup seems to periodically raise and discuss the same questions, 
> generating (usually) no new and useful information, but lots and lots of 
> postings - ...
> I suggest we write a set of "Summary Sheets for Common Questions".  We could 
> draft these things until they were rather complete.  ...
> Here are my proposals for starters, based on the last few weeks.  We can
> always write more standard sheets or update these when it seems appropriate.
> 
>   Color conversions: RGB<->HSV, RGB->B/W, RGB->Lum
>   Image conversions: 24 bits RGB->8 bits colormapped, B/W->dither
>   Geometry: Point in polygon
>   Rendering: intro Z-buffer references, intro ray tracing references


I think this is a wonderful idea. Is there some way that the net controllers
could make these summaries available or would that be up to some concerned
person like yourself? I'm not much of a participant in comp.graphics but
I like to read it and I do get tired of the same questions. I find myself
skipping over follow-ups but wondering if I am missing something good.

Another area where net traffic could be reduced is in requests and discussions
on particular computers (esp micros) and systems. Maybe this is what the 
group is intended for, I don't know, but it seems to me that this stuff would
be better posted under the groups set up for these specific machines.

I'd like to offer my assistance with the summaries but I am in the writing phase
of my M.Sc. right now. Besides my expertise would only cover the geometry 
question you mentioned and I think the answer to that one is pretty 
easy to write up.
-- 
        Jeff Allan,  University of Calgary
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