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Subject: Re: graphic pipes (was: where to do
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Anyone interested in this idea should also check out
	Paul E. Haeberli, "ConMan: A Visual Programming Language for
	Interactive Graphics", Computer Graphics, Vol. 22, No. 4,
	SIGGRAPH 1988.

The title is really misleading, this work is not at all a programming language.
It is a multidimensional pipe mechanism for putting together graphics
applications.  Typical tools include a curve editor, curve-to-surface sweeper,
recorder (for animations), renders, and transformation controllers.

You should also look at
	James M. Purtilo, "Polylith: An Environment to Support Management of
	Tool Interfaces", Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on
	Programming Issues in Programming Environments, Jun 1985.

	J. M. Purtilo, "A Software Interconnection Technology To Support
	Specification of Computational Environments," Dept. of Computer Science,
	University of Illinois, Report number UIUCDCS-R-86-1269, Sept. 1986.