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<concept id="GUID-A51E334E-F410-55A9-AB07-82F8A1D113B4" xml:lang="en"><title>Graphics

Quick Start</title><shortdesc>The Graphics package provides Symbian devices with a means of visual

communication. It is responsible for providing a system-wide interface with

the physical display(s) and handles input events from physical input devices

such as keypads and touch screens. </shortdesc><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>There are two variants of the graphics architecture in Symbian^3. These

are referred to as <xref href="GUID-D93978BE-11A3-5CE3-B110-1DEAA5AD566C.dita">ScreenPlay</xref> (sometimes

also called the New Graphics Architecture or NGA) and the <xref href="GUID-F64E6551-670E-5E12-8103-DE504D3EC94F.dita">non-ScreenPlay

variant</xref> (sometimes called the non-NGA variant). The Graphics guide

documentation covers both variants. When the documentation applies to only

one variant, it is clearly stated at the top of the page. </p>

<p>The documentation is aimed at two separate

audiences, which we define as follows: </p>

<ul>

<li id="GUID-6DEE2E4F-C277-5C1D-B7DB-BE06FC6D73B1"><p> <b>Device creators</b>.

These are software engineers who are developing software that is embedded

on a device in such a way that end users cannot remove it in the normal operation

of the phone. Typically this software is built into ROM. This group may include

UI platform developers, system integrators, and creators of device drivers. </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-CC9AD2AB-2B33-5C9B-B95B-1F145A26A281"><p> <b>Application developers</b>.

These are software engineers who are developing applications for ROM or after-market <xref href="GUID-AFE0238A-D6A4-5D07-BB99-85E8CF97BD26.dita">installation by using a SIS

file</xref>. </p> </li>

</ul>

<p>When the documentation is aimed specifically

at one of these audiences, it is clearly stated at the top of the page. </p>

<section id="GUID-7CED3F9D-72CC-4C2B-896A-68860CA9703E"><title>System Model</title> <p>The

following diagram shows the Graphics package within the Symbian^3 System Model.

The System Model is a high-level overview of the Symbian architecture. The

components are grouped to show their relationships to each other. Within the

Graphics package, components are grouped into collections, which are shown

as white boxes in the diagram. The Graphics documentation is organized according

to the System Model structure. </p><p>Although the System Model provides a

useful way of grouping the large number of components that make up the Graphics

package, it does not completely reflect the architectural relationships between

the components. </p> <fig id="GUID-73E547BA-5AC2-5B10-8422-3B8BA28E2D40">

<title>              The Graphics package in the Symbian Foundation System

Model            </title>

<image href="GUID-AC5ADA77-EBA1-597E-A6B7-80157E9DE2B2_d0e230657_href.png" placement="inline"/>

</fig>  </section>

<section id="GUID-7164B04D-C0C6-47DA-9D70-E0924D68C462"><title>Technologies</title> <ul>

<li id="GUID-BCA14E5B-B637-5A43-8A1E-4A945507CF35"><p>For information on the

two architectures, see <xref href="GUID-D93978BE-11A3-5CE3-B110-1DEAA5AD566C.dita">The

ScreenPlay Architecture</xref> and <xref href="GUID-F64E6551-670E-5E12-8103-DE504D3EC94F.dita">The

Non-ScreenPlay Architecture</xref>. </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-6A683E3D-9FE2-5392-932A-E6DAC34A943C"><p>For

information about how to enable the two variants, see <xref href="GUID-6D8A1FC7-095B-587E-8274-23C132978C53.dita">Enabling

the Graphics Architecture Variants</xref>. </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-28824D17-7E98-57CD-B618-AFA2109E95D8"><p>The graphics architecture

enables device creators to take advantage of graphics processing hardware

when it is available, and to use software implementations when it is not.

For more information, see <xref href="GUID-EF62BF88-3687-505D-8BD7-EEDF36246E56.dita">Graphics

Hardware Acceleration</xref>. </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-BEB89CAC-B735-5D45-925F-1C35C15A4B36"><p>Symbian provides support

for a number of APIs defined and administered by the Khronos group. These

enable the authoring and playback of dynamic media on a wide variety of platforms

and devices. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-50254C2F-57B6-58C4-911F-294EF2B79C04.dita">Khronos

API Support </xref>. </p> </li>

<li id="GUID-27F78BF4-FA0E-5A3D-B64B-A1596E212724"><p>Application developers

use the Window Server client-side library to control windows and respond to

key and pointer events in their applications. For more information, see <xref href="GUID-DC5E8C7D-D697-53E8-87F4-344301430E61.dita">Window Server Client-Side

Library</xref>. </p> </li>

</ul> </section>

</conbody><related-links>

<link href="GUID-47851718-8DCA-57F5-8520-7044048A5852.dita"><linktext>Graphics

Example Code</linktext></link>

<link href="GUID-975CBC70-81E6-5FA2-80CE-88DD2ABE9595.dita"><linktext>Graphics

                Guide</linktext></link>

<link href="GUID-99BC101A-9466-59EE-B5C9-7622BAF6E6FF.dita"><linktext>Graphics

Concepts</linktext></link>

<link href="GUID-6D8F2E48-42E2-5C52-92E6-2C3CD4A16C5E.dita">

<linktext>Graphics Tutorials</linktext></link>

<link href="GUID-9ABF848C-27E1-57E3-9169-239C5CA865A8.dita">

<linktext>Graphics Reference</linktext></link>