Define Initial View

Purpose

Syntax
 
Opcode format Opcode Operand Format Comments
Extended ASCII (View [<ws><IX1>,<IY1><ws><IX2>,<IY2>]['<TName>'][<ws>]) Indicates an area of the logical coordinate space to view
Details Notes
    1. If this WHIP! data was loaded by the execution of a URL, and the URL indicated a view, use it,
    2. else if the WHIP! data contains a view opcode, execute it,
    3. else if the WHIP! data contained a Define Drawing Bounds or Inked Area  opcode, use the drawing extents as the view,
    4. else if all of the WHIP! data has been transmitted and parsed, compute the extents of all geometric primitives in the scene and use that as the view,
    5. else set the view to the entire logical coordinate space.
    WHIP! data reading applications may receive view information from the execution of URLs. The specification of this behavior is to be determined (TBD).

    It is possible that WHIP! data will have multiple view opcodes which can be used to animate the drawing while the file is being parsed. However, only the first view opcode, normally found in the Define Drawing Information Block block, is the official "initial" view.

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