Developing Visual Applications is the first authoritative guide to both XIL and the basics of image processing. Every XIL imaging function is introduced in a non-mathematical fashion and then followed up with precise mathematical definitions, so knowledgeable developers can understand exactly how each function behaves. The accompanying CD-ROM contains source, images, and binaries for the XIL libraries on Solaris for both SPARC and x86, HPUX, and Windows 95 platforms, as well as several complete XIL programs and functions discussed throughout the book.