x design choice for color handling question most graphics systems i have seen have drawing routines that also specify a color for drawing like drawpoint x y color or drawline x y x y color or fillrectangle x y x y color with x i have to do something like xsetforeground current color xdrawpoint d w x y why split this into two functions why did x designers decide to not associate the color with the object being drawn and instead associate it with the display it is being drawn on joseph sirosh
