at approximately the same time, the canadians adapted standard computer graphic commands into a set of functions called alphageometrics. these alphageometric functions did away with the block mosaic graphics used by the british and french and replaced them with drawing instructions, such as: draw line, draw arc, draw polygon, etc. through use of these geometric commands much higher resolution could be achieved than with the mosaic commands. this alphageometric scheme was integrated into the canadian videotex system which the canadians referred to as "telidon".