NAME

make_picture_current − display any previous primitives that are not yet displayed due to device or driver buffering. 

SYNOPSIS

C SYNTAX

void make_picture_current(fildes);
int fildes;

FORTRAN77 SYNTAX

        subroutine make_picture_current(fildes)
        integer*4 fildes

PASCAL SYNTAX

procedure make_picture_current(fildes:integer);

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/STANDARD

Origin: ANSI Computer Graphics Interface

DESCRIPTION

INPUT PARAMETERS

fildes
is an integer file descriptor returned by gopen when an I/O path to a graphic device is opened. 

DISCUSSION

This function should generally be used in interactive graphics sessions at points where the operator must see the entire image in order to proceed, and in hard copy graphics at the end of the picture generation process. For example, to transfer the image from the raster buffer to the page in a buffered raster printer.  Gclose also does a make_picture_current before closing the device. 

SEE ALSO

buffer_mode(3g), gclose(3g). 

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