inquire_display_mode(3G)

NAME

inquire_display_mode − return the current configuration for the display.

SYNOPSIS

C Syntax:

void inquire_display_mode(fildes,cmap_mode,dbuffer_mode,
planes,current_buffer);
int fildes,*cmap_mode,*dbuffer_mode,*planes,*current_buffer;

FORTRAN77 Syntax:

subroutine inquire_display_mode(fildes,cmap_mode,dbuffer_mode,
planes,current_buffer);
integer*4 fildes,cmap_mode,dbuffer_mode,planes,current_buffer;

Pascal Syntax:

procedure inquire_display_mode(fildes:integer;var cmap_mode,dbuffer_mode,
planes,current_buffer:integer);

DESCRIPTION

Input Parameters

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

Output Parameters

cmap_mode Specifies how the Starbase color map is setup. CMAP_NORMAL, CMAP_MONOTONIC, and CMAP_FULL are possible values.

dbuffer_mode Specifies whether double buffering is on or off and whether the buffer drawn to is the same as the one that is displayed. See double_buffer(3G) under mode for more specific information.

planes Specifies the number of planes in each buffer for input. The value may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 12 (or 0 if dbuffer_mode is off).

current_buffer
Least significant bit of this integer determines which buffer (odd(1) or even(0)) to use. See dbuffer_switch(3G) under buffer for more specific information.

Discussion

Inquire_display_mode can be used to determine how the information in the frame buffer will be displayed. It returns the current color map mode (as set by shade_mode), the current double buffering mode (as set by double_buffer), and which buffer is being displayed. This information is most useful when using an X11 window since some of these values may be different then the normal Starbase defaults.

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