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RGBcolor()  —  Silicon Graphics

NAME

RGBcolor - sets the current color in RGB mode

SPECIFICATION

C
RGBcolor(red, green, blue)
short red, green, blue;

FORTRAN
subroutine RGBcol(red, green, blue)
integer*4 red, green, blue

Pascal
procedure RGBcolor(red, green, blue: Short);

DESCRIPTION

In RGB mode, the current color is set with the RGBcolor command.  Its arguments are three eight-bit values, one each for red, green, and blue.  These numbers are written directly into the bitplanes whenever a pixel is drawn; they control the intensity of red, green, and blue displayed on the screen.  RGBcolor is ignored in single or double buffer mode. 

SEE ALSO

color, gRGBcolor, RGBwritemask

Version 2.4  —  May 08, 1986

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