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getdisplaymode(3G)  —  Silicon Graphics

NAME

getdisplaymode − returns the current display mode

SPECIFICATION

C
long getdisplaymode()

FORTRAN
integer*4 function getdis()

Pascal
function getdisplaymode: longint;

DESCRIPTION

getdisplaymode returns the current display mode.  0 indicates RGB single buffer mode; 1 indicates color map, single buffer mode; 2 indicates color map, double buffer mode. 

Value Display Mode Symbolic Name
0 RGB single buffer mode DMRGB
1 color map single buffer mode DMSINGLE
2 color map double buffer mode DMDOUBLE

SEE ALSO

doublebuffer, RGBmode, singlebuffer Programming Guide, Section 6.1, Display Modes

NOTE

This routine is available only in immediate mode. 

Version 3.6  —  December 20, 1987

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