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setmonitor(3G)  —  Silicon Graphics

NAME

setmonitor − sets the monitor type

SPECIFICATION

C
setmonitor(type)
short type;

FORTRAN
subroutine setmon(type)
integer*4 type

Pascal
procedure setmonitor(type: Short);

DESCRIPTION

setmonitor sets the monitor to 30Hz interlaced, 50Hz noninterlaced, 60Hz noninterlaced, NTSC, or PAL depending on whether type is HZ30, HZ60, NTSC, or PAL, respectively.  Those constants are defined in the file get.h. 

TYPE Monitor Type
HZ30 30Hz interlaced
HZ50 50Hz noninterlaced
HZ60 60Hz noninterlaced
NTSC NTSC
PAL PAL

SEE ALSO

getmonitor, getothermonitor Programming Guide, Section 2.1, Initialization

NOTE

This routine is available only in immediate mode. 

Version 3.6  —  December 20, 1987

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