doublebuffer(3) — Unix Programmer’s Manual
NAME
doublebuffer - set the display mode to double buffer mode
SYNOPSIS
C
doublebuffer()
FORTRAN
subroutine double
Pascal
procedure doublebuffer;
DESCRIPTION
Doublebuffer sets the display mode to double buffer mode. It does not take effect until after a call to gconfig. In double buffer mode, the bitplanes are partitioned into two groups, called the front and back planes. Only the front planes are displayed. Drawing commands normally update only the back planes; the frontbuffer and backbuffer commands can override the default.
Gconfig sets frontbuffer = TRUE and backbuffer = FALSE in double buffer mode.
SEE ALSO
backbuffer, frontbuffer, gconfig, getbuffer, getdisplaymode, RGBmode, singlebuffer, swapbuffers
NOTE
This command can only be used in immediate mode.
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