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frontbuffer()  —  Silicon Graphics Beta Release

NAME

frontbuffer - enables updating in the front buffer

SPECIFICATION

C
frontbuffer(b)
Boolean b;

FORTRAN
subroutine frontb(b)
logical b

Pascal
procedure frontbuffer(b: Boolean);

DESCRIPTION

frontbuffer enables updating in the front buffer.  If b = FALSE, the default, the front buffer is not enabled; TRUE means it is enabled.  This command is useful only in double buffer mode and is ignored otherwise. 

frontbuffer is set to FALSE by gconfig. 

SEE ALSO

backbuffer, doublebuffer, getbuffer

Version 2.3  —  July 04, 1985

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