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backbuffer()  —  Silicon Graphics

NAME

backbuffer - enables updating in the back buffer

SPECIFICATION

C
backbuffer(b)
Boolean b;

FORTRAN
subroutine backbu(b)
logical b

Pascal
procedure backbuffer(b: Boolean);

DESCRIPTION

backbuffer enables updating in the back bitplane buffer.  If b = TRUE, the default, the buffer is enabled; FALSE means it is not enabled.  This command is useful only in double buffer mode, and is ignored in single buffer and RGB modes. 

backbuffer is set to TRUE by gconfig. 

SEE ALSO

doublebuffer, frontbuffer, getbuffer

Version 2.4  —  May 08, 1986

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