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frontbuffer()  —  Silicon Graphics

NAME

frontbuffer − enables updating in the front buffer

SPECIFICATION

C
frontbuffer(b)
Boolean b;

FORTRAN
subroutine frontb(b)
logical b

Pascal
procedure frontbuffer(b: longint);

DESCRIPTION

frontbuffer enables updating in the front buffer.  When the value of b is FALSE (0), (the default value), the front buffer is not enabled.  When the value of b is TRUE (0), the front buffer is enabled.  This routine is useful only in double buffer mode and otherwise, it is ignored. 

gconfig sets frontbuffer to FALSE (0). 

SEE ALSO

backbuffer, doublebuffer, getbuffer IRIS Graphics Programming, Section 6.1, Display Modes

Version 2.5  —  April 22, 1987

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