Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!boulder!stan!markc
From: markc@Solbourne.COM (Mark Connell)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X double buffering
Summary: Look at ico source
Keywords: double buffering
Message-ID: <2816@stan.Solbourne.COM>
Date: 16 Oct 89 20:21:14 GMT
References: <181@wbcs.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Solbourne Computer Inc., Longmont, Co.
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In article <181@wbcs.UUCP>, doug@wbcs.UUCP (Doug Kratky) writes:
> 
> Could someone give me hints, code fragments, or examples
> on "double-buffering" with X?
> -- 
> Doug Kratky

True double-buffering is not supported under X.  ico has an option (-dbl)
that will use colormap double-buffering.  See the source for your example.
You can also implement your own double-buffering by using 2 pixmaps for
your buffers and using CopyArea to display the appropriate buffers.  


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