enable_triple_buffer

Section: Allegro manual (3)
Updated: version 4.2.2
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NAME

enable_triple_buffer - Enables triple buffering. Allegro game programming library.  

SYNOPSIS

#include <allegro.h>

int enable_triple_buffer();  

DESCRIPTION

If the GFX_CAN_TRIPLE_BUFFER bit of the gfx_capabilities field is not set, you can attempt to enable it by calling this function. In particular if you are running in mode-X in a clean DOS environment, this routine will enable the timer retrace simulator, which will activate the triple buffering functions.  

RETURN VALUE

Returns zero if triple buffering is enabled, -1 otherwise.

 

SEE ALSO

gfx_capabilities(3), request_scroll(3), request_video_bitmap(3), ex3buf(3), exupdate(3)