enable_triple_buffer(3) Allegro manual enable_triple_buffer(3)NAMEenable_triple_buffer - Enables triple buffering. Allegro game program‐
ming 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 particu‐
lar if you are running in mode-X in a clean DOS environment, this rou‐
tine 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 ALSOgfx_capabilities(3), request_scroll(3), request_video_bitmap(3),
ex3buf(3), exupdate(3)Allegro version 4.4.2 enable_triple_buffer(3)