exdbuf(3)

okay so bestie, welcome to exdbuf(3) from the Allegro manual 💖 this one is all about double buffering and making your screen not flicker like a cursed GIF. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

• exdbuf — how to use double buffering to avoid flicker. Allegro game programming library.

it's giving smooth animation energy, no cap. 💅

📚 SYNOPSIS 📚

#include <allegro.h>

Example exdbuf

that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This program demonstrates the use of double buffering. It moves a circle across the screen, first just erasing and redrawing directly to the screen, then with a double buffer.

so like: the program shows off double buffering by moving a circle across the screen. first it does the messy way — erasing and redrawing straight to the screen. then it does it with a double buffer. iconic behavior, fr fr. 🔥

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

go read these too, bestie, they're all in the group chat:

• BITMAP(3)
• END_OF_MAIN(3)
• SCREEN_H(3)
• SCREEN_W(3)
• acquire_screen(3)
• allegro_error(3)
• allegro_init(3)
• allegro_message(3)
• blit(3)
• circlefill(3)
• clear_keybuf(3)
• clear_to_color(3)
• create_bitmap(3)
• desktop_palette(3)
• destroy_bitmap(3)
• font(3)
• install_keyboard(3)
• install_timer(3)
• keypressed(3)
• makecol(3)
• release_screen(3)
• retrace_count(3)
• screen(3)
• set_gfx_mode(3)
• set_palette(3)
• textprintf_ex(3)

mwah 💋 — this page came from Allegro, version 4.4.3. bye bestie 🫶