show_image(3)

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version 0.7.1 · 2 versions
, in nixos 26.05

💖 show_image(3) — the opacity glow-up 💖

okay so bestie, this page is from the Arcan Lua API manual, and it’s literally about show_image(3) — the function that gives your image its visible-girl era. No cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

show_image — change image opacity to 1.0. That’s the whole vibe. Periodt.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

nil
show_image( vid, time )

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

This is a specific case of the more general blend_image function, where the opacity argument has been hard-coded to 1.0 — aka opaque, visible, and the default blendmode is disabled. Iconic.

This function accepts either single VIDs or a group of VIDs packed in an n-indexed table. Yes bestie, it can take one or a whole little table squad. 🫶

🎀 EXAMPLE 🎀

function show_image0()
      a = fill_surface(128, 128, 255, 0, 0);
      show_image({a,b}, 100);
end

Look at her go: fill a surface, then show_image a table of VIDs with 100. Slay. 💅

💀 MISUSE 💀

function show_image0()
      a = fill_surface(128, 128, 255, 0, 0);
      show_image(a, 0.5, 100);
end

Not me passing extra args — this is the MISUSE example, so don’t come for me, just don’t copy it, bestie. 💀

mwah 💋 — kisses from the image manual, October 2026 edition. Byeee 🫶

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