ex3buf(3alleg4)

✨ ex3buf ✨

okay bestie, welcome to ex3buf from the Allegro manual (that's the 3alleg4 crowd, iykyk) 💖 this one is all about Mode-X triple buffering and retrace interrupt simulation, and it's part of the Allegro game programming library 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro.h>

Example ex3buf

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So like, this program is a whole demo of triple buffering in action ✨ Several triangles get displayed, rotating and bouncing all over the screen, and they just keep doing their little thing until you press a key 🎀

ngl though, a heads-up: on some platforms you can't get real hardware triple buffering. The Allegro code stays literally exactly the same — nothing changes there — but most likely the graphic driver will emulate it for you instead 💅

😭 unfortunately, in those emulated cases you can't expect the animation to be completely smooth and flicker free. it's giving "we tried our best" energy. periodt.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• BITMAP(3alleg4)
• END_OF_MAIN(3alleg4)
• SCREEN_H(3alleg4)
• SCREEN_W(3alleg4)
• acquire_bitmap(3alleg4)
• allegro_error(3alleg4)
• allegro_init(3alleg4)
• allegro_message(3alleg4)
• clear_bitmap(3alleg4)
• clear_keybuf(3alleg4)
• create_video_bitmap(3alleg4)
• desktop_palette(3alleg4)
• destroy_bitmap(3alleg4)
• enable_triple_buffer(3alleg4)
• fixcos(3alleg4)
• fixed(3alleg4)
• fixmul(3alleg4)
• fixsin(3alleg4)
• fixtoi(3alleg4)
• font(3alleg4)
• gfx_capabilities(3alleg4)
• install_keyboard(3alleg4)
• install_mouse(3alleg4)
• install_timer(3alleg4)
• itofix(3alleg4)
• keypressed(3alleg4)
• poll_scroll(3alleg4)
• release_bitmap(3alleg4)
• request_video_bitmap(3alleg4)
• screen(3alleg4)
• set_gfx_mode(3alleg4)
• set_palette(3alleg4)
• textout_ex(3alleg4)
• triangle(3alleg4)
• ustrzcpy(3alleg4)

k that's the whole page bestie, go forth and buffer those triangles 💅 this icon of a manpage is brought to you by Allegro, version 4.4.3 🌈 🫶 mwah, slay, bye ✨💖🎀