Screen Functions

FreeBASIC

Screen Functions
 
Statements and procedures that work with the graphics display.

Description

These statements and procedures control the graphics capabilities of the FreeBASIC graphics library. Screen modes can be set with varying resolutions and color depths, window events can be handled, and specific OpenGL procedures can be retrieved.

Working with screen modes
Procedures for setting and retrieving information about screen modes.
Working with pages
Procedures that manipulate screen pages.
Working video memory
Procedures that provide direct access to framebuffer memory.
Screen Metrics
Procedures that control the way coordinates are interpreted.

Working with screen modes
ScreenList
Gets the available fullscreen resolutions.
Screen and ScreenRes
Sets a new graphics display mode.
ScreenInfo
Gets information about the system desktop or current display mode.
ScreenControl
Gets or sets internal graphics library settings.
ScreenEvent
Gets system events.
ScreenGLProc
Returns the address of an OpenGL procedure.
WindowTitle
Sets the running program's window caption.

Working with pages
Cls
Clears the entire screen or viewport.
ScreenSet
Sets the current work and visible pages.
ScreenCopy and PCopy and Flip
Copies pixel data from one page to another.
ScreenSync
Waits for the vertical refresh of the monitor.
Working video memory
ScreenPtr
Gets the address of the working page's framebuffer.
ScreenLock
Locks the current working page's framebuffer for direct access.
ScreenUnlock
Reverts a previous ScreenLock command.

Screen Metrics
View (Graphics)
Sets a clipping region for all drawing and blitting procedures.
Window
Sets a new coordinate mapping for the current viewport.
PMap
Converts coordinates between physical and view mappings.
Pointcoord
Queries Draw's pen position.