---
name: "gl_enablepageflipping"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsvga1-dev"
version: "1:1.4.3-33"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gl_enablepageflipping"
---

# gl\_enablepageflipping(3)

enables automatic page flipping

## NAME

gl\_enablepageflipping - enables automatic page flipping

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<vgagl.h\>**

**int gl\_enablepageflipping(GraphicsContext \****gc***);**

## DESCRIPTION

Enable page flipping or triple buffering in [**gl\_copyscreen**(3)](/gl_copyscreen/3.md) if the physical context *gc* can do it.

Returns 3 if triple buffering will be used, 2 for page flipping, 0 if page flipping is not possible (due to video memory/mode limitations).

When pageflipping is enabled, the **gl\_screenoffset**(3) is ignored in [**gl\_copyscreen**(3)](/gl_copyscreen/3.md).

The idea is that you draw your picture in *gc* and copy it to the screen by consecutive [**gl\_copyscreen**(3)](/gl_copyscreen/3.md) calls. Each of these will choose a free buffer in the screen and adjust the display start accourdingly.

The current context must by the VGA when [**gl\_copyscreen**(3)](/gl_copyscreen/3.md) is called in this situation.

## SEE ALSO

[**svgalib**(7)](/svgalib/7.md), [**vgagl**(7)](/vgagl/7.md), **svgalib.conf**(5), **threedkit**(7), **testgl**(1), **plane**(1), **wrapdemo**(1), [**gl\_copybox**(3)](/gl_copybox/3.md), [**gl\_copyboxfromcontext**(3)](/gl_copyboxfromcontext/3.md), [**gl\_copyboxtocontext**(3)](/gl_copyboxtocontext/3.md), [**gl\_copyscreen**(3)](/gl_copyscreen/3.md), [**gl\_getbox**(3)](/gl_getbox/3.md), [**gl\_putbox**(3)](/gl_putbox/3.md), [**gl\_setcontext**(3)](/gl_setcontext/3.md), [**gl\_setcontextheight**(3)](/gl_setcontextheight/3.md), [**gl\_setcontextvga**(3)](/gl_setcontextvga/3.md), [**gl\_setcontextvgavirtual**(3)](/gl_setcontextvgavirtual/3.md), [**gl\_setcontextvirtual**(3)](/gl_setcontextvirtual/3.md), [**gl\_setcontextwidth**(3)](/gl_setcontextwidth/3.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was edited by Michael Weller \<eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de\>. The exact source of the referenced demo as well as of the original documentation is unknown.

It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm Hanemaayer \<H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net\>.

Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual.