Display using Glide library

Name

display-glide : Display using Glide library

Synopsis

display-glide:<card>

Description

Uses the Glide library to display fullscreen on a 3DFX graphics card.

Options

The 3DFX card to use can be optionally specified as a cardinal number minus one. (e.g. 0 means the first card, 1 the second,

Environment variables

GGI_GLIDE_MAXFREQ

specifies the maximum update frequency your monitor can handle (in Hz). Default is 70Hz.

GGI_GLIDE_MAXHFREQ

specifies the maximum horizontal frequency your monitor can handle (in kHz). Default is 48kHz.

GGI_GLIDE_HALTONSWITCH

if this is set applications will be halted on console switchaway. The default is to continue running.

Features

  • DirectBuffer never available.
  • Accelerated, one of the fastest targets when it comes to drawing-primitives.
  • Multiple frames.