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- (@pindent 0@)(@title Refresh Modes for Amiga Windows@)There are several ways in which the Amiga handles window
- refreshing. Window refresh is the operation of redrawing parts of window
- that were obscured, and then made visible again. The modes are called
- SIMPLE_REFRESH, SMART_REFRESH, and SUPER_BITMAP.
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- (@indent 2@)o SIMPLE_REFRESH -- This is the simplest mode (as the name implies) for the
- Amiga operating system to support. When a window becomes unobscured, the
- Amiga simply tells the window that it needs redrawing. This is the default
- mode for HyperHelp windows since it uses the least amout of memory, at the
- expence of some speed.
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- o SMART_REFRESH -- A window of this type is automatically refresh by the
- AmigaOS. Whenever a part of a window is covered, the Amiga allocates a
- piece of memory (called a buffer) to hold of portion of the window not
- visible. This mode is the most common, since it is the simplest for
- programs to use, since they do not need to worry about redrawing their
- windows. It uses considerable amounts of CHIP memory, but it is very fast.
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- o SUPER_BITMAP -- This mode is very similar to SMART_REFRESH in that it
- uses a buffer to remember the contents of the window. The difference is
- that the buffer is always allocated, and is big enough to hold the entire
- contents of the window. This can be used to put a big picture in a small
- window, and allow different parts of the picture to be displayed in the
- window.
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