show_pixmap

Scilab Function
Last update : 24/06/2004

show_pixmap - send the pixmap buffer to the screen

### Calling Sequence

  `show_pixmap()`

### Description

If a graphic window `pixmap` property is `"on"` the drawings are send to a pixmap memory instead of the screen display.The `show_pixmap()` instruction send the pixmap to the screen.The pixmap mode can be used to obtain smooth animations. This property can be found among the figure entity fields (see `figure_properties`).

### Examples

       set figure_style new
       f=gcf();f.pixmap='on'; //set the pixmap mode
       a=gca();a.data_bounds=[0 0; 10 10];
       //construct two rectangles
       xrects([0;10;1;1],5);r1=gce();r1=r1.children;
       xrects([0;1;1;1],13);r2=gce();r2=r2.children;
       //animation loop
       for k=1:1000
          //draw the rectangles in the pixmap buffer
          move(r1,[0.01,-0.01]);move(r2,[0.01,0.01])
          //show the pixmap buffer
          show_pixmap()
       end

### See Also

`figure_properties`, `clear_pixmap`,

### Author

Serge Steer INRIA