_C_ License Applicability. Except to the extent portions of this file are _C_ made subject to an alternative license as permitted in the SGI Free _C_ Software License B, Version 1.1 (the "License"), the contents of this _C_ file are subject only to the provisions of the License. You may not use _C_ this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy _C_ of the License at Silicon Graphics, Inc., attn: Legal Services, 1600 _C_ Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, or at: _C_ _C_ http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB _C_ _C_ Note that, as provided in the License, the Software is distributed on an _C_ "AS IS" basis, with ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS _C_ DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND _C_ CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A _C_ PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. _C_ _C_ Original Code. The Original Code is: OpenGL Sample Implementation, _C_ Version 1.2.1, released January 26, 2000, developed by Silicon Graphics, _C_ Inc. The Original Code is Copyright (c) 1991-2000 Silicon Graphics, Inc. _C_ Copyright in any portions created by third parties is as indicated _C_ elsewhere herein. All Rights Reserved. _C_ _C_ Additional Notice Provisions: The application programming interfaces _C_ established by SGI in conjunction with the Original Code are The _C_ OpenGL(R) Graphics System: A Specification (Version 1.2.1), released _C_ April 1, 1999; The OpenGL(R) Graphics System Utility Library (Version _C_ 1.3), released November 4, 1998; and OpenGL(R) Graphics with the X _C_ Window System(R) (Version 1.3), released October 19, 1998. This software _C_ was created using the OpenGL(R) version 1.2.1 Sample Implementation _C_ published by SGI, but has not been independently verified as being _C_ compliant with the OpenGL(R) version 1.2.1 Specification. _C_ _C_ The first character in this file must be an '_'! _C_ Anything on a line after _C_ is ignored _define(_filters,eqn)_C_ _C_ eqn is automatically replaced with neqn for nroff _header(Hint,specify implementation-specific hints) _names(Hint) .SH PARAMETERS _phead(_param1) Specifies a symbolic constant indicating the behavior to be controlled. _const(FOG_HINT), _const(LINE_SMOOTH_HINT), _const(PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT), _const(POINT_SMOOTH_HINT), and _const(POLYGON_SMOOTH_HINT) are accepted. _phead(_param2) Specifies a symbolic constant indicating the desired behavior. _const(FASTEST), _const(NICEST), and _const(DONT_CARE) are accepted. .SH DESCRIPTION Certain aspects of GL behavior, when there is room for interpretation, can be controlled with hints. A hint is specified with two arguments. _param1 is a symbolic constant indicating the behavior to be controlled, and _param2 is another symbolic constant indicating the desired behavior. The initial value for each _param1 is _const(DONT_CARE). _param2 can be one of the following: .TP 20 _const(FASTEST) The most efficient option should be chosen. .TP _const(NICEST) The most correct, or highest quality, option should be chosen. .TP _const(DONT_CARE) No preference. .P Though the implementation aspects that can be hinted are well defined, the interpretation of the hints depends on the implementation. The hint aspects that can be specified with _param1, along with suggested semantics, are as follows: .TP 20 _const(FOG_HINT) Indicates the accuracy of fog calculation. If per-pixel fog calculation is not efficiently supported by the GL implementation, hinting _const(DONT_CARE) or _const(FASTEST) can result in per-vertex calculation of fog effects. .TP _const(LINE_SMOOTH_HINT) Indicates the sampling quality of antialiased lines. If a larger filter function is applied, hinting _const(NICEST) can result in more pixel fragments being generated during rasterization, .TP _const(PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT) Indicates the quality of color and texture coordinate interpolation. If perspective-corrected parameter interpolation is not efficiently supported by the GL implementation, hinting _const(DONT_CARE) or _const(FASTEST) can result in simple linear interpolation of colors and/or texture coordinates. .TP _const(POINT_SMOOTH_HINT) Indicates the sampling quality of antialiased points. If a larger filter function is applied, hinting _const(NICEST) can result in more pixel fragments being generated during rasterization, .TP _const(POLYGON_SMOOTH_HINT) Indicates the sampling quality of antialiased polygons. Hinting _const(NICEST) can result in more pixel fragments being generated during rasterization, if a larger filter function is applied. .SH NOTES The interpretation of hints depends on the implementation. Some implementations ignore _cmnd(Hint) settings. .SH ERRORS _const(INVALID_ENUM) is generated if either _param1 or _param2 is not an accepted value. .P _const(INVALID_OPERATION) is generated if _cmnd is executed between the execution of _cmnd(Begin) and the corresponding execution of _cmnd(End).