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% File src/library/grDevices/man/devSet.Rd
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% Part of the R package, http://www.R-project.org
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% Copyright 2011 R Core Team
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% Distributed under GPL 2 or later
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\name{dev.flush}
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\alias{dev.hold}
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\alias{dev.flush}
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\title{
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  Hold or Flush Output on an On-Screen Graphics Device.
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}
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\description{
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  This gives a way to hold/flush output on certain on-screen devices,
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  and is ignored by other devices.
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}
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\usage{
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dev.hold(level = 1L)
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dev.flush(level = 1L)
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}
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\arguments{
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  \item{level}{Integer >= 0.  The amount by which to change the hold
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    level.  Negative values will be silently replaced by zero.}
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}
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\details{
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  Devices which implement this maintain a stack of hold levels: calling
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  \code{dev.hold} increases the level and \code{dev.flush} decreases it.
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  Calling \code{dev.hold} when the hold level is zero increases the hold
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  level and inhibits graphics display.  When calling \code{dev.flush}
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  clears all pending holds the screen display is refreshed and normal
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  operation is resumed.
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  This is implemented for the cairo-based \code{X11} types
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  with buffering.  When the hold level is positive the \sQuote{watch}
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  cursor is set on the device's window.
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  It is available on the \code{quartz} device on OS X.
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  This is implemented for the \code{windows} device with
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  buffering selected (the default).  When the hold level is positive the
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  \sQuote{busy} cursor is set on the device's window.
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}
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\value{
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  The current level after the change, invisibly.  This is \code{0} on
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  devices where hold levels are not supported.
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}
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\keyword{ dplot }