+++ Glen VanMilligan [05-11-10 10:26 -0600]:
> Is there a way to easily construct a second frame buffer that can be swapped 
> with the first one?  How then would one switch between frame buffers?

I assume you want to do double buffering?

http://www.directfb.org/ gives you a thin veneer over the linux framebuffer
device, which includes double-buffering.

Wookey
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