$DisplayFunction

Usage

• $DisplayFunction gives the default setting for the option DisplayFunction in graphics functions.

Notes

• The initial setting of $DisplayFunction is Display[$Display, #]&.

• $DisplayFunction is typically set to a procedure which performs the following: (1) open an output channel; (2) send a PostScript prolog to the output channel; (3) use Display to send PostScript graphics; (4) send PostScript epilog; (5) close the output channel and execute the external commands needed to produce actual display.

• See Section 2.10.1.

• See also: Display, Put, Run, $SoundDisplayFunction.

• New in Version 1.

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