2. Interface Functions

2 Interface Functions

2.1 Overview

The following interface functions are included with the graphics system:

  • gs:start(). This function starts the graphics server and returns its object identifier. If the graphics server has already been started, it returns its original identifier.
  • gs:stop(). This function stops the graphics server and closes all windows which gs has launched. This function is not the opposite of gs:start/0 because gs:stop/1 causes all applications to lose the graphics server and the objects created with the gs system.
  • gs:create(Objtype, Parent, Options). This function creates a new object of specified Objtype as a child to the specified Parent. It configures