mode of a window

[DanKarron at UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU]

Is there anyway to determine what mode the pixels are in for
interperting lrectread() values ?

I need to know specifically if the bitplanes are in color map mode (cmode)
or RGB mode. Then I know how to unpack the bits in lrectread. 

Also, how can I tell if I am in single or double buffer mode, and
which buffer is being displayed on the screen. I want only to read
pixels that are displayed.

It might also be of value to do a lrectread of the hidden buffer (backbuffer)
so that I can be certain that my image will not contain any pieces of poped
windows. Can this be done ?

What about a programatic (c call) to force my window to pop on top of
all others.

I am writing a automatic snapshot call that I am putting in my 
StickeyWindows package so that you can make an ipaste bitmap
image of the window after each draw cycle. This way you can
make a movie loop and animate render cycles that take too
long to animate in real time. To make this general for all the
modes that the bitplanes can be in, I need to know how to interrogate
the bitplanes.

If anyone has something similar, I would like to compare notes!

Cheers!

dan.
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