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_define(_filters,eqn)_C_
_C_      eqn is automatically replaced with neqn for nroff
_header(Hint,specify implementation-specific hints)
_names(Hint)
.SH PARAMETERS
_phead(_param1)
Specifies a symbolic constant indicating the behavior to be controlled.
_const(FOG_HINT),	
_const(LINE_SMOOTH_HINT),
_const(PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT),
_const(POINT_SMOOTH_HINT), and
_const(POLYGON_SMOOTH_HINT) are accepted. 
_phead(_param2)
Specifies a symbolic constant indicating the desired behavior.
_const(FASTEST), 
_const(NICEST), and 
_const(DONT_CARE) are accepted. 
.SH DESCRIPTION
Certain aspects of GL behavior,
when there is room for interpretation,
can be controlled with hints.
A hint is specified with two arguments.
_param1 is a symbolic 
constant indicating the behavior to be controlled,
and _param2 is another symbolic constant indicating the desired
behavior. The initial value for each _param1 is _const(DONT_CARE). 
_param2 can be one of the following:
.TP 20
_const(FASTEST)
The most efficient option should be chosen.
.TP
_const(NICEST)
The most correct,
or highest quality,
option should be chosen.
.TP 
_const(DONT_CARE)
No preference.
.P
Though the implementation aspects that can be hinted are well defined,
the interpretation of the hints depends on the implementation.
The hint aspects that can be specified with _param1,
along with suggested semantics,
are as follows:
.TP 20
_const(FOG_HINT)
Indicates the accuracy of fog calculation.
If per-pixel fog calculation is not efficiently supported
by the GL implementation,
hinting _const(DONT_CARE) or _const(FASTEST) can result in per-vertex
calculation of fog effects.
.TP
_const(LINE_SMOOTH_HINT)
Indicates the sampling quality of antialiased lines.
If a larger filter function is applied, hinting _const(NICEST) can
result in more pixel fragments being generated during rasterization,
.TP
_const(PERSPECTIVE_CORRECTION_HINT)
Indicates the quality of color and texture coordinate interpolation.
If perspective-corrected parameter interpolation is not efficiently supported
by the GL implementation,
hinting _const(DONT_CARE) or _const(FASTEST) can result in simple linear
interpolation of colors and/or texture coordinates.
.TP
_const(POINT_SMOOTH_HINT)
Indicates the sampling quality of antialiased points.
If a larger filter function is applied, hinting _const(NICEST) can
result in more pixel fragments being generated during rasterization, 
.TP
_const(POLYGON_SMOOTH_HINT)
Indicates the sampling quality of antialiased polygons.
Hinting _const(NICEST) can result in more pixel fragments being generated
during rasterization,
if a larger filter function is applied.
.SH NOTES
The interpretation of hints depends on the implementation.
Some implementations ignore _cmnd(Hint) settings.
.SH ERRORS
_const(INVALID_ENUM) is generated if either _param1 or _param2 is not
an accepted value.
.P
_const(INVALID_OPERATION) is generated if _cmnd
is executed between the execution of _cmnd(Begin)
and the corresponding execution of _cmnd(End).
