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+#region --- License ---
+/* Licensed under the MIT/X11 license.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2008 the OpenTK Team.
+ * This notice may not be removed from any source distribution.
+ * See license.txt for licensing detailed licensing details.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace OpenTK.Graphics
+{
+    /// <summary>Defines the format for graphics operations.</summary>
+    public class GraphicsMode
+    {
+        ColorDepth color_format, accumulator_format;
+        int depth, stencil, buffers, samples;
+        bool stereo;
+
+        #region --- Constructors ---
+
+        #region internal GraphicsFormat(GraphicsFormat mode)
+
+        /// <internal />
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat from the given GraphicsFormat.</summary>
+        /// <param name="mode"></param>
+        internal GraphicsMode(GraphicsMode mode)
+            : this(mode.ColorFormat, mode.Depth, mode.Stencil, mode.Samples, mode.AccumulatorFormat, mode.Buffers, mode.Stereo) { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public GraphicsFormat()
+
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat with sensible default parameters.</summary>
+        public GraphicsMode()
+            : this(Default)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public GraphicsFormat(ColorFormat color)
+
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat with the specified parameters.</summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The ColorFormat of the color buffer.</param>
+        public GraphicsMode(ColorDepth color)
+            : this(color, Default.Depth, Default.Stencil, Default.Samples, Default.AccumulatorFormat, Default.Buffers, Default.Stereo)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public GraphicsFormat(ColorFormat color, int depth)
+
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat with the specified parameters.</summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The ColorFormat of the color buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="depth">The number of bits in the depth buffer.</param>
+        public GraphicsMode(ColorDepth color, int depth)
+            : this(color, depth, Default.Stencil, Default.Samples, Default.AccumulatorFormat, Default.Buffers, Default.Stereo)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public GraphicsFormat(ColorFormat color, int depth, int stencil)
+
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat with the specified parameters.</summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The ColorFormat of the color buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="depth">The number of bits in the depth buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="stencil">The number of bits in the stencil buffer.</param>
+        public GraphicsMode(ColorDepth color, int depth, int stencil)
+            : this(color, depth, stencil, Default.Samples, Default.AccumulatorFormat, Default.Buffers, Default.Stereo)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public GraphicsFormat(ColorFormat color, int depth, int stencil, int samples)
+
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat with the specified parameters.</summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The ColorFormat of the color buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="depth">The number of bits in the depth buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="stencil">The number of bits in the stencil buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="samples">The number of samples for FSAA.</param>
+        public GraphicsMode(ColorDepth color, int depth, int stencil, int samples)
+            : this(color, depth, stencil, samples, Default.AccumulatorFormat, Default.Buffers, Default.Stereo)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public GraphicsFormat(ColorFormat color, int depth, int stencil, int samples, ColorFormat accum)
+
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat with the specified parameters.</summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The ColorFormat of the color buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="depth">The number of bits in the depth buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="stencil">The number of bits in the stencil buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="samples">The number of samples for FSAA.</param>
+        /// <param name="accum">The ColorFormat of the accumilliary buffer.</param>
+        public GraphicsMode(ColorDepth color, int depth, int stencil, int samples, ColorDepth accum)
+            : this(color, depth, stencil, samples, accum, Default.Buffers, Default.Stereo)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public GraphicsFormat(ColorFormat color, int depth, int stencil, int samples, ColorFormat accum, int buffers)
+
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat with the specified parameters.</summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The ColorFormat of the color buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="depth">The number of bits in the depth buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="stencil">The number of bits in the stencil buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="samples">The number of samples for FSAA.</param>
+        /// <param name="accum">The ColorFormat of the accumilliary buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="buffers">The number of render buffers. Typical values include one (single-), two (double-) or three (triple-buffering).</param>
+        public GraphicsMode(ColorDepth color, int depth, int stencil, int samples, ColorDepth accum, int buffers)
+            : this(color, depth, stencil, samples, accum, buffers, Default.Stereo)
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public GraphicsFormat(ColorFormat color, int depth, int stencil, int samples, ColorFormat accum, int buffers, bool stereo)
+
+        /// <summary>Constructs a new GraphicsFormat with the specified parameters.</summary>
+        /// <param name="color">The ColorFormat of the color buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="depth">The number of bits in the depth buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="stencil">The number of bits in the stencil buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="samples">The number of samples for FSAA.</param>
+        /// <param name="accum">The ColorFormat of the accumilliary buffer.</param>
+        /// <param name="stereo">Set to true for a GraphicsFormat with stereographic capabilities.</param>
+        /// <param name="buffers">The number of render buffers. Typical values include one (single-), two (double-) or three (triple-buffering).</param>
+        public GraphicsMode(ColorDepth color, int depth, int stencil, int samples, ColorDepth accum, int buffers, bool stereo)
+        {
+            if (depth < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("depth", "Must be greater than, or equal to zero.");
+            if (stencil < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("stencil", "Must be greater than, or equal to zero.");
+            if (buffers <= 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("buffers", "Must be greater than zero.");
+            if (samples < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("samples", "Must be greater than, or equal to zero.");
+
+            this.ColorFormat = color;
+            this.Depth = depth;
+            this.Stencil = stencil;
+            this.AccumulatorFormat = accum;
+            this.Buffers = buffers;
+            this.Stereo = stereo;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region --- Public Methods ---
+
+        #region public int ColorFormat
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an OpenTK.Graphics.ColorFormat that describes the color format for this GraphicsFormat.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ColorDepth ColorFormat
+        {
+            get { return color_format; }
+            private set { color_format = value; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public int AccumulatorFormat
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an OpenTK.Graphics.ColorFormat that describes the accumulator format for this GraphicsFormat.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ColorDepth AccumulatorFormat
+        {
+            get { return accumulator_format; }
+            private set { accumulator_format = value; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public int Depth
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a System.Int32 that contains the bits per pixel for the depth buffer
+        /// for this GraphicsFormat.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Depth
+        {
+            get { return depth; }
+            private set { depth = value; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public int Stencil
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a System.Int32 that contains the bits per pixel for the stencil buffer
+        /// of this GraphicsFormat.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Stencil
+        {
+            get { return stencil; }
+            private set { stencil = value; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a System.Int32 that contains the number of FSAA samples per pixel for this GraphicsFormat.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Samples
+        {
+            get { return samples; }
+            private set { samples = value; }
+        }
+
+        #region public bool Stereo
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a System.Boolean indicating whether this DisplayMode is stereoscopic.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool Stereo
+        {
+            get { return this.stereo; }
+            private set { this.stereo = value; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public int Buffers
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a System.Int32 containing the number of buffers associated with this
+        /// DisplayMode.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Buffers
+        {
+            get { return this.buffers; }
+            private set { this.buffers = value; }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public static GraphicsFormat Default
+
+        /// <summary>Returns an OpenTK.GraphicsFormat compatible with the underlying platform.</summary>
+        public static GraphicsMode Default
+        {
+            get { return new GraphicsMode(DisplayDevice.PrimaryDisplay.BitsPerPixel, 16, 0, 0, 0, 2, false); }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region --- Overrides ---
+
+        /// <summary>Returns a System.String describing the current GraphicsFormat.</summary>
+        /// <returns>! System.String describing the current GraphicsFormat.</returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return String.Format("Color: {0}, Depth: {1}, Stencil: {2}, Samples: {3}, Accum: {4}, Buffers: {5}, Stereo: {6}",
+                ColorFormat, Depth, Stereo, Samples, AccumulatorFormat, Buffers, Stereo);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}