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vga_claimvideomemory(3)       Svgalib User Manual      vga_claimvideomemory(3)


NAME

       vga_claimvideomemory - declare the amount of video memory used


SYNOPSIS

       #include <vga.h>

       int vga_claimvideomemory(int m);


DESCRIPTION

       Declare the amount of video memory in bytes that is to be saved when
       temporarily switching to textmode. Returns nonzero if the amount is not
       available. Defaults to one screen when a mode is set. Use this if you
       are using more than one screen of video memory.


SEE ALSO

       svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), vga_getmodeinfo(3),
       vga_init(3), vga_setmode(3),


AUTHOR

       This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-
       essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced function as well as of
       the original documentation is unknown.

       It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm
       Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.

       Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the
       original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to
       this first version of the svgalib manual.

Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)              27 July 1997          vga_claimvideomemory(3)

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