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.

AUTHOR

This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <[email protected]>. 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 <[email protected]>.

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.