vga_setegacolor(3) set the current color

SYNOPSIS

#include <vga.h>

void vga_setegacolor(int color);

DESCRIPTION

Set the current color to be a color resembling the color-th EGA coler. This works regardless of the depth of the current video mode.

The color is used by vga_drawpixel(3) and vga_drawline(3).

Valid values for color are:

0
- black.
1
- blue.
2
- green.
3
- cyan.
4
- red.
5
- magenta.
6
- brown.
7
- grey.
8
- dark grey (light black).
9
- light blue.
10
- light green.
11
- light cyan.
12
- light red.
13
- light magenta.
14
- yellow (light brown).
15
- white (light grey).

The fun(6) and vgatest(6) demos show the basic use of this function.

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.