linux man page for vga_claimvideomemory

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)