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)