NAME

       vga_gettextfont, vga_puttextfont - get/set the font used in text mode

SYNOPSIS

       #include <vga.h>

       void vga_gettextfont(void *font);
       void vga_puttextfont(void *font);

DESCRIPTION

       The  functions  gives access to the buffer where svgalib saves the font used by the kernel.  This is used
       by the restorefont(1), savetextmode(1), and textmode(1) utilities to restore a possibly  screwed  console
       font.

       The  font  buffer  occupies 8192 bytes. However, versions 1.2.13 and later use a larger buffer internally
       and the size of the  buffers  passed  to  vga_gettextfont(3)  and  vga_puttextfont(3)  can  be  set  with
       vga_ext_set(3).

       The  functions  give access to the internal buffers of svgalib, not the font tables of the VGA card. This
       means that both functions must be called in graphics mode and a newly set font takes effect only  at  the
       next vga_setmode(TEXT) call.

SEE ALSO

       vga_setmode(3),     vga_ext_set(3),     svgalib(7),     vgagl(7),    libvga.config(5),    restorefont(1),
       restoretextmode(1),      restorepalette(1),      savetextmode(1),      textmode(1),      vga_dumpregs(3),
       vga_gettextmoderegs(3), dumpreg(1)

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_gettextfont(3)