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.