1vga_getmodename(3) Svgalib User Manual vga_getmodename(3)
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6 vga_getmodename - return a name for the given video mode
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9 #include <vga.h>
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11 char *vga_getmodename(int mode);
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15 A pointer to a static memory buffer is returned. Depending on mode it
16 consist of a capital G followed by the amount of x pixels, followed by
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19 shortcuts 32K,64K,16M, and 16M4 are used for 32768, 65536, and 16777216
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23 For unsupported values of mode the empty string "" is returned. In gen‐
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29 vga_getmodename(10) returns "G640x480x256".
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32 svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), vgatest(6), vga_hasmode(3),
33 vga_modeinfo(3), vga_setmode(3), vga_lastmodenumber(3), vga_getcurrent‐
34 mode(3), vga_getdefaultmode(3), vga_getmodenumber(3)
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37 This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-
38 essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced function as well as of
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41 It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm
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44 Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the
45 original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to
46 this first version of the svgalib manual.
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50Svgalib (>= 1.2.11) 27 July 1997 vga_getmodename(3)