NAME¶
vga_getmodename - return a name for the given video mode
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <vga.h>
char *vga_getmodename(int mode);
DESCRIPTION¶
A pointer to a static memory buffer is returned. Depending on mode it consist of
a capital
G followed by the
amount of x pixels, followed by a
lower case
x, followed by the
amount of y pixels, followed by a
lower case
x. Finally the number of different colors is appended. Here
the shortcuts
32K,
64K,
16M, and
16M4 are used for
32768, 65536, and 16777216 are used. The last refers also to 16777216 which
are store in 4 bytes (highest address byte unused) for easier screen access.
For unsupported values of
mode the empty string "" is returned.
In general the string resembles the corresponding
#define for the
videomode in
#include <vga.h>.
EXAMPLE¶
vga_getmodename(10) returns
"G640x480x256".
SEE ALSO¶
svgalib(7),
vgagl(7),
libvga.config(5),
vgatest(6),
vga_hasmode(3),
vga_modeinfo(3),
vga_setmode(3),
vga_lastmodenumber(3),
vga_getcurrentmode(3),
vga_getdefaultmode(3),
vga_getmodenumber(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.
