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.TH vga_claimvideomemory 3 "27 July 1997" "Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)" "Svgalib User Manual"
.SH NAME
vga_claimvideomemory \- declare the amount of video memory used
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "#include <vga.h>"
.BI "int vga_claimvideomemory(int " m );
.SH 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.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR svgalib (7),
.BR vgagl (7),
.BR libvga.config (5),
.BR vga_getmodeinfo (3),
.BR vga_init (3),
.BR vga_setmode (3),
.SH 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.