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NAME

       vga_drawline - draw a line on the screen

SYNOPSIS

       #include <vga.h>

       int vga_drawline(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);

DESCRIPTION

       draws  a  line from (x1, y1) to (x2, y2) on the screen. If you exchange
       start and end of the line you should not expect the  exactly  identical
       set of pixel be covered by the line.

       This   function   is   very   inefficient   as   is  does  a  bunch  of
       vga_drawpixel(3) calls, you should consider using gl_line(3)  which  is
       very   efficient,   or  doing  direct  screen  access  instead  or  use
       vga_drawscansegment(3) to handle more than one pixel.

       The color drawn is set with vga_setcolor(3) or vga_setrgbcolor(3) resp.

       The  function always returns 0 (on which you should probably not really
       rely).

SEE ALSO

       svgalib(7),  vgagl(7),   libvga.config(5),   gl_line(3)   vga_clear(3),
       vga_setcolor(3),  vga_setrgbcolor(3), vga_getpixel(3), vga_drawline(3),
       vga_drawscanline(3), vga_drawscansegment(3), vga_getscansegment(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.  This Page was modified  by  Don
       Secrest <secrest@uiuc.edu>

       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.