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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.