2003-07-27 08:03:36 +02:00
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This is a low level console graphics library, originally based on VGAlib 1.2 by
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Tommy Frandsen. VGAlib supported a number of standard VGA graphics modes,
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as well high resolution/high color modes on many popular graphics adapters. As
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of now, support for many more chipsets has been added.
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It supports transparent virtual console switching, that is, you can switch
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consoles to and from text and graphics mode consoles using alt-[function key].
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Also, svgalib corrects most of VGAlib's textmode corruption behaviour by
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catching SIGSEGV, SIGFPE, SIGILL, and other fatal signals and ensuring that
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a program is running in the currently visible virtual console before setting a
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graphics mode.
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