SVGALib
| Original author(s) | Harm Hanemaayer |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.4.3
/ June 2, 2001 |
| Preview release | 1.9.25
|
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD |
| Platform | x86, x86-64 |
| Type | Library |
| Website | www |
SVGAlib was an open-source low-level graphics library which runs on Linux and FreeBSD and allows programs to change video mode and display full-screen graphics. Some popular games like Quake and Doom have been ported to use SVGAlib.
History
The library was popular in mid-1990s.[citation needed] Toward 2000, many applications that used it migrated to X11 and SDL[citation needed], which itself can make use of SVGAlib as a video driver.
Sample
A sample of SVGAlib code is shown below.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <vga.h>
int main(void)
{
int color = 4;
int x = 10;
int y = 10;
unsigned int seconds = 5;
/* detect the chipset and give up supervisor rights */
if (vga_init() < 0)
return EXIT_FAILURE;
vga_setmode(G320x200x256);
vga_setcolor(color);
vga_drawpixel(x, y);
sleep(seconds);
/* restore textmode and fall back to ordinary text console handling */
vga_setmode(TEXT);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
