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+.TH vga_getmodename 3 "27 July 1997" "Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)" "Svgalib User Manual"
+.SH NAME
+vga_getmodename \- return a name for the given video mode
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+
+.B "#include <vga.h>"
+
+.BI "char *vga_getmodename(int " mode );
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+A pointer to a static memory buffer is returned. Depending on mode it consist of
+a capital
+.B G
+followed by the
+.BR "amount of x pixels" ,
+followed by a lower case
+.BR x , 
+followed by the
+.BR "amount of y pixels" ,
+followed by a lower case
+.BR x .
+Finally the number of different colors is appended. Here the shortcuts
+.BR 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
+.I mode
+the empty string "" is returned. In general the string resembles the corresponding
+.B #define
+for the videomode in
+.BR "#include <vga.h>" .
+
+.SH EXAMPLE
+.BR vga_getmodename(10) " returns " """G640x480x256""" .
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR svgalib (7),
+.BR vgagl (7),
+.BR libvga.config (5),
+.BR vgatest (6),
+.BR vga_hasmode (3),
+.BR vga_modeinfo (3),
+.BR vga_setmode (3),
+.BR vga_lastmodenumber (3),
+.BR vga_getcurrentmode (3),
+.BR vga_getdefaultmode (3),
+.BR vga_getmodenumber (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.