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vga_oktowrite(3)	       Svgalib User Manual		vga_oktowrite(3)

NAME
     vga_oktowrite - indicates whether the program has direct access to the SVGA

SYNOPSIS
     #include <vga.h>

     int vga_oktowrite(void);

DESCRIPTION
     Indicates	whether  the  program is in the console currently visible on the
     screen, that is, whether it is OK to write to video memory (if  running  in
     the background has been allowed with the function above). Note that this is
     not  entirely  safe,  since  a  console switch interrupt may occur during a
     video operation. It is best to avoid this function.

     Usually your program will be suspended when it has no access to the  screen
     but see vga_runinbackground(3) for an alternative.

SEE ALSO
     svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), bg_test(6), vga_runinbackground(3),
     vga_runinbackground_version(3)

AUTHOR
     This  manual  page  was  edited  by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-es-
     sen.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 orig-
     inal author and will happily accept any additions or  corrections	to  this
     first version of the svgalib manual.

Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)		  27 July 1997			vga_oktowrite(3)

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