vgatest(6) Svgalib User Manual vgatest(6)NAMEvgatest - makes basic tests on any svgalib graphics mode
SYNOPSISvgatestDESCRIPTION
Mode test program. First the program gives a list of the supported
modes, then you enter a number and get a testimage in that mode.
The testimage consists of a sequence of crosses (in different colors,
if the mode support has different colors) in the top left corner.
Below you see three color bars red, green, blue with increasing inten‐
sity from left to right. Depending on the capabilities of the mode they
are more or less jumpy (or smooth for true color).
In case of modes with 32K or more colors, six squares will appear on
top of that, each showing some different smooth color shades
It also shows some details from vga_getmodeinfo(3).
This demo is part of svgalib and can be found in the demos/ subdirec‐
tory of the original svgalib distribution. However, it is not installed
in the system by default, s.t. it is unclear where you can find it if
your svgalib was installed by some linux distribution. Even then, when
you have the demo on your system, you probably won't have the sources
s.t. it is only of limited use for you.
In case of any such problem, simply get an svgalib distribution from
the net. You even don't need to install it. Just make in the demos/
subdirecty. As of this writing, svgalib-1.2.12.tar.gz is the latest
version and can be retrieved by ftp from sunsite.unc.edu at
/pub/Linux/libs/graphics and tsx-11.mit.edu at /pub/linux/sources/libs
which will most probably be mirrored by a site close to you.
SEE ALSOsvgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), vga_getmodeinfo(3), threed(6),
accel(6), bg_test(6), eventtest(6), forktest(6), fun(6), keytest(6),
mousetest(6), scrolltest(6), speedtest(6), spin(6), testaccel(6),
testgl(6), testlinear(6), plane(6), wrapdemo(6)AUTHOR
This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-
essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced demo 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.
Svgalib (>= 1.2.11) 29 July 1997 vgatest(6)