--- pkg-descr Thu Jul 31 18:58:37 2003 +++ pkg-descr Thu Jul 31 19:00:46 2003 @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ This is a low level console graphics library, originally based on VGAlib 1.2 by -Tommy Frandsen. VGAlib supported a number of standard VGA graphics modes, -as well high resolution/high color modes on many popular graphics adapters. As -of now, support for many more chipsets has been added. +Tommy Frandsen. VGAlib supported a number of standard VGA graphics modes, as +well as high resolution/high color modes on many popular graphics adapters. As +of now, support for many more chipsets had been added. -It supports transparent virtual console switching, that is, you can switch +It supports transparent virtual console switching, that is, you can switch consoles to and from text and graphics mode consoles using alt-[function key]. -Also, svgalib corrects most of VGAlib's textmode corruption behaviour by -catching SIGSEGV, SIGFPE, SIGILL, and other fatal signals and ensuring that -a program is running in the currently visible virtual console before setting a +Also, SVGAlib corrects most of VGAlib's textmode corruption behaviour by +catching SIGSEGV, SIGFPE, SIGILL, and other fatal signals and ensuring that a +program is running in the currently visible virtual console before setting a graphics mode. WWW: http://www.svgalib.org/