Video overlay devices are accessed through the same character special
files as :ref:`video capture <capture>` devices.
-.. note:: The default function of a ``/dev/video`` device is video
+.. note::
+
+ The default function of a ``/dev/video`` device is video
capturing. The overlay function is only available after calling
the :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctl.
:ref:`VIDIOC_S_FBUF <VIDIOC_G_FBUF>`,
:ref:`framebuffer-flags`).
- .. note:: This field was added in Linux 2.6.23, extending the
+ .. note::
+
+ This field was added in Linux 2.6.23, extending the
structure. However the :ref:`VIDIOC_[G|S|TRY]_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>`
ioctls, which take a pointer to a :ref:`v4l2_format <v4l2-format>`
parent structure with padding bytes at the end, are not affected.