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-<H1 class="no-header">curs_bkgrnd 3X</H1>
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-<B><A HREF="curs_bkgrnd.3X.html">curs_bkgrnd(3X)</A></B> <B><A HREF="curs_bkgrnd.3X.html">curs_bkgrnd(3X)</A></B>
+<STRONG><A HREF="curs_bkgrnd.3x.html">curs_bkgrnd(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_bkgrnd.3x.html">curs_bkgrnd(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>bkgrnd</B>, <B>wbkgrnd</B>, <B>bkgrndset</B>, <B>wbkgrndset</B>, <B>getbkgrnd</B>, <B>wgetbkgrnd</B> - <B>curses</B>
+ <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG>, <STRONG>wbkgrnd</STRONG>, <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG>, <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG>, <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG>, <STRONG>wgetbkgrnd</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG>
window complex background manipulation routines
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>#include</B> <B><curses.h></B>
+ <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
- <B>int</B> <B>bkgrnd(</B> <B>const</B> <B>cchar_t</B> <B>*</B><I>wch</I><B>);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>wbkgrnd(</B> <B>WINDOW</B> <B>*</B><I>win</I><B>,</B> <B>const</B> <B>cchar_t</B> <B>*</B><I>wch</I><B>);</B>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>bkgrnd(</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wbkgrnd(</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
- <B>void</B> <B>bkgrndset(const</B> <B>cchar_t</B> <B>*</B><I>wch</I> <B>);</B>
- <B>void</B> <B>wbkgrndset(WINDOW</B> <B>*</B><I>win</I><B>,</B> <B>const</B> <B>cchar_t</B> <B>*</B><I>wch</I><B>);</B>
+ <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>bkgrndset(const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM> <STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>wbkgrndset(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
- <B>int</B> <B>getbkgrnd(cchar_t</B> <B>*</B><I>wch</I><B>);</B>
- <B>int</B> <B>wgetbkgrnd(WINDOW</B> <B>*</B><I>win</I><B>,</B> <B>cchar_t</B> <B>*</B><I>wch</I><B>);</B>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>getbkgrnd(cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wgetbkgrnd(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-bkgrndset">bkgrndset</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>bkgrndset</B> and <B>wbkgrndset</B> routines manipulate the background of the
- named window. The window background is a <B>cchar_t</B> consisting of any
+ The <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG> routines manipulate the background of the
+ named window. The window background is a <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> consisting of any
combination of attributes (i.e., rendition) and a complex character.
The attribute part of the background is combined (OR'ed) with all non-
- blank characters that are written into the window with <B>waddch</B>. Both
+ blank characters that are written into the window with <STRONG>waddch</STRONG>. Both
the character and attribute parts of the background are combined with
the blank characters. The background becomes a property of the
character and moves with the character through any scrolling and
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-bkgrnd">bkgrnd</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>bkgrnd</B> and <B>wbkgrnd</B> functions set the background property of the
+ The <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrnd</STRONG> functions set the background property of the
current or specified window and then apply this setting to every
character position in that window:
- <B>o</B> The rendition of every character on the screen is changed to the
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> The rendition of every character on the screen is changed to the
new background rendition.
- <B>o</B> Wherever the former background character appears, it is changed to
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> Wherever the former background character appears, it is changed to
the new background character.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-getbkgrnd">getbkgrnd</a></H3><PRE>
- The <B>getbkgrnd</B> function returns the given window's current background
- character/attribute pair via the <B>wch</B> pointer. If the given window
+ The <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG> function returns the given window's current background
+ character/attribute pair via the <STRONG>wch</STRONG> pointer. If the given window
pointer is null, the character is not updated (but no error returned).
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- Note that <B>bkgrnd</B>, <B>bkgrndset</B>, and <B>getbkgrnd</B> may be macros.
+ Note that <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG>, <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG>, and <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG> may be macros.
X/Open Curses does not provide details on how the rendition is changed.
This implementation follows the approach used in SVr4 curses, which is
- explained in the manual page for <B>wbkgd</B>.
+ explained in the manual page for <STRONG>wbkgd</STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- The <B>bkgrndset</B> and <B>wbkgrndset</B> routines do not return a value.
+ The <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG> routines do not return a value.
- Upon successful completion, the other functions return <B>OK</B>. Otherwise,
- they return <B>ERR</B>:
+ Upon successful completion, the other functions return <STRONG>OK</STRONG>. Otherwise,
+ they return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>:
- <B>o</B> A null window pointer is treated as an error.
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> A null window pointer is treated as an error.
- <B>o</B> A null character pointer is treated as an error.
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> A null character pointer is treated as an error.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="curses.3X.html">curses(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="curs_bkgd.3X.html">curs_bkgd(3X)</A></B>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_bkgd.3x.html">curs_bkgd(3x)</A></STRONG>
- <B><A HREF="curs_bkgrnd.3X.html">curs_bkgrnd(3X)</A></B>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_bkgrnd.3x.html">curs_bkgrnd(3x)</A></STRONG>
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