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-<H1 class="no-header">curs_extend 3x</H1>
+<H1 class="no-header">curs_extend 3x 2024-03-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
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-<STRONG><A HREF="curs_extend.3x.html">curs_extend(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_extend.3x.html">curs_extend(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="curs_extend.3x.html">curs_extend(3x)</A></STRONG> Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="curs_extend.3x.html">curs_extend(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>curses_version</STRONG>, <STRONG>use_extended_names</STRONG> - miscellaneous curses extensions
+ <STRONG>curses_version</STRONG>, <STRONG>use_extended_names</STRONG> - miscellaneous <EM>curses</EM> extensions
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
<STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>char</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG> <STRONG>curses_version(void);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>use_extended_names(bool</STRONG> <STRONG>enable);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>use_extended_names(bool</STRONG> <EM>enable</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-curses_version">curses_version</a></H3><PRE>
Use <STRONG>curses_version</STRONG> to get the version number, including patch level of
- the library, e.g., <STRONG>5.0.19991023</STRONG>
+ the library, prefixed by "ncurses", e.g.,
+
+ <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> <STRONG>5.0.19991023</STRONG>
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-use_extended_names">use_extended_names</a></H3><PRE>
- The <STRONG>use_extended_names</STRONG> function controls whether the calling applica-
- tion is able to use user-defined or nonstandard names which may be com-
- piled into the terminfo description, i.e., via the terminfo or termcap
- interfaces. Normally these names are available for use, since the
- essential decision is made by using the <STRONG>-x</STRONG> option of <STRONG>tic</STRONG> to compile
+ The <STRONG>use_extended_names</STRONG> function controls whether the calling
+ application is able to use user-defined or nonstandard names which may
+ be compiled into the terminfo description, i.e., via the terminfo or
+ termcap interfaces. Normally these names are available for use, since
+ the essential decision is made by using the <STRONG>-x</STRONG> option of <STRONG>tic</STRONG> to compile
extended terminal definitions. However you can disable this feature to
ensure compatibility with other implementations of curses.
this and restore it.
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-EXTENSIONS">EXTENSIONS</a></H2><PRE>
+ These functions are <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">ncurses(3x)</A></STRONG> extensions, and are not found in SVr4
+ <EM>curses</EM>, 4.4BSD <EM>curses</EM>, or any other previous curses implementation.
+
+
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on
- Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that any
- code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
+ Applications employing <EM>ncurses</EM> extensions should condition their use on
+ the visibility of the <STRONG>NCURSES_VERSION</STRONG> preprocessor macro.
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></H2><PRE>
+ Thomas Dickey.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="curs_getch.3x.html">curs_getch(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_mouse.3x.html">curs_mouse(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_print.3x.html">curs_print(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>,
<STRONG><A HREF="default_colors.3x.html">default_colors(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="define_key.3x.html">define_key(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="keybound.3x.html">keybound(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="keyok.3x.html">keyok(3x)</A></STRONG>,
- <STRONG><A HREF="resizeterm.3x.html">resizeterm(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="wresize.3x.html">wresize(3x)</A></STRONG>.
-
-
-</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a></H2><PRE>
- Thomas Dickey.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="resizeterm.3x.html">resizeterm(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="wresize.3x.html">wresize(3x)</A></STRONG>
- <STRONG><A HREF="curs_extend.3x.html">curs_extend(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ncurses 6.4 2024-03-16 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_extend.3x.html">curs_extend(3x)</A></STRONG>
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