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-<B><A HREF="legacy_coding.3X.html">legacy_coding(3X)</A></B> <B><A HREF="legacy_coding.3X.html">legacy_coding(3X)</A></B>
+<STRONG><A HREF="legacy_coding.3x.html">legacy_coding(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="legacy_coding.3x.html">legacy_coding(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>use_legacy_coding</B> - override locale-encoding checks
+ <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG> - override locale-encoding checks
</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>use_legacy_coding(int</B> <I>level</I><B>);</B>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>use_legacy_coding(int</STRONG> <EM>level</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
- The <B>use_legacy_coding</B> function is an extension to the curses library.
- It allows the caller to change the result of <B>unctrl</B>, and suppress
+ The <STRONG>use_legacy_coding</STRONG> function is an extension to the curses library.
+ It allows the caller to change the result of <STRONG>unctrl</STRONG>, and suppress
related checks within the library that would normally cause nonprinting
characters to be rendered in visible form. This affects only 8-bit
characters.
- The <I>level</I> parameter controls the result:
+ The <EM>level</EM> parameter controls the result:
0 the library functions normally, rendering nonprinting
- characters as described in <B>unctrl</B>.
+ characters as described in <STRONG>unctrl</STRONG>.
- 1 the library ignores <B>isprintf</B> for codes in the range
+ 1 the library ignores <STRONG>isprintf</STRONG> for codes in the range
160-255.
- 2 the library ignores <B>isprintf</B> for codes in the range
- 128-255. It also modifies the output of <B>unctrl</B>, showing
+ 2 the library ignores <STRONG>isprintf</STRONG> for codes in the range
+ 128-255. It also modifies the output of <STRONG>unctrl</STRONG>, showing
codes in the range 128-159 as is.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- If the screen has not been initialized, or the <I>level</I> parameter is out
- of range, the function returns <B>ERR</B>. Otherwise, it returns the previous
- level: <B>0</B>, <B>1</B> or <B>2</B>.
+ If the screen has not been initialized, or the <EM>level</EM> parameter is out
+ of range, the function returns <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>. Otherwise, it returns the previous
+ level: <STRONG>0</STRONG>, <STRONG>1</STRONG> or <STRONG>2</STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <B>unctrl</B>.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="unctrl.3x.html">unctrl(3x)</A></STRONG>.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a></H2><PRE>
- <B><A HREF="legacy_coding.3X.html">legacy_coding(3X)</A></B>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="legacy_coding.3x.html">legacy_coding(3x)</A></STRONG>
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