.\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 2008-2010,2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 2008-2015,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a *
.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
.\" authorization. *
.\"***************************************************************************
.\"
-.\" $Id: curs_threads.3x,v 1.19 2012/05/26 17:03:26 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_threads.3x,v 1.25 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $
.TH curs_threads 3X ""
.de bP
-.IP \(bu 4
+.ie n .IP \(bu 4
+.el .IP \(bu 2
..
.na
.hy 0
.SH NAME
-\fBuse_screen\fR,
-\fBuse_window\fR \- \fBcurses\fR thread support
+\fBcurs_threads\fR \- \fBcurses\fR thread support
.ad
.hy
.SH SYNOPSIS
use of the global variables when configured for threading.
.PP
In addition to forcing access to members of the \fBWINDOW\fP structure
-to be via functions (see \fBcurs_opaque\fP(3x)),
+to be via functions (see \fBcurs_opaque\fP(3X)),
it makes functions of the common global variables,
e.g.,
COLORS,
wget_wstr/screen (input-operation)
wgetbkgrnd/window
wgetch/screen (input-operation)
+wgetdelay/window
wgetn_wstr/screen (input-operation)
wgetnstr/screen (input-operation)
wgetparent/window
.TE
.\" ***************************************************************************
.SH RETURN VALUE
-These functions all return TRUE or FALSE, except as noted.
+These functions all return \fBTRUE\fP or \fBFALSE\fP, except as noted.
.SH NOTES
Both a macro and a function are provided for each name.
.SH PORTABILITY