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.\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey
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-.\" $Id: legacy_coding.3x,v 1.2 2006/02/25 21:50:01 tom Exp $
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.TH legacy_coding 3X ""
.SH NAME
\fBuse_legacy_coding\fR \- use terminal's default colors
.sp
\fBint use_legacy_coding(int level);\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The
-.I use_legacy_coding()
-function is an extension to the curses library.
+The \fBuse_legacy_coding\fP function is an extension to the curses library.
It allows the caller to change the result of \fBunctrl\fP,
and suppress related checks within the library that would normally
cause nonprinting characters to be rendered in visible form.
.TP 5
0
the library functions normally,
-rendering nonprinting characters as described in \fBunctrl\fP(3X).
+rendering nonprinting characters as described in \fBunctrl\fP.
.TP
1
the library ignores \fBisprintf\fP for codes in the range 160-255.
\fBunctrl\fR.
.SH AUTHOR
Thomas Dickey (to support lynx's font-switching feature).
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