X-Git-Url: http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fhtml%2Fman%2Fdefine_key.3x.html;h=ad69c118524fb13340cda4b6752822cd158be6dc;hb=bd2d9c5734d2c66abe0b2ddd766695b200c154fe;hp=4ab7c78db170171a46d5f821f8ab012264f7087c;hpb=16fbf3f4f7d96b6ee6bf9159b22f26e05962aa3d;p=ncurses.git diff --git a/doc/html/man/define_key.3x.html b/doc/html/man/define_key.3x.html index 4ab7c78d..ad69c118 100644 --- a/doc/html/man/define_key.3x.html +++ b/doc/html/man/define_key.3x.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -define_key 3x +define_key 3x 2023-12-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls -

define_key 3x

+

define_key 3x 2023-12-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls

-define_key(3x)                                                  define_key(3x)
+define_key(3x)                   Library calls                  define_key(3x)

NAME

-       define_key - define a keycode
+       define_key - define a curses keycode

SYNOPSIS

@@ -58,39 +58,39 @@

DESCRIPTION

-       This  is an extension to the curses library.  It permits an application
+       This  is an extension to the curses library.  It permits an application
        to define keycodes with their corresponding control  strings,  so  that
-       the ncurses library will interpret them just as it would the predefined
+       the ncurses library will interpret them just as it would the predefined
        codes in the terminfo database.
 
-       If the given string is null, any existing definition for the keycode is
-       removed.   Similarly,  if  the  given  keycode is negative or zero, any
-       existing string for the given definition is removed.
+       If definition is NULL, any existing one for  the  keycode  is  removed.
+       Similarly,  if  the  given  keycode  is  negative or zero, any existing
+       string for the given definition is removed.

RETURN VALUE

-       The keycode must  be  greater  than  zero,  and  the  string  non-null,
-       otherwise  ERR  is  returned.   ERR  may  also  be returned if there is
+       Either keycode must be greater than zero, or definition  must  be  non-
+       NULL,  otherwise ERR is returned.  ERR may also be returned if there is
        insufficient memory to allocate the data to store the  definition.   If
        no error is detected, OK is returned.

PORTABILITY

-       These  routines  are  specific  to ncurses.  They were not supported on
+       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.
+       code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
 
 
-

SEE ALSO

-       keyok(3x), key_defined(3x).
+

AUTHORS

+       Thomas Dickey
 
 
-

AUTHOR

-       Thomas Dickey.
+

SEE ALSO

+       keyok(3x), key_defined(3x)
 
 
 
-                                                                define_key(3x)
+ncurses 6.4                       2023-12-16                    define_key(3x)