curs_add_wch 3x

curs_add_wch(3x)                                       curs_add_wch(3x)




NAME

       add_wch,   wadd_wch,  mvadd_wch,  mvwadd_wch,  echo_wchar,
       wecho_wchar - add a complex character and rendition  to  a
       curses window, then advance the cursor


SYNOPSIS

       #include <curses.h>

       int add_wch( const cchar_t *wch );
       int wadd_wch( WINDOW *win, const cchar_t *wch );
       int mvadd_wch( int y, int x, const cchar_t *wch );
       int  mvwadd_wch(  WINDOW *win, int y, int x, const cchar_t
       *wch );
       int echo_wchar( const cchar_t *wch );
       int wecho_wchar( WINDOW *win, const cchar_t *wch );


DESCRIPTION


add_wch

       The add_wch, wadd_wch, mvadd_wch, and mvwadd_wch functions
       put the complex character wch into the given window at its
       current position, which is then advanced.  These functions
       perform  wrapping and special-character processing as fol-
       lows:

       o   If wch refers to a spacing character, then any  previ-
           ous  character  at  that  location  is removed.  A new
           character specified by wch is placed at that  location
           with  rendition  specified  by  wch.   The cursor then
           advances to the next spacing character on the screen.

       o   If wch refers to a non-spacing character, all previous
           characters  at  that location are preserved.  The non-
           spacing characters of wch are  added  to  the  spacing
           complex  character, and the rendition specified by wch
           is ignored.

       o   If the character  part  of  wch  is  a  tab,  newline,
           backspace  or  other  control character, the window is
           updated and the cursor moves as if addch were called.


echo_wchar

       The echo_wchar function is functionally  equivalent  to  a
       call to add_wch followed by a call to refresh.  Similarly,
       the wecho_wchar is functionally equivalent to  a  call  to
       wadd_wch  followed  by  a call to wrefresh.  The knowledge
       that only a single character is being output is taken into
       consideration and, for non-control characters, a consider-
       able performance gain might be seen by  using  the  *echo*
       functions instead of their equivalents.


Line Graphics

       Like  curs_addch(3x),  addch_wch  accepts symbols which make it
       simple to draw lines and  other  frequently  used  special
       characters.   These  symbols  correspond to the same VT100
       line-drawing set as curs_addch(3x).

       Name              Unicode    Default   Description
       ----------------------------------------------------------------
       WACS_BLOCK        0x25ae     #         solid square block
       WACS_BOARD        0x2592     #         board of squares
       WACS_BTEE         0x2534     +         bottom tee

       WACS_BULLET       0x00b7     o         bullet
       WACS_CKBOARD      0x2592     :         checker board (stipple)
       WACS_DARROW       0x2193     v         arrow pointing down
       WACS_DEGREE       0x00b0     '         degree symbol
       WACS_DIAMOND      0x25c6     +         diamond
       WACS_GEQUAL       0x2265     >         greater-than-or-equal-to
       WACS_HLINE        0x2500     -         horizontal line
       WACS_LANTERN      0x2603     #         lantern symbol
       WACS_LARROW       0x2190     <         arrow pointing left
       WACS_LEQUAL       0x2264     <         less-than-or-equal-to
       WACS_LLCORNER     0x2514     +         lower left-hand corner
       WACS_LRCORNER     0x2518     +         lower right-hand corner
       WACS_LTEE         0x2524     +         left tee
       WACS_NEQUAL       0x2260     !         not-equal
       WACS_PI           0x03c0     *         greek pi
       WACS_PLMINUS      0x00b1     #         plus/minus
       WACS_PLUS         0x253c     +         plus
       WACS_RARROW       0x2192     >         arrow pointing right
       WACS_RTEE         0x251c     +         right tee
       WACS_S1           0x23ba     -         scan line 1
       WACS_S3           0x23bb     -         scan line 3
       WACS_S7           0x23bc     -         scan line 7
       WACS_S9           0x23bd     _         scan line 9
       WACS_STERLING     0x00a3     f         pound-sterling symbol
       WACS_TTEE         0x252c     +         top tee
       WACS_UARROW       0x2191     ^         arrow pointing up
       WACS_ULCORNER     0x250c     +         upper left-hand corner
       WACS_URCORNER     0x2510     +         upper right-hand corner
       WACS_VLINE        0x2502     |         vertical line

       The wide-character configuration of ncurses  also  defines
       symbols for thick- and double-lines:

       Name              Unicode   Default   Description
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------
       WACS_T_ULCORNER   0x250f    +         thick upper left corner
       WACS_T_LLCORNER   0x2517    +         thick lower left corner
       WACS_T_URCORNER   0x2513    +         thick upper right corner
       WACS_T_LRCORNER   0x251b    +         thick lower right corner
       WACS_T_LTEE       0x252b    +         thick tee pointing right
       WACS_T_RTEE       0x2523    +         thick tee pointing left
       WACS_T_BTEE       0x253b    +         thick tee pointing up
       WACS_T_TTEE       0x2533    +         thick tee pointing down
       WACS_T_HLINE      0x2501    -         thick horizontal line
       WACS_T_VLINE      0x2503    |         thick vertical line
       WACS_T_PLUS       0x254b    +         thick large plus or crossover
       WACS_D_ULCORNER   0x2554    +         double upper left corner
       WACS_D_LLCORNER   0x255a    +         double lower left corner
       WACS_D_URCORNER   0x2557    +         double upper right corner
       WACS_D_LRCORNER   0x255d    +         double lower right corner
       WACS_D_RTEE       0x2563    +         double tee pointing left
       WACS_D_LTEE       0x2560    +         double tee pointing right
       WACS_D_BTEE       0x2569    +         double tee pointing up
       WACS_D_TTEE       0x2566    +         double tee pointing down
       WACS_D_HLINE      0x2550    -         double horizontal line
       WACS_D_VLINE      0x2551    |         double vertical line
       WACS_D_PLUS       0x256c    +         double large plus or crossover


RETURN VALUE

       All routines return the integer ERR upon failure and OK on
       success.

       Functions with a "mv" prefix first perform a cursor  move-
       ment  using  wmove, and return an error if the position is
       outside the window, or if the window pointer is null.


NOTES

       Note that add_wch, mvadd_wch, mvwadd_wch,  and  echo_wchar
       may be macros.


PORTABILITY

       All  of  these  functions  are described in the XSI Curses
       standard, Issue 4.  The defaults specified for  line-draw-
       ing characters apply in the POSIX locale.

       X/Open Curses makes it clear that the WACS_ symbols should
       be defined as a pointer to cchar_t data, e.g., in the dis-
       cussion of border_set.  A few implementations are problem-
       atic:

       o   NetBSD curses defines the symbols as a wchar_t  within
           a cchar_t.

       o   HPUX  curses  equates  some of the ACS_ symbols to the
           analogous WACS_ symbols as if the  ACS_  symbols  were
           wide  characters.   The  misdefined  symbols  are  the
           arrows and other symbols which are not used for  line-
           drawing.

       X/Open  Curses  does not define symbols for thick- or dou-
       ble-lines.   SVr4  curses  implementations  defined  their
       line-drawing  symbols  in  terms  of intermediate symbols.
       This implementation extends those symbols,  providing  new
       definitions which are not in the SVr4 implementations.


SEE ALSO

       curses(3x), curs_addch(3x), curs_attr(3x), curs_clear(3x),
       curs_outopts(3x), curs_refresh(3x), putwc(3)



                                                       curs_add_wch(3x)