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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
data is determined to be valid, <STRONG>curses</STRONG> bases its next
update of the screen on this information rather than
clearing the screen and starting from scratch. <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>
- is used after <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> or a <STRONG>system</STRONG> [see <STRONG>system</STRONG>(BA_LIB)]
- call to share the screen with another process which has
- done a <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> after its <STRONG>endwin</STRONG> call. The data is
- declared invalid if the terminfo capabilities <STRONG>rmcup</STRONG> and
- <STRONG>nrrmc</STRONG> exist; also if the terminal has been written to
- since the preceding <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> call.
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- The <STRONG>scr_set</STRONG> routine is a combination of <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG> and
- <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>. It tells the program that the information in
+ is used after <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> or a <STRONG>system</STRONG> call to share the screen
+ with another process which has done a <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> after its
+ <STRONG>endwin</STRONG> call. The data is declared invalid if the terminfo
+ capabilities <STRONG>rmcup</STRONG> and <STRONG>nrrmc</STRONG> exist; also if the terminal
+ has been written to since the preceding <STRONG>scr_dump</STRONG> call.
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+ The <STRONG>scr_set</STRONG> routine is a combination of <STRONG>scr_restore</STRONG> and
+ <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG>. It tells the program that the information in
<EM>filename</EM> is what is currently on the screen, and also what
- the program wants on the screen. This can be thought of
+ the program wants on the screen. This can be thought of
as a screen inheritance function.
- To read (write) a window from (to) a file, use the <STRONG>getwin</STRONG>
+ To read (write) a window from (to) a file, use the <STRONG>getwin</STRONG>
and <STRONG>putwin</STRONG> routines [see <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>].
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<H2>RETURN VALUE</H2><PRE>
- All routines return the integer <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and <STRONG>OK</STRONG>
+ All routines return the integer <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> upon failure and <STRONG>OK</STRONG>
upon success.
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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
- The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4, describes these func-
+ The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4, describes these func-
tions (adding the const qualifiers).
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The SVr4 docs merely say under <STRONG>scr_init</STRONG> that the dump data
- is also considered invalid "if the time-stamp of the tty
+ is also considered invalid "if the time-stamp of the tty
is old" but don't define "old".
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>,
<STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>,
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>,
<STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">curs_refresh(3x)</A></STRONG>,
<STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="system.3S.html">system(3S)</A></STRONG>
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