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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG>,
+ <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_wset</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG>,
<STRONG>slk_label</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_restore</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>,
<STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr_on</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr_set</STRONG>,
<STRONG>slk_attr_off</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> soft label
<STRONG>short</STRONG> <STRONG>color_pair_number,</STRONG> <STRONG>void*</STRONG> <STRONG>opts);</STRONG>
<STRONG>attr_t</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_attr(void);</STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_color(short</STRONG> <STRONG>color_pair_number);</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>slk_wset</STRONG> <STRONG>(int</STRONG> <STRONG>labnum,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>wchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*label,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>fmt);</STRONG>
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an index line is generated, helping the user to
identify the key numbers easily.
- The <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG> routine has three parameters:
+ The <STRONG>slk_set</STRONG> routine (and the <STRONG>slk_wset</STRONG> routine for the
+ wide-character library) has three parameters:
<EM>labnum</EM>
- is the label number, from <STRONG>1</STRONG> to <STRONG>8</STRONG> (12 for <EM>fmt</EM>
+ is the label number, from <STRONG>1</STRONG> to <STRONG>8</STRONG> (12 for <EM>fmt</EM>
in <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> is <STRONG>2</STRONG> or <STRONG>3</STRONG>);
<EM>label</EM>
- is be the string to put on the label, up to
- eight (five for <EM>fmt</EM> in <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> is <STRONG>2</STRONG> or <STRONG>3</STRONG>)
+ is be the string to put on the label, up to
+ eight (five for <EM>fmt</EM> in <STRONG>slk_init</STRONG> is <STRONG>2</STRONG> or <STRONG>3</STRONG>)
characters in length. A null string or a null
pointer sets up a blank label.
- <EM>fmt</EM> is either <STRONG>0</STRONG>, <STRONG>1</STRONG>, or <STRONG>2</STRONG>, indicating whether the
- label is to be left-justified, centered, or
- right-justified, respectively, within the la-
+ <EM>fmt</EM> is either <STRONG>0</STRONG>, <STRONG>1</STRONG>, or <STRONG>2</STRONG>, indicating whether the
+ label is to be left-justified, centered, or
+ right-justified, respectively, within the la-
bel.
The <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG> and <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG> routines correspond to
the <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG> and <STRONG>wnoutrefresh</STRONG> routines.
- The <STRONG>slk_label</STRONG> routine returns the current label for label
+ The <STRONG>slk_label</STRONG> routine returns the current label for label
number <EM>labnum</EM>, with leading and trailing blanks stripped.
- The <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG> routine clears the soft labels from the
+ The <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG> routine clears the soft labels from the
screen.
- The <STRONG>slk_restore</STRONG> routine restores the soft labels to the
+ The <STRONG>slk_restore</STRONG> routine restores the soft labels to the
screen after a <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG> has been performed.
- The <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG> routine forces all the soft labels to be
+ The <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG> routine forces all the soft labels to be
output the next time a <STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG> is performed.
The <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG> and <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> rou-
tines correspond to <STRONG>attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>attrset</STRONG>, <STRONG>attroff</STRONG> and <STRONG>attr_get</STRONG>.
- They have an effect only if soft labels are simulated on
- the bottom line of the screen. The default highlight for
+ They have an effect only if soft labels are simulated on
+ the bottom line of the screen. The default highlight for
soft keys is A_STANDOUT (as in System V curses, which does
not document this fact).
The <STRONG>slk_color</STRONG> routine corresponds to <STRONG>color_set</STRONG>. It has an
- effect only if soft labels are simulated on the bottom
+ effect only if soft labels are simulated on the bottom
line of the screen.
fies only "an integer value other than <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>") upon success-
ful completion.
- X/Open defines no error conditions. In this implementa-
+ X/Open defines no error conditions. In this implementa-
tion
<STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG>
<STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_clear</STRONG>,
<STRONG>slk_noutrefresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_refresh</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_touch</STRONG>
- return an error if the terminal or the soft-
+ return an error if the terminal or the soft-
keys were not initialized.
<STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>
- returns an error if the terminal or the soft-
+ returns an error if the terminal or the soft-
keys were not initialized.
<STRONG>slk_attr_set</STRONG>
- returns an error if the terminal or the soft-
- keys were not initialized, or the color pair
+ returns an error if the terminal or the soft-
+ keys were not initialized, or the color pair
is outside the range 0..COLOR_PAIRS-1, or opts
is not null.
<STRONG>slk_color</STRONG>
- returns an error if the terminal or the soft-
- keys were not initialized, or the color pair
+ returns an error if the terminal or the soft-
+ keys were not initialized, or the color pair
is outside the range 0..COLOR_PAIRS-1.
<STRONG>slk_init</STRONG>
- returns an error if the format parameter is
+ returns an error if the format parameter is
outside the range 0..3.
<STRONG>slk_label</STRONG>
returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> on error.
<STRONG>slk_set</STRONG>
- returns an error if the terminal or the soft-
- keys were not initialized, or the <EM>labnum</EM> pa-
- rameter is outside the range of label counts,
- or if the format parameter is outside the
+ returns an error if the terminal or the soft-
+ keys were not initialized, or the <EM>labnum</EM> pa-
+ rameter is outside the range of label counts,
+ or if the format parameter is outside the
range 0..2, or if memory for the labels cannot
be allocated.
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<H2>PORTABILITY</H2><PRE>
- The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4, describes these func-
- tions. It changes the argument type of the attribute-ma-
- nipulation functions <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>
+ The XSI Curses standard, Issue 4, describes these func-
+ tions. It changes the argument type of the attribute-ma-
+ nipulation functions <STRONG>slk_attron</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attroff</STRONG>, <STRONG>slk_attrset</STRONG>
to be <STRONG>attr_t</STRONG>, and adds <STRONG>const</STRONG> qualifiers. The format codes
- <STRONG>2</STRONG> and <STRONG>3</STRONG> for <STRONG>slk_init()</STRONG> and the function <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> are spe-
+ <STRONG>2</STRONG> and <STRONG>3</STRONG> for <STRONG>slk_init()</STRONG> and the function <STRONG>slk_attr</STRONG> are spe-
cific to ncurses.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_attr.3x.html">curs_attr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>curs_re-</STRONG>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_attr.3x.html">curs_attr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG>curs_re-</STRONG>
<STRONG><A HREF="curs_refresh.3x.html">fresh(3x)</A></STRONG>