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-<STRONG><A HREF="curs_threads.3x.html">curs_threads(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="curs_threads.3x.html">curs_threads(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<B><A HREF="curs_threads.3X.html">curs_threads(3X)</A></B> <B><A HREF="curs_threads.3X.html">curs_threads(3X)</A></B>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>curs_threads</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG> thread support
+ <B>curs_threads</B> - <B>curses</B> thread support
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG><curses.h></STRONG>
+ <B>#include</B> <B><curses.h></B>
- <STRONG>typedef</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>(*NCURSES_WINDOW_CB)(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*,</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>typedef</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>(*NCURSES_SCREEN_CB)(SCREEN</STRONG> <STRONG>*,</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*);</STRONG>
+ <B>typedef</B> <B>int</B> <B>(*NCURSES_WINDOW_CB)(WINDOW</B> <B>*,</B> <B>void</B> <B>*);</B>
+ <B>typedef</B> <B>int</B> <B>(*NCURSES_SCREEN_CB)(SCREEN</B> <B>*,</B> <B>void</B> <B>*);</B>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>get_escdelay(void);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_escdelay(int</STRONG> <EM>ms</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_tabsize(int</STRONG> <EM>cols</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <B>int</B> <B>get_escdelay(void);</B>
+ <B>int</B> <B>set_escdelay(int</B> <I>ms</I><B>);</B>
+ <B>int</B> <B>set_tabsize(int</B> <I>cols</I><B>);</B>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>use_screen(SCREEN</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>scr</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>NCURSES_SCREEN_CB</STRONG> <EM>func</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>data</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
- <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>use_window(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>NCURSES_WINDOW_CB</STRONG> <EM>func</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>data</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
+ <B>int</B> <B>use_screen(SCREEN</B> <B>*</B><I>scr</I><B>,</B> <B>NCURSES_SCREEN_CB</B> <I>func</I><B>,</B> <B>void</B> <B>*</B><I>data</I><B>);</B>
+ <B>int</B> <B>use_window(WINDOW</B> <B>*</B><I>win</I><B>,</B> <B>NCURSES_WINDOW_CB</B> <I>func</I><B>,</B> <B>void</B> <B>*</B><I>data</I><B>);</B>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
This implementation can be configured to provide rudimentary support
for multi-threaded applications. This makes a different set of li-
- braries, e.g., <EM>libncursest</EM> since the binary interfaces are different.
+ braries, e.g., <I>libncursest</I> since the binary interfaces are different.
Rather than modify the interfaces to pass a thread specifier to each
function, it adds a few functions which can be used in any configura-
tion which hide the mutex's needed to prevent concurrent use of the
global variables when configured for threading.
- In addition to forcing access to members of the <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> structure to be
- via functions (see <STRONG><A HREF="curs_opaque.3x.html">curs_opaque(3x)</A></STRONG>), it makes functions of the common
+ In addition to forcing access to members of the <B>WINDOW</B> structure to be
+ via functions (see <B><A HREF="curs_opaque.3X.html">curs_opaque(3X)</A></B>), it makes functions of the common
global variables, e.g., COLORS, COLOR_PAIRS, COLS, ESCDELAY, LINES,
TABSIZE curscr, newscr and ttytype. Those variables are maintained as
- read-only values, stored in the <STRONG>SCREEN</STRONG> structure.
+ read-only values, stored in the <B>SCREEN</B> structure.
Even this is not enough to make a thread-safe application using curses.
A multi-threaded application would be expected to have threads updating
here address these special situations.
The ESCDELAY and TABSIZE global variables are modified by some applica-
- tions. To modify them in any configuration, use the <STRONG>set_escdelay</STRONG> or
- <STRONG>set_tabsize</STRONG> functions. Other global variables are not modifiable.
+ tions. To modify them in any configuration, use the <B>set_escdelay</B> or
+ <B>set_tabsize</B> functions. Other global variables are not modifiable.
- The <STRONG>get_escdelay</STRONG> function returns the value for ESCDELAY.
+ The <B>get_escdelay</B> function returns the value for ESCDELAY.
- The <STRONG>use_window</STRONG> and <STRONG>use_screen</STRONG> functions provide coarse granularity mu-
- texes for their respective <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> and <STRONG>SCREEN</STRONG> parameters, and call a us-
- er-supplied function, passing it a <EM>data</EM> parameter, and returning the
+ The <B>use_window</B> and <B>use_screen</B> functions provide coarse granularity mu-
+ texes for their respective <B>WINDOW</B> and <B>SCREEN</B> parameters, and call a us-
+ er-supplied function, passing it a <I>data</I> parameter, and returning the
value from the user-supplied function to the application.
tered during operation. In addition, they use data which is maintained
within a hierarchy of scopes.
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> global data, e.g., used in the low-level terminfo or termcap in-
+ <B>o</B> global data, e.g., used in the low-level terminfo or termcap in-
terfaces.
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> terminal data, e.g., associated with a call to <EM>set</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>curterm</EM>. The
+ <B>o</B> terminal data, e.g., associated with a call to <I>set</I><B>_</B><I>curterm</I>. The
terminal data are initialized when screens are created.
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> screen data, e.g., associated with a call to <EM>newterm</EM> or <EM>initscr</EM>.
+ <B>o</B> screen data, e.g., associated with a call to <I>newterm</I> or <I>initscr</I>.
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> window data, e.g., associated with a call to <EM>newwin</EM> or <EM>subwin</EM>.
+ <B>o</B> window data, e.g., associated with a call to <I>newwin</I> or <I>subwin</I>.
Windows are associated with screens. Pads are not necessarily
associated with a particular screen.
Most curses applications operate on one or more windows within a
single screen.
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> reentrant, i.e., it uses only the data passed as parameters.
+ <B>o</B> reentrant, i.e., it uses only the data passed as parameters.
This table lists the scope of data used for each symbol in the ncurses
library when it is configured to support threading:
COLOR_PAIR reentrant
COLOR_PAIRS screen (readonly)
COLS screen (readonly)
- ESCDELAY screen (readonly, see <EM>set</EM><STRONG>_</STRONG><EM>escdelay</EM>)
+ ESCDELAY screen (readonly, see <I>set</I><B>_</B><I>escdelay</I>)
LINES screen (readonly)
PAIR_NUMBER reentrant
PC global
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- These functions all return <STRONG>TRUE</STRONG> or <STRONG>FALSE</STRONG>, except as noted.
+ These functions all return <B>TRUE</B> or <B>FALSE</B>, except as noted.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_opaque.3x.html">curs_opaque(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>.
+ <B><A HREF="curses.3X.html">curses(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="curs_opaque.3X.html">curs_opaque(3X)</A></B>, <B><A HREF="curs_variables.3X.html">curs_variables(3X)</A></B>.
- <STRONG><A HREF="curs_threads.3x.html">curs_threads(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ <B><A HREF="curs_threads.3X.html">curs_threads(3X)</A></B>
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