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-<H1 class="no-header">curs_util 3x 2023-09-16 ncurses 6.4 Library calls</H1>
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<STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG> Library calls <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>delay_output(int</STRONG> <EM>ms</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
<STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>flushinp(void);</STRONG>
- /* extensions */
+ <EM>/*</EM> <EM>extensions</EM> <EM>*/</EM>
<STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>nofilter(void);</STRONG>
<STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>use_tioctl(bool</STRONG> <EM>f</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-use_env">use_env</a></H3><PRE>
The <STRONG>use_env</STRONG> routine, if used, should be called before <STRONG>initscr</STRONG> or
<STRONG>newterm</STRONG> are called (because those compute the screen size). It
- modifies the way <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> treats environment variables when determining
+ modifies the way <EM>ncurses</EM> treats environment variables when determining
the screen size.
- <STRONG>o</STRONG> Normally <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> looks first at the terminal database for the
+ <STRONG>o</STRONG> Normally <EM>ncurses</EM> looks first at the terminal database for the
screen size.
If <STRONG>use_env</STRONG> was called with <STRONG>FALSE</STRONG> for parameter, it stops here
<STRONG>o</STRONG> <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> re-fetches the value of the environment variables so that
it is still the environment variables which set the screen size.
- The <STRONG>use_env</STRONG> and <STRONG>use_tioctl</STRONG> routines combine as summarized here:
+ The <STRONG>use_env</STRONG> and <STRONG>use_tioctl</STRONG> routines combine as follows.
- <STRONG>use_env</STRONG> <STRONG>use_tioctl</STRONG> <STRONG>Summary</STRONG>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- TRUE FALSE This is the default behavior. <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG>
- uses operating system calls unless
- overridden by $LINES or $COLUMNS
- environment variables.
- TRUE TRUE <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> updates $LINES and $COLUMNS
- based on operating system calls.
- FALSE TRUE <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> ignores $LINES and $COLUMNS,
- uses operating system calls to obtain
- size.
- FALSE FALSE <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> relies on the terminal database
- to determine size.
+ <STRONG>use_env</STRONG> <STRONG>use_tioctl</STRONG> <STRONG>Summary</STRONG>
+ -----------------------------------------------------------------
+ <STRONG>TRUE</STRONG> <STRONG>FALSE</STRONG> This is the default behavior. <EM>ncurses</EM>
+ uses operating system calls unless
+ overridden by <STRONG>LINES</STRONG> or <STRONG>COLUMNS</STRONG>
+ environment variables; default.
+ <STRONG>TRUE</STRONG> <STRONG>TRUE</STRONG> <EM>ncurses</EM> updates <STRONG>LINES</STRONG> and <STRONG>COLUMNS</STRONG> based
+ on operating system calls.
+ <STRONG>FALSE</STRONG> <STRONG>TRUE</STRONG> <EM>ncurses</EM> ignores <STRONG>LINES</STRONG> and <STRONG>COLUMNS</STRONG>, using
+ operating system calls to obtain size.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-putwin_getwin">putwin/getwin</a></H3><PRE>
The <STRONG>nofilter</STRONG> and <STRONG>use_tioctl</STRONG> routines are specific to <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG>. They
were not supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It
is recommended that any code depending on <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> extensions be
- conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
+ conditioned using <STRONG>NCURSES_VERSION</STRONG>.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-putwin_getwin-file-format">putwin/getwin file-format</a></H3><PRE>
-ncurses 6.4 2023-09-
16 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ncurses 6.4 2023-09-
23 <STRONG><A HREF="curs_util.3x.html">curs_util(3x)</A></STRONG>
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