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-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
        panel - panel stack extension for curses
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;panel.h&gt;</STRONG>
 
        <STRONG>cc</STRONG> <STRONG>[flags]</STRONG> <STRONG>sourcefiles</STRONG> <STRONG>-lpanel</STRONG> <STRONG>-lncurses</STRONG>
 
-       <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*new_panel(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*win)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>bottom_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>top_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>show_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*new_panel(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*win);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>bottom_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>top_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>show_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
        <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>update_panels();</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>hide_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*panel_window(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>replace_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan,</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*window)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>move_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>starty,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>startx)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>panel_hidden(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*panel_above(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*panel_below(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_panel_userptr(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*ptr)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*panel_userptr(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>del_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan)</STRONG>
-
-
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>hide_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*panel_window(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>replace_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan,</STRONG> <STRONG>WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*window);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>move_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>starty,</STRONG> <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>startx);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>panel_hidden(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*panel_above(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*panel_below(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>set_panel_userptr(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan,</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*ptr);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>void</STRONG> <STRONG>*panel_userptr(const</STRONG> <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>del_panel(PANEL</STRONG> <STRONG>*pan);</STRONG>
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
        Panels  are  <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>  windows with the added feature of
        depth.  Panel functions allow the use of  stacked  windows
        and  ensure  the  proper  portions  of each window and the
        minfo curses does.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-FUNCTIONS">FUNCTIONS</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-FUNCTIONS">FUNCTIONS</a></H2><PRE>
        <STRONG>new_panel(win)</STRONG>
               allocates   a   <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> structure, associates it with
               <STRONG>win</STRONG>, places the panel  on  the  top  of  the  stack
               (causes   it  to   be   displayed  above  any other
               panel) and returns a pointer to the new panel.
 
-       <STRONG>update_panels()</STRONG>
+       <STRONG>update_panels</STRONG>
               refreshes the virtual screen to reflect  the  rela-
               tions between the panels in the stack, but does not
-              call doupdate() to  refresh  the  physical  screen.
-              Use this function and not <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG> or <STRONG>wnoutrefresh</STRONG>.
+              call <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG> to refresh the physical screen.   Use
+              this  function  and  not  <STRONG>wrefresh</STRONG> or <STRONG>wnoutrefresh</STRONG>.
               <STRONG>update_panels</STRONG> may be called more than once before a
-              call  to doupdate(), but doupdate() is the function
+              call  to  <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG>,  but  <STRONG>doupdate</STRONG>  is the function
               responsible for updating the physical screen.
 
        <STRONG>del_panel(pan)</STRONG>
               moves the given panel window so that its upper-left
               corner is at <STRONG>starty</STRONG>, <STRONG>startx</STRONG>.  It  does  not  change
               the position of the panel in the stack.  Be sure to
-              use this function, not <STRONG>mvwin()</STRONG>,  to  move  a  panel
-              window.
+              use this function, not <STRONG>mvwin</STRONG>, to move a panel  win-
+              dow.
 
        <STRONG>replace_panel(pan,window)</STRONG>
               replaces  the  current  window of panel with <STRONG>window</STRONG>
               returns a pointer to the window of the given panel.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-DIAGNOSTICS">DIAGNOSTICS</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DIAGNOSTICS">DIAGNOSTICS</a></H2><PRE>
        Each  routine  that  returns  a pointer returns <STRONG>NULL</STRONG> if an
        error occurs. Each  routine  that  returns  an  int  value
        returns <STRONG>OK</STRONG> if it executes successfully and <STRONG>ERR</STRONG> if not.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-COMPATIBILITY">COMPATIBILITY</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-COMPATIBILITY">COMPATIBILITY</a></H2><PRE>
        Reasonable  care  has been taken to  ensure  compatibility
        with  the  native  panel  facility  introduced  in  SVr3.2
        (inspection of the SVr4 manual pages suggests the program-
        are  merely   similar. The  programmer is cautioned not to
        directly use <STRONG>PANEL</STRONG> fields.
 
-       The functions <STRONG>show_panel()</STRONG> and <STRONG>top_panel()</STRONG>  are  identical
-       in  this  implementation,  and work equally well with dis-
-       played or hidden panels.  In the native System V implemen-
-       tation, <STRONG>show_panel()</STRONG> is intended for making a hidden panel
-       visible (at the top  of  the  stack)  and  <STRONG>top_panel()</STRONG>  is
-       intended  for  making an already-visible panel move to the
-       top of the stack. You are cautioned  to  use  the  correct
-       function   to   ensure  compatibility  with  native  panel
-       libraries.
+       The functions <STRONG>show_panel</STRONG> and <STRONG>top_panel</STRONG>  are  identical  in
+       this  implementation, and work equally well with displayed
+       or hidden panels.  In the native System V  implementation,
+       <STRONG>show_panel</STRONG>  is  intended for making a hidden panel visible
+       (at the top of the stack) and <STRONG>top_panel</STRONG>  is  intended  for
+       making  an  already-visible  panel  move to the top of the
+       stack. You are cautioned to use the  correct  function  to
+       ensure compatibility with native panel libraries.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-NOTE">NOTE</a></H2><PRE>
-       In your library list, libpanel.a should  be  before  libn-
-       curses.a;  that  is,  you want to say `-lpanel -lncurses',
-       not the other way around (which would usually give a link-
-       error).
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTE">NOTE</a></H2><PRE>
+       In  your  library  list, libpanel.a should be before libn-
+       curses.a; that is, you should say "-lpanel -lncurses", not
+       the  other  way around (which would give a link-error with
+       static libraries).
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-FILES">FILES</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-FILES">FILES</a></H2><PRE>
        panel.h interface for the panels library
 
        libpanel.a the panels library itself
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</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_variables.3x.html">curs_variables(3x)</A></STRONG>,
 
-       This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 6.0 (patch 20150919).
+       This describes <STRONG>ncurses</STRONG> version 6.0 (patch 20170304).
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a></H2><PRE>
-       Originally   written   by   Warren  Tucker  &lt;wht@n4hgf.mt-
-       park.ga.us&gt;, primarily to assist  in  porting  u386mon  to
-       systems  without  a native panels library.  Repackaged for
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-AUTHOR">AUTHOR</a></H2><PRE>
+       Originally  written  by   Warren   Tucker   &lt;wht@n4hgf.mt-
+       park.ga.us&gt;,  primarily  to  assist  in porting u386mon to
+       systems without a native panels library.   Repackaged  for
        ncurses by Zeyd ben-Halim.