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</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Current-Terminal-Data">Current Terminal Data</a></H3><PRE>
After initializing the curses or terminfo interfaces, the
<STRONG>cur_term</STRONG> contains data describing the current terminal.
- This variable is also set as a side-effect of <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>
- and <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">curs_initscr(3x)</A></STRONG>.
+ This variable is also set as a side-effect of <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">set_term(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ and <STRONG><A HREF="curs_initscr.3x.html">delscreen(3x)</A></STRONG>.
It is possible to save a value of <STRONG>cur_term</STRONG> for subsequent
use as a parameter to <STRONG>set_term</STRONG>, for switching between
screens. Alternatively, one can save the return value
- from <STRONG>newterm</STRONG> or <STRONG>setupterm</STRONG> to reuse in <STRONG>set_term</STRONG>.
+ from <STRONG>newterm</STRONG> or <STRONG><A HREF="curs_terminfo.3x.html">setupterm(3x)</A></STRONG> to reuse in <STRONG>set_term</STRONG>.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Terminfo-Names">Terminfo Names</a></H3><PRE>
- The <STRONG><A HREF="tic.1m.html">tic(1m)</A></STRONG> and <STRONG><A HREF="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1m)</A></STRONG> programs use lookup tables for
+ The <STRONG><A HREF="tic.1m.html">tic(1)</A></STRONG> and <STRONG><A HREF="infocmp.1m.html">infocmp(1)</A></STRONG> programs use lookup tables for
the long and short names of terminfo capabilities, as well
as the corresponding names for termcap capabilities.
These are available to other applications, although the
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Terminal-Type">Terminal Type</a></H3><PRE>
On initialization of the curses or terminfo interfaces,
- <STRONG>setupterm</STRONG> copies the terminal name to the array <STRONG>ttytype</STRONG>.
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_terminfo.3x.html">setupterm(3x)</A></STRONG> copies the terminal name to the array <STRONG>tty-</STRONG>
+ <STRONG>type</STRONG>.
</PRE><H3><a name="h3-Terminfo-Names">Terminfo Names</a></H3><PRE>
In addition to the variables, <STRONG><term.h></STRONG> also defines a sym-
- bol for each terminfo capability <EM>long</EM> <EM>name</EM>. These are in
+ bol for each terminfo capability <EM>long</EM> <EM>name</EM>. These are in
terms of the symbol <STRONG>CUR</STRONG>, which is defined
#define CUR cur_term->type.
These symbols provide a faster method of accessing termin-
- fo capabilities than using <STRONG><A HREF="tigetstr.3x.html">tigetstr(3x)</A></STRONG>, etc.
+ fo capabilities than using <STRONG><A HREF="curs_terminfo.3x.html">tigetstr(3x)</A></STRONG>, etc.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
- The low-level terminfo interface is initialized using
- <STRONG><A HREF="curs_terminfo.3x.html">curs_terminfo(3x)</A></STRONG>. The upper-level curses interface uses the
+ The low-level terminfo interface is initialized using
+ <STRONG><A HREF="curs_terminfo.3x.html">setupterm(3x)</A></STRONG>. The upper-level curses interface uses the
low-level terminfo interface, internally.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- X/Open Curses does not describe any of these except for
- <STRONG>cur_term</STRONG>. (The inclusion of <STRONG>cur_term</STRONG> appears to be an
+ X/Open Curses does not describe any of these except for
+ <STRONG>cur_term</STRONG>. (The inclusion of <STRONG>cur_term</STRONG> appears to be an
oversight, since other comparable low-level information is
omitted by X/Open).
Other implementations may have comparable variables. Some
- implementations provide the variables in their libraries,
+ implementations provide the variables in their libraries,
but omit them from the header files.
- All implementations which provide terminfo interfaces add
- definitions as described in the <STRONG>Terminfo</STRONG> <STRONG>Names</STRONG> section.
- Most, but not all, base the definition upon the <STRONG>cur_term</STRONG>
+ All implementations which provide terminfo interfaces add
+ definitions as described in the <STRONG>Terminfo</STRONG> <STRONG>Names</STRONG> section.
+ Most, but not all, base the definition upon the <STRONG>cur_term</STRONG>
variable.
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