ncurses 5.9 - patch 20150516

[ncurses.git] / man / curs_addch.3x

diff --git a/man/curs_addch.3x b/man/curs_addch.3x
index e45048793a1e17294d24d4f63ec43635ab3fd65c..02314d4ab5ba7eaf1ca81b9e5726375562200dad 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_addch.3x
+++ b/man/curs_addch.3x
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************
 '\" t
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2011,2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2014,2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_addch.3x,v 1.33 2014/05/24 19:47:41 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_addch.3x,v 1.35 2015/05/13 19:18:37 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_addch 3X ""
 .de bP
 .IP \(bu 4
 .TH curs_addch 3X ""
 .de bP
 .IP \(bu 4


@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ writing a character at the lower right margin succeeds.
 However, an error is returned because
 it is not possible to wrap to a new line
 .PP
 However, an error is returned because
 it is not possible to wrap to a new line
 .PP

-If \fIch\fR is a tab, newline, or backspace,
+If \fIch\fR is a tab, newline, carriage return or backspace,

 the cursor is moved appropriately within the window:
 .bP
 Backspace moves the cursor one character left; at the left
 edge of a window it does nothing.
 .bP
 the cursor is moved appropriately within the window:
 .bP
 Backspace moves the cursor one character left; at the left
 edge of a window it does nothing.
 .bP

+Carriage return moves the cursor to the window left margin on the current line.
+.bP

 Newline does a \fBclrtoeol\fR,
 then moves the cursor to the window left margin on the next line,
 scrolling the window if on the last line.
 Newline does a \fBclrtoeol\fR,
 then moves the cursor to the window left margin on the next line,
 scrolling the window if on the last line.


@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ scrolling the window if on the last line.
 Tabs are considered to be at every eighth column.
 The tab interval may be altered by setting the \fBTABSIZE\fR variable.
 .PP
 Tabs are considered to be at every eighth column.
 The tab interval may be altered by setting the \fBTABSIZE\fR variable.
 .PP

-If \fIch\fR is any control character other than tab, newline, or backspace, it
+If \fIch\fR is any other control character, it

 is drawn in \fB^\fR\fIX\fR notation.  Calling \fBwinch\fR after adding a
 control character does not return the character itself, but instead returns
 the ^-representation of the control character.
 is drawn in \fB^\fR\fIX\fR notation.  Calling \fBwinch\fR after adding a
 control character does not return the character itself, but instead returns
 the ^-representation of the control character.