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-.\" $Id: curs_color.3x,v 1.38 2015/05/23 21:36:35 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_color.3x,v 1.40 2015/12/05 20:09:42 tom Exp $
.TH curs_color 3X ""
.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
.el .ds `` ``
.br
\fBint pair_content(short pair, short *f, short *b);\fR
.br
+\fBint COLOR_PAIR(int n);\fR
+.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS Overview
\fBcurses\fR supports color attributes on terminals with that capability.
range \fB0\fP through \fBCOLORS\fR, inclusive.
.SS Colors
In \fB<curses.h>\fR the following macros are defined.
-These are the default colors.
+These are the standard colors (ISO-6429).
\fBcurses\fR also assumes that \fBCOLOR_BLACK\fR is the default
background color for all terminals.
.PP