ncurses 6.0 - patch 20160514

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

diff --git a/man/curs_extend.3x b/man/curs_extend.3x
index 3092253fff0b6b06efc872a8587d3776f2f38507..6c5309ebc2d2a5ff1beeca0ee0b08210b80da526 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_extend.3x
+++ b/man/curs_extend.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2004,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2010,2016 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            *
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Author: Thomas E. Dickey 1999-on
 .\"
-.\" $Id: curs_extend.3x,v 1.17 2006/12/24 18:01:48 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_extend.3x,v 1.20 2016/05/14 23:10:54 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_extend 3X ""
 .SH NAME
 \fBcurses_version\fP,
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 These functions are extensions to the curses library
 which do not fit easily into other categories.
+.SS curses_version
 .PP
 Use
 .I curses_version()
 to get the version number, including patch level of the library, e.g.,
 .B 5.0.19991023
+.SS use_extended_names
 .PP
 The
 .I use_extended_names()
@@ -56,10 +58,17 @@ is able to use user-defined or nonstandard names
 which may be compiled into the terminfo
 description, i.e., via the terminfo or termcap interfaces.
 Normally these names are available for use, since the essential decision
-is made by using the \fB-x\fP option of \fB@TIC@\fP to compile
+is made by using the \fB\-x\fP option of \fB@TIC@\fP to compile
 extended terminal definitions.
 However you can disable this feature
 to ensure compatibility with other implementations of curses.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+.PP
+\fBcurses_version\fP returns a pointer to static memory; you should not free
+this in your application.
+.PP
+\fBuse_extended_names\fP returns the previous state, allowing you to
+save this and restore it.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 These routines are specific to ncurses.  They were not supported on
 Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.  It is recommended that
@@ -77,9 +86,3 @@ any code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
 \fBwresize\fR(3X).
 .SH AUTHOR
 Thomas Dickey.
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