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-.\" Copyright (c) 2002-2012,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 2002-2017,2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_get_wstr.3x,v 1.12 2017/11/21 00:45:48 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_get_wstr.3x,v 1.14 2018/07/28 22:15:59 tom Exp $
.TH curs_get_wstr 3X ""
.na
.hy 0
is as though a series of calls
to
\fBget_wch\fR(3X)
-were made, until a newline, other end-of-line, or end-of-file condition is processed.
-An end-of-file condition is represented by \fBWEOF\fR, as defined in \fB<wchar.h>\fR.
-The newline and end-of-line conditions are represented by the \fB\\n\fR \fBwchar_t\fR value.
+were made, until a newline, other end-of-line,
+or end-of-file condition is processed.
+An end-of-file condition is represented by \fBWEOF\fR,
+as defined in \fB<wchar.h>\fR.
+The newline and end-of-line conditions are represented
+by the \fB\\n\fR \fBwchar_t\fR value.
In all instances, the end of the string is terminated by a null \fBwchar_t\fR.
The routine places resulting values in the area pointed to by \fIwstr\fR.
.PP
-The user's erase and kill characters are interpreted. If keypad
+The user's erase and kill characters are interpreted.
+If keypad
mode is on for the window, \fBKEY_LEFT\fR and \fBKEY_BACKSPACE\fR
are both considered equivalent to the user's kill character.
.PP
-Characters input are echoed only if \fBecho\fR is currently on. In that case,
+Characters input are echoed only if \fBecho\fR is currently on.
+In that case,
backspace is echoed as deletion of the previous character (typically a left
motion).
.PP