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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_getch.3x,v 1.33 2010/12/04 18:36:44 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_getch.3x,v 1.36 2011/01/22 19:38:51 tom Exp $
.TH curs_getch 3X ""
.na
.hy 0
+.de bP
+.IP \(bu 4
+..
.SH NAME
\fBgetch\fR,
\fBwgetch\fR,
\fBgetch\fR will return \fBKEY_ENTER\fP
when you press control/M.
.PP
+Generally, \fBKEY_ENTER\fP denotes the character(s) sent by the \fIEnter\fP
+key on the numeric keypad:
+.bP
+the terminal description lists the most useful keys,
+.bP
+the \fIEnter\fP key on the regular keyboard is already handled by
+the standard ASCII characters for carriage-return and line-feed,
+.bP
+depending on whether \fBnl\fP or \fBnonl\fP was called,
+pressing "Enter" on the regular keyboard may return either a carriage-return
+or line-feed, and finally
+.bP
+"Enter or send" is the standard description for this key.
+.PP
When using \fBgetch\fR, \fBwgetch\fR, \fBmvgetch\fR, or
\fBmvwgetch\fR, nocbreak mode (\fBnocbreak\fR) and echo mode
(\fBecho\fR) should not be used at the same time.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X),
\fBcurs_inopts\fR(3X),
+\fBcurs_outopts\fR(3X),
\fBcurs_mouse\fR(3X),
\fBcurs_move\fR(3X),
\fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X),