ncurses 5.3

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

diff --git a/man/curs_initscr.3x b/man/curs_initscr.3x
index 0ede098dc19c0743a8a6ad7c1f6a6bccfb34b00c..ea41729ed7dfabc34bb6d0f16b9f5ba5b8863990 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_initscr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_initscr.3x
@@ -1,8 +1,40 @@
+.\"***************************************************************************
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+.\"
+.\" $Id: curs_initscr.3x,v 1.11 2002/07/20 14:51:04 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_initscr 3X ""
 .SH NAME
-\fBinitscr\fR, \fBnewterm\fR, \fBendwin\fR,
-\fBisendwin\fR, \fBset_term\fR, \fBdelscreen\fR - \fBcurses\fR screen
-initialization and manipulation routines
+\fBinitscr\fR,
+\fBnewterm\fR,
+\fBendwin\fR,
+\fBisendwin\fR,
+\fBset_term\fR,
+\fBdelscreen\fR - \fBcurses\fR screen initialization and manipulation routines
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR
 
@@ -10,9 +42,9 @@ initialization and manipulation routines
 .br
 \fBint endwin(void);\fR
 .br
-\fBint isendwin(void);\fR
+\fBbool isendwin(void);\fR
 .br
-\fBSCREEN *newterm(const char *type, FILE *outfd, FILE *infd);\fR
+\fBSCREEN *newterm(char *type, FILE *outfd, FILE *infd);\fR
 .br
 \fBSCREEN *set_term(SCREEN *new);\fR
 .br
@@ -76,6 +108,11 @@ Note that \fBinitscr\fR and \fBnewterm\fR may be macros.
 These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.  It
 specifies that portable applications must not call \fBinitscr\fR more than
 once.
+
+Old versions of curses, e.g., BSD 4.4, may have returned a null pointer
+from \fBinitscr\fR when an error is detected, rather than exiting.
+It is safe but redundant to check the return value of \fBinitscr\fR 
+in XSI Curses.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBcurs_kernel\fR(3X), \fBcurs_refresh\fR(3X),
 \fBcurs_slk\fR(3X), \fBcurs_util\fR(3X)