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+.\" Copyright 2018,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 1998-2016,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_outopts.3x,v 1.27 2016/10/15 17:02:31 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_outopts.3x,v 1.30 2020/02/02 23:34:34 tom Exp $
.TH curs_outopts 3X ""
.na
.hy 0
These routines set options that change the style of output within
\fBcurses\fR.
All options are initially \fBFALSE\fR, unless otherwise stated.
-It is not necessary to turn these options off before calling \fBendwin\fR.
+It is not necessary to turn these options off before calling \fBendwin\fR(3X).
.SS clearok
.PP
If \fBclearok\fR is called with \fBTRUE\fR as argument, the next
device translates the return key into newline on input, and whether it
translates newline into return and line-feed on output (in either case, the
call \fBaddch('\\n')\fR does the equivalent of return and line feed on the
-virtual screen).
+\fIvirtual screen\fP).
Initially, these translations do occur.
If you disable them
using \fBnonl\fR, \fBcurses\fR will be able to make better use of the line-feed